Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Details) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Cash Paid for Interest	$ 469,638	$ 306,333
Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities:
Non-cash Additions to Asset Retirement Obligations	6,117,709	9,508,484
Unsecured Convertible Note conversion	1,500,000
Purchases of oil and natural gas properties and deposits in accounts and notes payable, royalty suspense, and contingent payable to seller	290,325	2,569,863
Note payable issued - PIE Agreement (see Note 8)	147,686
Equipment purchased utilizing notes payable	199,226
Forgiveness of PPP loan	160,700
Shares and warrants issued for Secured Convertible Note	$ 4,594,500