Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Operating activities:
Net loss for the period	$ (3,533,284)	$ (1,683,493)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Stock-based compensation	410,555	437,725
Stock issued for services	114,491
Depletion	239,002	302,094
Depreciation	37,633	76,413
Accretion of asset retirement obligation	377,197	417,965
Accretion of convertible debt discount	34,586	6,101
Change in fair value of derivative liability	199,789	(2,498)
Unrealized foreign exchange loss	1,813	16,537
Accrued interest	65,428	41,613
Loss on settlement of debt	22,406	28,010
Provision for loan receivable	54,008
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(234,969)	24,153
Prepaid expenses and deposits	5,733	266,792
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	565,459	244,905
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(1,625,303)	176,317
Investing activities:
Property and equipment expenditures	(73,725)	(10,615)
Oil and gas properties expenditures	(5,084)	(37,449)
Net cash used in investing activities	(78,809)	(48,064)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from stock subscriptions received	1,004,228	15,692
Proceeds from loans payable	83,651	46,283
Repayment of loans payable	(59,177)	(71,227)
Lease payments	(25,369)
Proceeds from convertible debt		123,095
Net cash provided by financing activities	1,003,333	113,843
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(44,669)	(180,444)
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	(745,448)	61,652
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of year	959,923	898,271
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of year	214,475	959,923
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash:
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	202,712	863,017
Restricted cash, end of period	11,763	96,906
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period	214,475	959,923
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Accounts payable and debt settled by issuance of shares	355,087	339,343
Initial recognition of right-of-use asset	57,919	4,759
Asset retirement revaluation		$ 810,667