UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 36,330	$ 0
Costs and expenses:
General and administrative	465,873	576,440
Exploration expenses	746,563	405,484
Depreciation	9,646	18,555
Gain on sale of interest in oil and gas concession, net	0	(657,806)
Total costs and expenses	1,222,082	342,673
Loss from operations	1,185,752	342,673
Other income and (expenses):
Interest income	37	232
Gain on MTM of derivative liability	30,233	112,384
Loss on embedded derivative	(495,837)	0
Loss on debt conversions	(79,745)	0
Interest expense	(204,793)	(81,147)
Total other income and (expense)	(750,105)	31,469
Loss before benefit (provision) for income taxes	(1,935,857)	(311,204)
Benefit (provision) for income taxes:
Current	0	0
Deferred	0	0
Total benefit (provision) for income taxes	0	0
Net loss	$ (1,935,857)	$ (311,204)
Net loss per common share -basic and diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.01)	$ (0.01)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic and diluted (in shares)	256,079,013	29,624,511