Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	May 05, 2017
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0001006655
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--06-30
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		33,062,297