Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Operating activities:
Net loss for the period	$ (356,167)	$ (452,152)	$ (945,271)	$ (2,138,478)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Stock-based compensation				310,046
Depletion	180,987	237,122	534,381	483,605	$ 774,547
Depreciation	5,550		20,789
Accretion of asset retirement obligation	95,803	60,137	273,328	163,118	224,759
Loss on debt settlement			102,500
Interest from loans payable			51,291
Gain on bargain purchase				(15,695)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables			(781,182)	(16,545)
Prepaid expenses and deposits			95,336	409,500
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities			240,784	314,312
Net cash used in operating activities			(408,044)	(490,137)
Investing activities:
Purchase of Tiway, net of $500,000 deposit and $855,014 in acquired cash and restricted cash				(855,014)
Property and equipment additions			(75,984)
Oil and gas properties expenditures			(323,791)
Net cash used in investing activities			(399,775)	(855,014)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from stock subscriptions received			1,122,908	106,000
Share issuance costs			(7,250)
Proceeds from loans payable			13,694	132,153
Repayments of loans payable			(161,558)	(100,000)
Net cash provided by financing activities			967,794	138,153
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and restricted cash			(126,478)	8,137
Change in cash and restricted cash			33,497	(1,198,861)
Cash and restricted cash at beginning of period			258,164	1,550,937	1,550,937
Cash and restricted cash at end of period	$ 291,661	$ 352,076	291,661	352,076	$ 258,164
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Oil and gas expenditures included in accounts payable				26,762
Restricted stock issued for oil and gas property expenditures			67,500	16,428
Stock issued for restricted stock units				8
Issuance of common stock for stock subscriptions			80,400	1,011,000
Loans payable converted to stock			250,000
Asset retirement cost addition			1,127,344
Deposit applied to oil and gas properties expenditures			$ 90,000