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Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Nature of Operations, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Organization, Nature of Business and Trade Name
 
The Company was incorporated in the State of Colorado on
September 26, 2013
for the purpose of acquiring and executing on oil and gas leases. The Company has realized limited revenues from its planned business activities.
Basis of Accounting, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Basis of Presentation and Use of Estimates
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management further acknowledges that it is solely responsible for adopting sound accounting practices, establishing and maintaining a system of internal accounting control and preventing and detecting fraud. The Company’s system of internal accounting control is designed to assure, among other items, that (
1
) recorded transactions are valid; (
2
) all valid transactions are recorded and (
3
) transactions are recorded in the period in a timely manner to produce financial statements which present fairly the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company for the respective periods being presented.
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Cash and Cash Equivalents
 
For purposes of the statement of cash flows, the Company considers all short-term debt securities purchased with maturity of
three
months or less to be cash equivalents.
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Policy Text Block]
Revenue and Cost Recognition
 
The Company records revenues from the sales of natural gas and crude oil when the production is produced and sold, and also when collectability is ensured. The Company
may
in the future have an interest with other producers in certain properties, in which case the Company will use the sales method to account for gas imbalances. Under this method, revenue will be recorded on the basis of natural gas actually sold by the Company. The Company also reduces revenue for other owners’ natural gas sold by the Company that cannot be volumetrically balanced in the future due to insufficient remaining reserves. The Company’s remaining over- and under-produced gas balancing positions are considered in the Company’s proved oil and natural gas reserves. The Company had
no
gas imbalances at
December 31, 2018
or
2017.
The Company recorded revenues of
$2,346
and
$4,472
and costs of revenues totaling
$2,677and
$5,735
during the years ended
December 31, 2018
and
2017.
There was
$0
and
$1,285
of accounts receivable at
December 31, 2018
and
2017.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
 
The Company applies fair value accounting for all financial assets and liabilities and non-financial assets and liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis. The Company defines fair value as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities, which are required to be recorded at fair value, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which the Company would transact and the market-based risk measurements or assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, such as risks inherent in valuation techniques, transfer restrictions and credit risk. Fair value is estimated by applying the following hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value into
three
levels and bases the categorization within the hierarchy upon the lowest level of input that is available and significant to the fair value measurement:
 
 
Level
1
– Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
 
Level
2
– Observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
 
Level
3
– Inputs that are generally unobservable and typically reflect management’s estimate of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.
 
The Company’s valuation techniques used to measure the fair value of money market funds and certain marketable equity securities were derived from quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. The valuation techniques used to measure the fair value of all other financial instruments, all of which have counterparties with high credit ratings, were valued based on quoted market prices or model driven valuations using significant inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data.
 
In accordance with the fair value accounting requirements, companies
may
choose to measure eligible financial instruments and certain other items at fair value.
Oil and Gas Properties Policy [Policy Text Block]
Oil and natural gas properties
 
We account for our oil and natural gas producing activities using the full cost method of accounting as prescribed by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Under this method, subject to a limitation based on estimated value, all costs incurred in the acquisition, exploration, and development of proved oil and natural gas properties, including internal costs directly associated with acquisition, exploration, and development activities, the costs of abandoned properties, dry holes, geophysical costs, and annual lease rentals are capitalized within a cost center. Costs of production and general and administrative corporate costs unrelated to acquisition, exploration, and development activities are expensed as incurred.
 
Costs associated with unevaluated properties are capitalized as oil and natural gas properties but are excluded from the amortization base during the evaluation period. When we determine whether the property has proved recoverable reserves or
not,
or if there is an impairment, the costs are transferred into the amortization base and thereby become subject to amortization.
 
We assess all items classified as unevaluated property on at least an annual basis for inclusion in the amortization base. We assess properties on an individual basis or as a group if properties are individually insignificant. The assessment includes consideration of the following factors, among others: intent to drill; remaining lease term; geological and geophysical evaluations; drilling results and activity; the assignment of proved reserves; and the economic viability of development if proved reserves are assigned. During any period in which these factors indicate that there would be impairment, or if proved reserves are assigned to a property, the cumulative costs incurred to date for such property are transferred to the amortizable base and are then subject to amortization.
 
Capitalized costs included in the amortization base, including estimated asset retirement costs, plus the estimated future expenditures to be incurred in developing proved reserves, net of estimated salvage values. Sales or other dispositions of oil and natural gas properties are accounted for as adjustments to capitalized costs, with
no
gain or loss recorded unless the ratio of cost to prove reserves would significantly change.
Concentration Risk, Credit Risk, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Concentrations of Risk
 
The Company has interest in
three
separate oil and gas leases, all of which are located in the state of Colorado. Environmental and regulatory factors within the state beyond the control of the Company
may
limit the Company’s future production of all its leases.
 
