Percentage investment held by members or limited partners of limited liability company (LLC) or limited partnership (LP).

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Stated value of preferred units of ownership issued by a limited liability company (LLC).

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The cash outflow from the acquisition of a mineral right which is the right to extract a mineral from the earth or to receive payment, in the form of royalty, for the extraction of minerals.

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Subsequent Events (Details Narrative) - Subsequent Event [Member] - USD ($)	Oct. 27, 2022	Oct. 21, 2022	Oct. 03, 2022
Limited Liability Company [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Limited liability amount	$ 2,000,000
Limited Liability Company [Member] \| Ownership [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Equity investment commitment	2.00%
Seven Wells Eddy and Lea Countries [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Remaining balance drilling and completion			$ 698,000
Four Wells Lea Country [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Remaining balance drilling and completion		$ 147,600
Utica and Marcellus [Member] \| Limited Liability Company [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Limited liability amount	$ 100,000,000