STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Revenues:
Sale of Oil and Gas	$ 538,631	$ 1,018,928
Supervisory Fees and Other	675,208	694,160
Total Revenues	1,213,839	1,713,088
Costs and Expenses:
General and Administrative	2,614,502	3,181,571
Lease Operating	594,241	1,000,769
Delay Rentals	0	448,313
Lease Impairment	2,071,849	424,163
Well Equipment Write Down	19,151	60,960
Bad Debt Expense	0	536,538
Legal and Accounting	627,577	558,471
Marketing	294,522	326,143
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	283,874	400,813
Total Costs and Expenses	6,505,716	6,937,741
Gain on Turnkey Drilling Programs	460,210	2,330,969
Loss from Operations	(4,831,667)	(2,893,684)
Other Income (Expense):
Interest Expense	(114,159)	(86,088)
Gain on Sale of Assets	483,394	968,956
Gain on Settlement of Accounts Payable	341,751	0
Loss on Disposal of Assets	(23,781)	0
Loss Before Income Tax Expense	(4,144,462)	(2,010,816)
Provision for Income Taxes	0	0
Net Loss	$ (4,144,462)	$ (2,010,816)
Basic Loss Per Share (in Dollars per share)	$ (0.22)	$ (0.13)
Diluted Loss Per Share (in Dollars per share)	$ (0.22)	$ (0.13)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Unrealized Loss on Equity Securities	$ 0	$ 0
Less: Reclassification Adjustment for Losses Included in Net Income	0	(6,503)
Other Comprehensive Gain (Loss) before tax	0	6,503
Other Comprehensive Gain (Loss), net of tax	0	6,503
Comprehensive Loss	$ (4,144,462)	$ (2,004,313)