Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Revenues:
Other	$ 8	$ 11	$ 20	$ 19
Total revenue	13,252	20,865	39,973	55,978
Operating costs and expenses:
Lease operating	2,609	4,612	7,700	13,059
Production and ad valorem taxes	1,115	1,551	3,410	4,624
Rig expense	114	119	338	363
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion	1,660	3,812	4,807	11,951
General and administrative (including stock-based compensation of $2,971 $273, $3,296 and $780, respectively)	5,231	1,942	9,049	6,253
Total operating cost and expenses	10,729	12,036	25,304	36,250
Operating income	2,523	8,829	14,669	19,728
Other (income) expense:
Interest income	(14)	(4)	(15)	(13)
Interest expense	11	8,057	111	21,742
Gain on sale of oil and gas assets	0	0	(29,359)	0
Loss (gain) on sale of non-oil and gas assets	0	0	669	(29)
Amortization of deferred financing fees	0	1,201	0	3,603
Financing fees	0	568	0	1,852
Debt forgiveness		(0)	(6,645)	1,384
Loss on debt extinguishment		0	6,645	(1,384)
Other	100	0	600	0
Loss on derivative contracts	0	252	0	32,897
Total other expense (income)	97	10,074	(34,639)	58,668
Income (loss) before income tax	2,426	(1,245)	49,308	(38,940)
Income tax expense (benefit)	0	0	0	0
Net income (loss)	2,426	(1,245)	49,308	(38,940)
Accretion of preferred stock	2,134	0	6,198	0
Net income (loss) attributable to common stock	$ 292	$ (1,245)	$ 43,110	$ (38,940)
Net income (loss) per common share - basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.03	$ (0.15)	$ 4.64	$ (4.63)
Net income (loss) per common share - diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.03	$ (0.15)	$ 4.64	$ (4.63)
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	9,705	8,406	9,281	8,406
Diluted (in shares)	9,705	8,406	9,281	8,406
Paycheck Protection Program, CARES Act [Member]
Other (income) expense:
Debt forgiveness	$ (0)	$ (0)	$ 6,645	$ 1,384
Loss on debt extinguishment	0	0	(6,645)	(1,384)
Oil Revenues [Member]
Revenues:
Revenues	9,733	15,506	31,307	45,199
Gas Revenues [Member]
Revenues:
Revenues	2,434	2,415	5,733	5,344
Natural Gas Liquids Revenues [Member]
Revenues:
Revenues	$ 1,077	$ 2,933	$ 2,913	$ 5,416