RESTATEMENT OF PRIOR PERIOD CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Crude oil and natural gas properties - using successful efforts method:
Accumulated depletion, depreciation and amortization	$ (3,053,238)	$ (2,216,564)	$ (1,114,232)	$ (2,216,564)	$ (3,053,238)	$ (2,849,374)	$ (783,320)
Crude oil and natural gas properties, net	29,563,890	25,507,123	20,625,255	25,507,123	29,563,890	31,072,589	13,610,203
Total assets	33,784,383	36,231,964	28,854,590	36,231,964	33,784,383	34,912,904	18,026,784
Shareholders' Equity
Accumulated deficit	(13,889,025)	(12,174,554)	(11,874,927)	(12,174,554)	(13,889,025)	(20,698,421)	(9,851,042)
Total Shareholders’ Equity	7,208,777	8,082,043	6,871,271	8,082,043	7,208,777	7,883,034	1,576,147	$ 2,776,306
Total Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity	33,784,383	36,231,964	28,854,590	36,231,964	33,784,383	34,912,904	18,026,784
Statement of Operations
Net (loss)	(1,714,472)	(299,627)	(2,023,885)	(2,323,512)	(4,037,984)	(10,847,379)	(4,481,272)
Adjustments
Depletion, depreciation and amortization	$ (836,673)	$ (1,102,332)	$ (330,912)	$ (1,433,245)	$ (2,269,918)	$ (2,836,891)	$ (65,033)
Net (loss) per share	$ (0.08)	$ (0.01)	$ (0.09)	$ (0.10)	$ (0.18)	$ (0.46)	$ (0.21)
Error relating to calculation of depletion of oil and gas properties | As Reported
Crude oil and natural gas properties - using successful efforts method:
Accumulated depletion, depreciation and amortization	$ (3,918,935)	$ (2,765,660)	$ (1,229,486)	$ (2,765,660)	$ (3,918,935)
Crude oil and natural gas properties, net	28,698,193	24,958,027	20,510,001	24,958,027	28,698,193
Total assets	32,918,686	35,682,868	28,739,336	35,682,868	32,918,686
Shareholders' Equity
Accumulated deficit	(14,754,722)	(12,723,650)	(11,990,181)	(12,723,650)	(14,754,722)
Total Shareholders’ Equity	6,343,080	7,532,947	6,756,017	7,532,947	6,343,080
Total Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity	32,918,686	35,682,868	28,739,336	35,682,868	32,918,686
Statement of Operations
Net (loss)	(2,031,072)	(733,469)	(2,139,139)	(2,872,608)	(4,903,680)
Adjustments
Depletion, depreciation and amortization	$ (1,153,273)	$ (1,536,174)	$ (446,166)	$ (1,982,341)	$ (3,135,614)
Net (loss) per share	$ (0.09)	$ (0.03)	$ (0.10)	$ (0.13)	$ (0.22)
Error relating to calculation of depletion of oil and gas properties | Adjustments
Crude oil and natural gas properties - using successful efforts method:
Accumulated depletion, depreciation and amortization	$ 865,697	$ 549,096	$ 115,254	$ 549,096	$ 865,697
Crude oil and natural gas properties, net	865,697	549,096	115,254	549,096	865,697
Total assets	865,697	549,096	115,254	549,096	865,697
Shareholders' Equity
Accumulated deficit	865,697	549,096	115,254	549,096	865,697
Total Shareholders’ Equity	865,697	549,096	115,254	549,096	865,697
Total Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity	865,697	549,096	115,254	549,096	865,697
Adjustments
Depletion, depreciation and amortization	$ 316,600	$ 433,842	$ 115,254	$ 549,096	$ 865,696