Transactions	6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Transactions	NOTE 2 – TRANSACTIONS June 2014 Merger On June 2, 2014, the Company, its newly formed and wholly-owned subsidiary, Dala Acquisition Corp., a Nevada corporation (“Merger Subsidiary”), and Dala Petroleum Corp., a Nevada corporation (“Dala”), executed and delivered an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), whereby Merger Subsidiary merged with and into Dala, and Dala was the surviving company under the merger and became a wholly-owned subsidiary of then-named Westcott (the “Merger”) on the closing of the Merger. As a result of the Merger, Westcott issued 10,000,000 shares of its common stock in exchange for all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Dala, which was distributed to Dala Petroleum’s sole shareholder and was then distributed on a pro rata basis to its members. As a condition precedent to the Merger, Westcott raised $2,025,000 from persons who are “accredited investors” in consideration of the sale of 2,025 shares of its Series A 6% Convertible Preferred Stock and 2,893,725 warrants at the offering price of $1,000 per unit. Each $1,000 unit consisted of (i) one share of Series A 6% Convertible Preferred Stock that is convertible at any time at the option of the Holder into common stock at the conversion price of $0.70 per common share based on the total dollar amount invested and (ii) 1,429 warrants (issued for each Series A 6% Convertible Preferred Stock sold in each unit) to purchase common shares of the Company at an exercise price of $1.35 with a life of three years as of the “Effective Date” defined as the earliest date of the following to occur: (a) the initial registration statement required by the Offering Documents has been declared effective by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), (b) all of the underlying shares have been sold pursuant to SEC Rule 144 or may be sold pursuant to SEC Rule 144 without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under SEC Rule 144 and without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions or (c) following the one year anniversary of June 3, 2014. The Merger was accounted for as a reverse-merger and recapitalization of Dala. Dala possesses rights to engage in oil and natural gas exploration and development in north central Kansas, with total acreage of approximately 25,000 acres (the “Property”). Since the time of the Merger, Dala is operating as an early-stage oil exploration company focused on the Property, which has oil potential at depths of less than 6,000 feet. Since May 2015, Dala has temporarily suspended its exploration program due to the decline in the price of oil and difficult market conditions. May 2016 Transaction The Company entered into a Partial Cancellation Agreement (the “PCA”) by and among its subsidiary, Dala Petroleum Corp., a Nevada corporation (“Dala NV”), Chisholm Partners II, LLC, a Louisiana limited liability company (“Chisholm II”), and certain members of Chisholm II (the “Chisholm Members”) through which Chisholm II (after receiving shares from certain of its Chisholm Members) returned a total of 8,567,800 shares of the Company common stock to the Company’s treasury for cancellation. In exchange for the return of these shares for cancellation, the Company assigned 55,000 acres of the Company’s property rights (approximately 68.75% of its total holdings) to Chisholm II. Pursuant to terms of the PCA, on May 26, 2016, the 8,567,800 shares of common stock delivered by Chisholm II were cancelled on the books and records of the Company. Prior to that, Company delivered 55,000 acres of its leased property to Chisholm II. On May 16, 2016, as approved by the Board of Directors of the Company as part of the settlement with the Preferred Shareholders, the Company filed an Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation of the Company’s Series A 6% Convertible Preferred Stock (the “COD”), which (i) changed the conversion price of the preferred stock from $0.70 per share to $0.05 per share, and (ii) eliminated Section 7 “Certain Adjustments” of the COD. Pursuant to terms of the PCA, on July 28, 2016, the 1,030,000 shares of common stock delivered after the initial closing by Baldo Sanso (360,000 shares of common stock), Robert Sali (610,000 shares of common stock) and Chris Dabbs (60,000 shares of common stock), were cancelled on the books and records of the Company. The reduction was offset to additional paid-in capital.

Transactions

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

NOTE 2 – TRANSACTIONS

June 2014 Merger

On June 2, 2014, the Company, its newly formed and wholly-owned subsidiary, Dala Acquisition Corp., a Nevada corporation (“Merger Subsidiary”), and Dala Petroleum Corp., a Nevada corporation (“Dala”), executed and delivered an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), whereby Merger Subsidiary merged with and into Dala, and Dala was the surviving company under the merger and became a wholly-owned subsidiary of then-named Westcott (the “Merger”) on the closing of the Merger. As a result of the Merger, Westcott issued 10,000,000 shares of its common stock in exchange for all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Dala, which was distributed to Dala Petroleum’s sole shareholder and was then distributed on a pro rata basis to its members.

As a condition precedent to the Merger, Westcott raised $2,025,000 from persons who are “accredited investors” in consideration of the sale of 2,025 shares of its Series A 6% Convertible Preferred Stock and 2,893,725 warrants at the offering price of $1,000 per unit. Each $1,000 unit consisted of (i) one share of Series A 6% Convertible Preferred Stock that is convertible at any time at the option of the Holder into common stock at the conversion price of $0.70 per common share based on the total dollar amount invested and (ii) 1,429 warrants (issued for each Series A 6% Convertible Preferred Stock sold in each unit) to purchase common shares of the Company at an exercise price of $1.35 with a life of three years as of the “Effective Date” defined as the earliest date of the following to occur: (a) the initial registration statement required by the Offering Documents has been declared effective by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), (b) all of the underlying shares have been sold pursuant to SEC Rule 144 or may be sold pursuant to SEC Rule 144 without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under SEC Rule 144 and without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions or (c) following the one year anniversary of June 3, 2014.

The Merger was accounted for as a reverse-merger and recapitalization of Dala.

Dala possesses rights to engage in oil and natural gas exploration and development in north central Kansas, with total acreage of approximately 25,000 acres (the “Property”). Since the time of the Merger, Dala is operating as an early-stage oil exploration company focused on the Property, which has oil potential at depths of less than 6,000 feet. Since May 2015, Dala has temporarily suspended its exploration program due to the decline in the price of oil and difficult market conditions.

May 2016 Transaction

The Company entered into a Partial Cancellation Agreement (the “PCA”) by and among its subsidiary, Dala Petroleum Corp., a Nevada corporation (“Dala NV”), Chisholm Partners II, LLC, a Louisiana limited liability company (“Chisholm II”), and certain members of Chisholm II (the “Chisholm Members”) through which Chisholm II (after receiving shares from certain of its Chisholm Members) returned a total of 8,567,800 shares of the Company common stock to the Company’s treasury for cancellation. In exchange for the return of these shares for cancellation, the Company assigned 55,000 acres of the Company’s property rights (approximately 68.75% of its total holdings) to Chisholm II.

Pursuant to terms of the PCA, on May 26, 2016, the 8,567,800 shares of common stock delivered by Chisholm II were cancelled on the books and records of the Company. Prior to that, Company delivered 55,000 acres of its leased property to Chisholm II.

On May 16, 2016, as approved by the Board of Directors of the Company as part of the settlement with the Preferred Shareholders, the Company filed an Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation of the Company’s Series A 6% Convertible Preferred Stock (the “COD”), which (i) changed the conversion price of the preferred stock from $0.70 per share to $0.05 per share, and (ii) eliminated Section 7 “Certain Adjustments” of the COD.

Pursuant to terms of the PCA, on July 28, 2016, the 1,030,000 shares of common stock delivered after the initial closing by Baldo Sanso (360,000 shares of common stock), Robert Sali (610,000 shares of common stock) and Chris Dabbs (60,000 shares of common stock), were cancelled on the books and records of the Company. The reduction was offset to additional paid-in capital.