Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net (loss)	$ (10,847,379)	$ (4,481,272)
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depletion, depreciation and amortization	2,836,891	65,033
Deferred rental liability	6,526
Accretion of asset retirement obligation	99,682	30,483
Accretion of debt discounts and deferred financing fee	7,666,313	17,253
Loss on conversion of notes payable	1,771,650
Stock-based compensation	1,544,261	1,365,388
Impairment of proved crude oil and natural gas properties		116,303
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable - joint interest billing	(588,132)	144,168
Accounts receivable - joint interest billing - related party	81,495	(286,226)
Accounts receivable - crude oil, natural gas and NGL sales	(1,233,376)	(179,236)
Accounts receivable - other		(27,876)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	961,048	(1,160,314)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	7,053,693	1,338,274
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities- related party	589,496
Accounts payable - oil and gas revenue distributions payable	3,578	143,577
Drilling advances - related party	445,796	234,452
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	10,391,542	(2,679,993)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions of property, plant and equipment	(91,186)	(43,485)
Development of crude oil and natural gas properties	(17,052,313)	(3,038,339)
Acquisitions of crude oil and natural gas properties - business combinations		(4,820,742)
Acquisitions of unproved crude oil and natural gas properties	(3,202,380)	(2,854,475)
Net cash (used in) investing activities	(20,345,879)	(10,757,041)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Long-term debt - advances on initial line of credit		3,937,815
Repayment of supplemental line of credit	(3,552,500)
Borrowings under supplemental line of credit		7,105,000
Convertible notes issued for cash	11,771,349	1,737,340
Common stock issued for cash (net of offering costs)		95,000
Net cash provided by financing activities	8,218,849	12,875,155
Cash:
Net (decrease) in cash	(1,735,488)	(561,879)
Cash, beginning of period	2,449,412	3,011,291
Cash, end of period	713,924	2,449,412
Supplemental cash flow disclosure:
Cash paid for interest	640,410
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Acquisition of crude oil and natural gas properties – business combinations		973,604
Accrued development costs of crude oil and natural gas properties	1,719,481
Addition of property, plant and equipment through tenant improvement allowance	84,460
Beneficial conversion feature in connection with convertible notes payable	4,329,365
Issuance of common stock warrants in connection with convertible notes payable	2,978,796	191,692
Issuance of common stock in connection with conversion of notes payable and accrued interest	7,067,342
Conversion of notes payable and accrued interest to common stock	5,295,692
Issuance of common stock in connection with lease acquisitions	847,000	26,686
Issuance of common stock for property acquisition		$ 56,700
Issuance of common stock in connection with deferred financing fee	387,500
Accounts payable paid with credit facility borrowings	4,895,128
Financing fee paid through credit facility borrowings	104,871
Revisions and other non-cash changes to asset retirement obligation	127,826
Forgiveness of accounts payable in connection with the sale of proven oil and gas properties	$ 4,683