Document And Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	May 07, 2018
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2018
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Entity Registrant Name	TENGASCO INC
Entity Central Index Key	0001001614
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		10,624,493