ACQUISITIONS - Crimson Acquisition (Details) - Oil and Gas Assets - Crimson Assets		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 22, 2016 a item	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares
Acquisitions
Acres, gross | a	15,514
Acres, net | a	5,609
Number of wells drilled and completed | item	32
Ownership interest acquired by the option holder (as a percent)	50.00%
Consideration:
Cash		$ 2,559,852
Total consideration		2,559,852
Fair Value of Liabilities Assumed:
Current liabilities		13,938
Asset retirement obligations		337,468
Total consideration plus liabilities assumed		2,911,258
Fair Value of Assets Acquired:
Current assets		20,907
Proved crude oil and gas properties		899,591
Unproved crude oil and gas properties		1,990,760
Amount attributable to assets acquired		2,911,258
Pro forma information
Crude oil and natural gas revenues		595,074	$ 237,035
Net income (loss)		$ (4,437,877)	$ (1,551,850)
Net income (loss) per common share basic (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		$ (0.20)	$ (0.09)