Supplemental Cash Flow Information for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020: (Details) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Cash Paid for Interest	$ 975,944	$ 442,299
Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities:
Non-cash Additions to Asset Retirement Obligations	6,117,709	9,508,483
Unsecured Convertible Note conversion	2,918,000	102,500
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)	148,296	69,962
Equipment purchased utilizing notes payable	259,945
Forgiveness of PPP loan	160,700
Shares and warrants issued for Secured Convertible Note	$ 16,131,650