CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Current assets:
Cash	$ 1,668,847	$ 569,298
Accounts receivable, related party	(0)	177,519
Accounts receivable - working interest owners	207,470
Production receivable	1,412
Prepayments - development costs	131,340	150,000
Prepaid expenses	76,741	62,300
Total current assets	2,085,810	959,117
Oil and natural gas properties, net of impairment
Other assets	105,179	80,179
TOTAL ASSETS	2,190,989	1,039,296
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	3,777,693	4,947,774
Prepayments, working interest owners	311,281
Note payable - META		22,573,724
Note payable - related party	41,221,028	2,000,000
Accrued interest payable – unrelated parties		1,571,336
Accrued interest payable – related parties	3,870,175
Total current liabilities	49,180,177	31,092,834
Asset retirement obligations	248,651	246,866
Total liabilities	49,428,828	31,339,700
Stockholders’ deficit
Preferred stock, par value $0.0001, 50,000,000 shares authorized; -0- issued and outstanding December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022
Common stock, par value $0.0001; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 248,830,516 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2023; 165,472,241 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022	24,883	16,547
Additional paid-in capital	71,956,656	51,345,640
Accumulated deficit	(119,219,378)	(81,662,591)
Total deficit	(47,237,839)	(30,300,404)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT	$ 2,190,989	$ 1,039,296