Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss (Unaudited) - USD ($) |
3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | ||
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Jun. 30, 2018 |
Jun. 30, 2017 |
Jun. 30, 2018 |
Jun. 30, 2017 |
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| Revenue | ||||
| Oil and gas sales | $ 2,318,622 | $ 160,430 | $ 4,480,569 | $ 367,293 |
| Operating expenses | ||||
| Lease operating costs | 1,035,474 | 104,066 | 2,043,742 | 264,584 |
| General and administrative | 1,125,936 | 215,582 | 2,026,461 | 485,923 |
| Stock based compensation | 1,044,612 | 803,616 | 1,218,099 | 1,151,020 |
| Accretion - ARO | 49,346 | 9,804 | 97,777 | 18,641 |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortization | 459,951 | 35,609 | 949,637 | 86,891 |
| Total operating expenses | 3,715,319 | 1,168,677 | 6,335,716 | 2,007,059 |
| Loss from operations | (1,396,697) | (1,008,247) | (1,855,147) | (1,639,766) |
| Other income (expenses) | ||||
| Interest expense | (2,531,178) | (433,551) | (3,600,488) | (690,261) |
| Change in fair value of derivatives | (632,831) | 119,085 | (987,784) | 455,098 |
| Loss on sale of investments | (7,185) | |||
| Gain on ARO settlement | 58,041 | |||
| Total other income (expense) | (3,164,009) | (314,466) | (4,530,231) | (242,348) |
| Net loss before income taxes | (4,560,706) | (1,322,713) | (6,385,378) | (1,882,114) |
| Income tax benefit (expense) | 605,490 | 877,279 | ||
| Net loss | (3,955,216) | (1,322,713) | (5,508,099) | (1,882,114) |
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | ||||
| Unrealized gain (loss) on securities available-for-sale | 1,446 | |||
| Net Comprehensive income loss | $ (3,955,216) | $ (1,322,713) | $ (5,508,099) | $ (1,880,668) |
| Earnings (loss) per common share | ||||
| Basic | $ (0.05) | $ (0.02) | $ (0.07) | $ (0.03) |
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding | ||||
| Basic | 80,957,111 | 61,272,870 | 77,650,012 | 59,032,220 |
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- Definition Amount of accretion expense recognized during the period that is associated with an asset retirement obligation. Accretion expense measures and incorporates changes due to the passage of time into the carrying amount of the liability. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of expenses associated with exit or disposal activities pursuant to an authorized plan. Includes, but is not limited to, one-time termination benefits, termination of an operating lease or other contract, consolidating or closing facilities, and relocating employees, and termination benefits associated with an ongoing benefit arrangement. Excludes expenses associated with special or contractual termination benefits, a discontinued operation or an asset retirement obligation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount after tax of increase (decrease) in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from net income and other comprehensive income, attributable to parent entity. Excludes changes in equity resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The current period expense charged against earnings on long-lived, physical assets not used in production, and which are not intended for resale, to allocate or recognize the cost of such assets over their useful lives; or to record the reduction in book value of an intangible asset over the benefit period of such asset; or to reflect consumption during the period of an asset that is not used in production. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of decrease in the fair value of derivatives recognized in the income statement. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The amount of net income (loss) for the period per each share of common stock or unit outstanding during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition This item represents the net total realized and unrealized gain (loss) included in earnings for the period as a result of selling or holding marketable securities categorized as trading, available-for-sale, or held-to-maturity, including the unrealized holding gain (loss) of held-to-maturity securities transferred to the trading security category and the cumulative unrealized gain (loss) which was included in other comprehensive income (a separate component of shareholders' equity) for available-for-sale securities transferred to trading securities during the period. Additionally, this item would include any gains (losses) realized during the period from the sale of investments accounted for under the cost method of accounting and losses recognized for other than temporary impairments (OTTI) of the subject investments. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The portion of earnings or loss from continuing operations before income taxes that is attributable to domestic operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The aggregate amount of income or expense from ancillary business-related activities (that is to say, excluding major activities considered part of the normal operations of the business). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Aggregate revenue during the period related to oil and gas business activities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Generally recurring costs associated with normal operations except for the portion of these expenses which can be clearly related to production and included in cost of sales or services. Includes selling, general and administrative expense. No definition available.
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- Definition The net result for the period of deducting operating expenses from operating revenues. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount after tax and reclassification adjustments, of appreciation (loss) in value of unsold available-for-sale securities, attributable to parent entity. Excludes amounts related to other than temporary impairment (OTTI) loss. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The aggregate total costs related to selling a firm's product and services, as well as all other general and administrative expenses. Direct selling expenses (for example, credit, warranty, and advertising) are expenses that can be directly linked to the sale of specific products. Indirect selling expenses are expenses that cannot be directly linked to the sale of specific products, for example telephone expenses, Internet, and postal charges. General and administrative expenses include salaries of non-sales personnel, rent, utilities, communication, etc. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The aggregate amount of noncash, equity-based employee remuneration. This may include the value of stock or unit options, amortization of restricted stock or units, and adjustment for officers' compensation. As noncash, this element is an add back when calculating net cash generated by operating activities using the indirect method. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Number of [basic] shares or units, after adjustment for contingently issuable shares or units and other shares or units not deemed outstanding, determined by relating the portion of time within a reporting period that common shares or units have been outstanding to the total time in that period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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