Property and Equipment (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Cost	$ 1,001,297	$ 998,745
Accumulated Depreciation	885,777	836,890
Net Book Value	115,520	161,855
Computer equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Cost	34,750	32,198
Accumulated Depreciation	32,899	32,093
Net Book Value	1,851	105
Office furniture and equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Cost	34,130	34,130
Accumulated Depreciation	30,529	29,629
Net Book Value	3,601	4,501
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	162,305	158,758
Net Book Value	8,275	11,822
Vehicles [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Cost	38,077	38,077
Accumulated Depreciation	38,077	35,412
Net Book Value		2,665
Oilfield equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Cost	249,045	249,045
Accumulated Depreciation	204,919	176,141
Net Book Value	44,128	72,904
Road mats [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Cost	364,614	364,614
Accumulated Depreciation	346,748	339,091
Net Book Value	17,866	25,523
Wellhead [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Cost	3,254	3,254
Accumulated Depreciation	2,748	2,578
Net Book Value	507	676
Tanks [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Cost	96,085	96,085
Accumulated Depreciation	56,793	52,426
Net Book Value	$ 39,292	$ 43,659