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Oil and Gas Properties (Details)

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Oil and Gas Properties (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Total Oil and Gas Properties, Net	$ 2,666,354	$ 516,470
Proved Developed Producing [Member]
Canada cost center	33,082	33,082
United States cost center	1,308,938
Accumulated depletion and impairment amortization	(15,944)	(2,093)
Oil and gas properties, net	1,326,076	30,989
Undeveloped and Non-producing [Member]
Canada cost center	518,269	518,269
United States cost center	861,312
Accumulated depletion and impairment amortization	(39,303)	(32,788)
Oil and gas properties, net	1,340,278	$ 485,481
Additions Proved Developed Producing [Member]
Canada cost center
United States cost center	1,308,938
Accumulated depletion and impairment amortization	(13,851)
Oil and gas properties, net	1,295,087
Additions Undeveloped and non-producing [Member]
Canada cost center
United States cost center	861,312
Accumulated depletion and impairment amortization	(6,515)
Oil and gas properties, net	854,797
Disposals Proved Developed Producing [Member]
Canada cost center
United States cost center
Accumulated depletion and impairment amortization
Oil and gas properties, net
Disposals Undeveloped and non-producing [Member]
Canada cost center
United States cost center
Accumulated depletion and impairment amortization
Oil and gas properties, net

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