Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Operating activities:
Net loss for the period	$ (944,205)	$ (315,017)	$ (356,167)	$ (550,163)	$ (1,539,542)	$ (945,271)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Stock-based compensation	437,725				437,725
Stock-based compensation - Restricted stock units					58,500
Depletion	152,120		180,987		468,373	534,381	$ 700,219
Depreciation	7,779		5,550		31,425	20,789	29,408
Accretion of asset retirement obligation	105,749		95,803		309,572	273,328	371,526
Accretion of operating lease liability					3,828
Loss on debt settlement						102,500
Interest from loans payable					28,858	51,291
Unrealized foreign exchange gain					2,504
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables					(72,006)	(781,182)
Prepaid expenses and deposits					223,089	95,336
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities					219,214	240,784
Net cash used in operating activities					113,040	(408,044)
Investing activities:
Property and equipment additions						(75,984)
Oil and natural gas properties expenditures					(37,448)	(323,791)
Net cash used in investing activities					(37,448)	(399,775)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from stock subscriptions received					15,692	1,122,908
Share issuance costs						(7,250)
Payments on operating lease liability					(15,060)
Proceeds from loans payable					77,644	13,694
Repayments of loans payable					(73,397)	(161,558)
Convertible debt					123,095
Net cash provided by financing activities					127,974	967,794
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash					(56,241)	(126,478)
Change in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash					147,325	33,497
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period		$ 898,271		$ 258,164	898,271	258,164	258,164
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	1,045,596		291,661		1,045,596	291,661	898,271
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash:
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	947,131		192,253		947,131	192,253	$ 795,520
Restricted cash, end of period	98,465		99,408		98,465	99,408
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period	$ 1,045,596		$ 291,661		1,045,596	291,661
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Restricted stock issued for oil and gas property expenditures						67,500
Issuance of common stock for restricted stock units						80,400
Loans payable converted to stock						250,000
Asset retirement cost addition						1,127,344
Deposit applied to oil and natural gas properties expenditures						90,000
Operating lease right-of-use asset addition					60,390
Subscriptions closed from debt conversion					$ 339,343