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Oil and Gas Properties (Details Textual)
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
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Oil and Gas Properties (Textual)  
Oil sands acreage, gross acres 19,610
Oil sands acreage, net acres 13,442
Five oil sands leases, description Out of 20,242 gross acres (13,284 net acres) under five oil sands leases that were set to expiry on July 10, 2018, 14,549 gross acres (8,571 net acres) were granted continuation under the Alberta Oil Sands Tenure regulations and have no set expiry date. In November of 2017, the Company’s joint venture partner and operator of two of the five oil sands leases, submitted two continuation applications to the Alberta Oil Sands Tenure division to apply to continue 7,591 gross acres (1,898 net acres) and in January 2018, approval was received from Alberta Energy to continue 6,958 gross acres (1,740 net acres). In June 2018, the Company as operator of three of these five oil sands leases, submitted three continuation applications to the Alberta Oil Sands Tenure division to apply to continue another 7,591 gross acres (6,832 net acres) where resources were identified and in July 2018 and April 2019, approval was received from Alberta Energy to continue 7,591 gross acres (6,832 net acres). Of these five oil sands leases that were set to expiry on July 10, 2018, a total of 5,693 gross acres (4,713 net acres) expired without being continued. These expired lands were primarily areas where the Company determined that there was no or limited exploitable resources. These continued leases are now held by the Company for perpetuity, subject to yearly escalating rental payments until they are deemed to be producing leases;
Three northern oil sands leases, description Out of 19,610 gross acres (17,649 net acres) under the three most northern oil sands leases that were set to expire on August 19, 2019, 1,898 gross acres (1,708 net acres) were granted continuation under the Alberta Oil Sands Tenure regulations and have no set expiry date. In August 2019, the Company as operator of these three most northern leases submitted one continuation application to the Alberta Oil Sands Tenure division to apply to continue 1,898 gross acres (1,708 net acres) and in October 2019, approval was received from Alberta Energy to continue 1,898 gross acres (1,708 net acres). Of these three most northern oil sands leases that were set to expiry on August 19, 2019, a total of 17,712 gross acres (15,941 net acres) expired without being continued. These expired lands were primarily areas where the Company determined that there was no or limited exploitable resources.
One oil sands lease, description 3,163 gross acres (3,163 net acres) under one oil sands lease are set to expire on April 9, 2024. It is the Company’s opinion that they have already met the governmental requirements for this lease, and they will be applying to continue this lease into perpetuity.