Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	May 20, 2016
Document and Entity Information:
Entity Registrant Name	ALPHA ENERGY INC
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2016
Trading Symbol	alpha
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000855787
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		16,866,428
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1