LINE OF CREDIT AND LONG-TERM DEBT (Details Narrative)					1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 29, 2016 USD ($) extension	Jan. 28, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 27, 2015 USD ($)	May 31, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Nov. 09, 2015 USD ($)	May 02, 2014 lease
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Long-term debt						$ 20,170,211	$ 14,600,763
Omega Refining
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Number of capital leases assumed | lease									2
Term loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Repayments of debt			$ 16,100,000
Encina Business Credit SPV, LLC | Revolving line of credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Long-term debt						3,738,483	0
Term loan amount						10,000,000
Encina Business Credit, LLC | Term loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Long-term debt						13,975,000	0
Term loan amount						20,000,000
Goldman Sachs USA | Term loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Long-term debt						0	4,000,000
Term loan amount						8,900,000
Texas Citizens Bank | Term loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Long-term debt						966,847	1,531,506
Term loan amount						2,045,500
Various institutions | Insurance premiums financed
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Long-term debt						1,489,881	1,060,065
Term loan amount						2,902,428
Pacific Western Bank | Capital Lease
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Long-term debt						0	$ 133,153
Term loan amount						$ 3,154,860
Maximum | Various institutions | Insurance premiums financed
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated rate (percent)						4.52%
Minimum | Various institutions | Insurance premiums financed
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated rate (percent)						4.00%
Revolving line of credit | Encina Business Credit SPV, LLC
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 10,000,000					$ 3,011,038
Line of credit, debt covenant, maximum annual capital expenditures allowed						3,000,000
Line of credit, debt covenant, minimum average borrowing availability in any 30 day period						$ 2,500,000.0
Revolving line of credit | Encina Business Credit SPV, LLC | One Month LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated rate (percent)						1.23%
Debt instrument, interest rate, incremental increase per event of default (percent)						2.00%
Variable rate, basis spread						6.50%
Revolving line of credit | Encina Business Credit SPV, LLC | Federal Funds Rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated rate (percent)						0.50%
Revolving line of credit | Encina Business Credit SPV, LLC | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Variable rate, basis spread						1.00%
Revolving line of credit | Minimum | Encina Business Credit SPV, LLC | One Month LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated rate (percent)						0.25%
Revolving line of credit | Tier One | Encina Business Credit SPV, LLC
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, eligible inventory included in calculation of maximum allowable outstanding balance (percent)						85.00%
Revolving line of credit | Tier Two | Encina Business Credit SPV, LLC
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, eligible inventory included in calculation of maximum allowable outstanding balance (percent)						65.00%
Line of credit, eligible inventory included in calculation of maximum allowable outstanding balance, ceiling						$ 4,000,000
Line of credit, eligible receivables included in calculation of maximum allowable outstanding balance, percent						85.00%
EBC Credit Agreement | Line of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 20,000,000
Line of credit outstanding as percent of operating plant facilities and related machinery and equipment (percent)	50.00%
Line of credit, period for dividends included in calculation of interest rate tier						12 months
Line of credit, average availability included in calculation of interest rate tier						$ 3,118,937
Debt instrument, interest rate, incremental increase per event of default (percent)						2.00%
Debit instrument, quarterly principal payment						$ 75,000
Line of credit, debt covenant, maximum annual capital expenditures allowed						3,000,000
Line of credit, debt covenant, minimum average borrowing availability in any 30 day period						2,500,000.0
Line of credit, debt covenant, event of default under any agreement, debt amount minimum						500,000
Line of credit, debt covenant, event of default, minimum legal judgment amount, Minimum						$ 500,000
Line of credit, debt covenant, event of default, change in stock ownership by executive officers, minimum (percent)						15.00%
Line of credit, debt covenant, event of default, change in ownership, minimum (percent)						30.00%
Line of credit, debt covenant, event of default, period during which a majority of duly elected board members cease to serve						12 months
EBC Credit Agreement | Line of Credit | Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, average availability included in calculation of interest rate tier						$ 2,500,000
EBC Credit Agreement | Line of Credit | Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, average availability included in calculation of interest rate tier						2,500,000
Line of credit, voluntary repayment amount						$ 100,000
EBC Credit Agreement | Line of Credit | Tier One
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated rate (percent)						12.00%
EBC Credit Agreement | Line of Credit | Tier One | Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt covenant ratio						1
EBC Credit Agreement | Line of Credit | Tier Two
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated rate (percent)						13.00%
EBC Credit Agreement | Line of Credit | Tier Two | Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt covenant ratio						1.45
EBC Credit Agreement | Line of Credit | Tier Two | Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt covenant ratio						1
EBC Credit Agreement | Line of Credit | Tier Three
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated rate (percent)						14.00%
EBC Credit Agreement | Line of Credit | Tier Three | Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt covenant ratio						1.45
Existing Credit Obligations
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Repayments of debt	$ 11,282,537
2014 Goldman Sachs Bank Credit Agreement | Term loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Term loan amount					$ 40,000,000
2014 Goldman Sachs Bank Credit Agreement | Maximum | Term loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated rate (percent)					4.50%
2014 Goldman Sachs Bank Credit Agreement | Maximum | Federal Funds Rate | Notes payable to banks
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Variable rate, basis spread					0.50%
2014 Goldman Sachs Bank Credit Agreement | Maximum | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR | Term loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Variable rate, basis spread					1.00%
2014 Goldman Sachs Bank Credit Agreement | Maximum | ICE Benchmark Administration Limited | Term loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate, numerator component					1.50%
Restated Credit Agreement, 2016
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
EBITDA measurement period		1 year
Restated Credit Agreement, 2016 | Term loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debit instrument, quarterly principal payment		$ 800,000
Repayments of debt		16,000,000
Additional cash proceeds payable per agreement threshold		$ 500,000
Period for synergies to be achieved		90 days
Minimum liquidity		$ 2,000,000
Restated Credit Agreement, 2016 | Goldman Sachs USA | Term loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity		8,900,000
Line of credit outstanding		6,400,000
Remaining borrowing capacity		$ 2,500,000
MidCap Loan Agreement | Minimum | Term loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Agreed upon amount of loan				$ 7,000,000
Agreed upon amount of loan, percentage of account receivable				85.00%
Additional agreed upon loan, amount				$ 3,000,000
MidCap Loan Agreement | Minimum | Term loan | Raw Materials and Finished Goods
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Additional agreed upon loan amount, percentage of inventory				50.00%
Midcap First Amendment | Term loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing base, per account/customer								$ 100,000
Fox Note | Promissory note payable | Vertex Refining OH, LLC
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated rate (percent)		10.00%
Term loan amount		$ 5,150,000.00
Interest rate in the event of a default		15.00%
Number of extension options (extension) | extension		3
Length of extension options		6 months
Extension fee percentage		3.00%
Prepayment terms, decrease in amount to be repaid		$ 150,000
Texas Citizens Bank Loan | Term loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Effective interest rate						5.50%