Property and Equipment (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Cost	$ 998,745	$ 998,745
Accumulated Depreciation	836,890	794,775
Net Book Value	161,855	203,970
Computer equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Cost	32,198	32,198
Accumulated Depreciation	32,093	31,834
Net Book Value	105	364
Office furniture and equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Cost	34,130	34,130
Accumulated Depreciation	29,629	28,412
Net Book Value	4,501	5,718
Software [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Cost	5,826	5,826
Accumulated Depreciation	5,826	5,826
Net Book Value
Leasehold improvements [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Cost	4,936	4,936
Accumulated Depreciation	4,936	4,936
Net Book Value
Portable work camp [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Cost	170,580	170,580
Accumulated Depreciation	158,758	153,585
Net Book Value	11,822	16,995
Vehicles [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Cost	38,077	38,077
Accumulated Depreciation	35,412	34,269
Net Book Value	2,665	3,808
Oilfield equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Cost	249,045	249,045
Accumulated Depreciation	176,141	157,833
Net Book Value	72,904	91,212
Road mats [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Cost	364,614	364,614
Accumulated Depreciation	339,091	328,152
Net Book Value	25,523	36,462
Wellhead [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Cost	3,254	3,254
Accumulated Depreciation	2,578	2,353
Net Book Value	676	901
Tanks [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Cost	96,085	96,085
Accumulated Depreciation	52,426	47,575
Net Book Value	$ 43,659	$ 48,510