Consolidated Statements Of Operations - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Revenues
Revenues	$ 5,871,000	$ 4,683,000
Cost and expenses
Production costs and taxes	3,591,000	3,444,000
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization	795,000	862,000
General and administrative	1,245,000	1,171,000
Total cost and expenses	5,631,000	5,477,000
Net income (loss) from operations	240,000	(794,000)
Other income (expense)
Net interest expense	(5,000)	(53,000)
Gain on sale of assets	33,000	2,000
Other income	157,000
Total other income (expense)	185,000	(51,000)
Income (loss) from operations before income tax	425,000	(845,000)
Deferred income tax benefit	17,000	242,000
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	442,000	(603,000)
Net income from discontinued operations	1,127,000	29,000
Net income (loss)	$ 1,569,000	$ (574,000)
Net income (loss) per share - basic and fully diluted
Continuing operations	$ 0.04	$ (0.06)
Discontinued operations	$ 0.11
Shares used in computing earnings per share
Basic and fully diluted	10,628,170	10,081,218
Oil And Gas Proeprties [Member]
Revenues
Revenues	$ 5,871,000	$ 4,683,000