UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
REVENUE:
Oil and natural gas sales	$ 568,739	$ 1,090,357
Well operational and pumping fees	1,262	1,262
Disposal fees	14,712	25,347
Total revenue	584,713	1,116,966
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Production expense	660,275	819,393
Depletion and depreciation	319,800	506,800
Exploration expense	0	15,497
Accretion of discount on asset retirement obligations	27,000	26,000
General and administrative	375,437	373,327
Total costs and expenses	1,382,512	1,741,017
OPERATING LOSS	(797,799)	(624,051)
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
Interest income	112	122
Interest expense	(62,840)	(63,445)
Miscellaneous	0	6,620
Total other income (expense)	(62,728)	(56,703)
LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES	(860,527)	(680,754)
INCOME TAX BENEFIT -CURRENT	0	0
INCOME TAX BENEFIT -DEFERRED	0	231,000
TOTAL INCOME TAX PROVISION	0	231,000
NET LOSS	$ (860,527)	$ (449,754)
LOSS PER SHARE:
BASIC	$ (0.10)	$ (0.06)
DILUTED	$ (0.10)	$ (0.06)
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING:
BASIC	8,889,991	8,135,274
DILUTED	8,889,991	8,135,274