Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Revenue:
Revenue	$ 6,046	$ 7,978	$ 11,437	$ 16,251
Operating expenses:
Lease operating expenses	3,076	3,739	6,262	8,148
Gathering, transportation and treating	63	138	127	252
Production taxes	367	538	710	1,058
Depreciation, depletion, accretion and amortization	2,165	2,896	4,360	5,313
Impairment of oil and natural gas properties	0	0	5,419	0
General and administrative expenses	2,091	3,368	4,297	6,140
Total operating expenses	7,762	10,679	21,175	20,911
Operating income (loss)	(1,716)	(2,701)	(9,738)	(4,660)
Other income (expense):
Commodity derivative gain (loss), net	(112)	288	(1,493)	1,208
Interest (expense), net	(131)	(289)	(251)	(558)
Other income (expense), net	(19)	(22)	(15)	(22)
Total other income (expense)	(262)	(23)	(1,759)	628
Net income (loss) before income taxes	(1,978)	(2,724)	(11,497)	(4,032)
Income tax (expense) benefit	4	209	(14)	270
Net income (loss)	$ (1,974)	$ (2,515)	$ (11,511)	$ (3,762)
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	25,452,814	25,186,797	25,420,517	25,182,704
Basic and diluted income (loss) per share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.08)	$ (0.1)	$ (0.45)	$ (0.15)
Oil Sales[Member]
Revenue:
Revenue	$ 5,472	$ 7,028	$ 10,199	$ 14,124
Natural Gas, Midstream [Member]
Revenue:
Revenue	$ 574	$ 950	$ 1,238	$ 2,127