The Company has a single buyer for the gas produces from
one
of its leases. The loss of this buyer would have a material adverse impact on our business.
Inventory Impairment, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Impairment
 
The net book value of all capitalized oil and natural gas properties within a cost center, less related deferred income taxes, is subject to a full cost ceiling limitation which is calculated quarterly. Under the ceiling limitation, costs
may
not
exceed an aggregate of the present value of future net revenues attributable to proven oil and natural gas reserves discounted at
10
percent using current prices, plus the lower of cost or market value of unproved properties included in the amortization base, plus the cost of unevaluated properties, less any associated tax effects. Any excess of the net book value, less related deferred tax benefits, over the ceiling is written off as expense. Impairment expense recorded in
one
period
may
not
be reversed in a subsequent period even though higher oil and gas prices
may
have increased the ceiling applicable to the subsequent period. During the year ended
December 31, 2017,
the Company evaluated the future production of its leases through the termination of each lease. Through its analysis, the Company determined the present value of future production was less than the carrying value of the leases on the balance sheet. The Company recorded an impairment loss of
$11,250
during the year ended
December 31, 2017.
There was
no
impairment recorded in
2018.
Asset Retirement Obligation [Policy Text Block]
Asset retirement obligation
 
We record the fair value of an asset retirement cost, and corresponding liability as part of the cost of the related long-lived asset and the cost is subsequently allocated to expense using a systematic and rational method. We record an asset retirement obligation to reflect our legal obligations related to future plugging and abandonment of our oil and natural gas wells and gathering systems. We estimate the expected cash flow associated with the obligation and discount the amount using a credit-adjusted, risk-free interest rate. At least annually, we reassess the obligation to determine whether a change in the estimated obligation is necessary. We evaluate whether there are indicators that suggest the estimated cash flows underlying the obligation have materially changed. Should those indicators suggest the estimated obligation
may
have materially changed on an interim basis (quarterly), we will update our assessment accordingly. Additional retirement obligations increase the liability associated with new oil and natural gas wells and gathering systems as these obligations are incurred. The Company had accrued an asset retirement obligation liability totaling
$710
and
$635
as of
December 31, 2018
and
2017.
Income Tax, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Income Taxes
 
The Company accounts for income taxes under ASC
740
"Income Taxes"
which codified SFAS
109,
"Accounting for Income Taxes"
and FIN
48
“Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an Interpretation of FASB Statement
No.109.”
Under the asset and liability method of ASC
740,
deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the consolidated financial statements carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases.  Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled.  Under ASC
740,
the effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period the enactment occurs.  A valuation allowance is provided for certain deferred tax assets if it is more likely than
not
that the Company will
not
realize tax assets through future operations.
New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
 

 
Recent Accounting Pronouncements Adopted During the Period
 
In
May 2014,
the FASB issued ASU
2014
-
09,
“Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic
606
)”. ASU
2014
-
09
provides guidance concerning the recognition and measurement of revenue from contracts with customers. The objective of ASU
2014
-
09
is to increase the usefulness of information in the financial statements regarding the nature, timing and uncertainty of revenues.
 
The Company adopted ASU
2014
-
09
using the modified retrospective approach. The adoption of this guidance did
not
have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
 
Recent Accounting Pronouncements Issued But
Not
Yet Adopted 
 
In
March 2016,
the FASB issued ASU
2016
-
09,
“Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic
718
): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting.” The amendments in this update simplify several aspects of the accounting for employee share- based payment transactions, including the accounting for income taxes, forfeitures and statutory tax withholding requirements, as well as classification in the statement of cash flows. The Company adopted the new guidance on
January 1, 2017.
The primary impact of adoption was the recognition of excess tax benefits in our provision for income taxes rather than paid-in capital. However, as the Company has a full valuation allowance against its deferred tax asset, a corresponding adjustment was recorded to increase the valuation allowance.
 
In
July 2017,
the FASB issued ASU
2017
-
11,
“Earnings Per Share (Topic
260
), Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (Topic
480
), and Derivatives and Hedging (Topic
815
)”. ASU
2017
-
11
changes the classification analysis of certain equity-linked financial instruments (or embedded features) with down round features. The amendments require entities that present EPS in accordance with Topic
260
to recognize the effect of the down round feature when triggered with the effect treated as a dividend and as a reduction of income available to common shareholders in basic EPS. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 2018,
including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company does
not
believe the adoption of ASU
2017
-
11
will have a material impact on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
 
 
Other accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by the FASB or other standards-setting bodies that do
not
require adoption until a future date are
not
expected to have a material impact on our financial statements upon adoption.
Derivatives, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Derivative Liabilities
 
The Company records a debt discount related to the issuance of convertible debts that have conversion features at adjustable rates. The debt discount for the convertible instruments is recognized and measured by allocating a portion of the proceeds as an increase in additional paid-in capital and as a reduction to the carrying amount of the convertible instrument equal to the intrinsic value of the conversion features. The debt discount will be accreted by recording additional non-cash gains and losses related to the change in fair market values of derivative liabilities over the life of the convertible notes.