Computation of oil, natural gas and NGL reserves.

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Decrease in gross asset value due to Sale of asset.

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Mineral acreage acquired.

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Number of non core marginal wells sold.

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Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill.

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of proven and unproven oil and gas properties.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale; includes cash outflows to pay for construction of self-constructed assets.

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The cash inflow to dispose of long-lived, physical assets and mineral interests in oil and gas properties used for normal oil and gas operations.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Properties And Equipment (Details)		3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Properties And Equipment (Details)	Jul. 16, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) a	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) Item	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) Item	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Number of non-core marginal wells sold \| Item			79		245
Proceeds from sales of assets			$ 557,750		$ 527,387	$ 1,085,137	$ 718,700
Loss on sale of assets			272,236		388,361	$ 660,597	87,161
Decrease in gross asset value on balance sheets due to sales of non-core marginal wells			$ 800,000		$ 900,000
Computation of Oil, Natural Gas and NGL Reserves						12 months
Impairment		$ 0		$ 0		$ 0	$ 10,788
Grady and Stephens Counties, Oklahoma [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Mineral acreage acquired \| a		54
Purchase price of mineral acreage acquired		$ 966,279
Grady and Stephens Counties, Oklahoma [Member] \| Producing Oil and Natural Gas Properties [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Purchase price of mineral acreage acquired		168,006
Grady and Stephens Counties, Oklahoma [Member] \| Non-Producing Oil and Natural Gas Properties [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Purchase price of mineral acreage acquired		$ 798,273
Bakken Shale, North Dakota [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Purchase price of mineral acreage acquired	$ 9,000,000