CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,676,808	$ 1,249,831
Restricted cash	100,000	1,600,000
Accounts receivable, net	13,707,165	9,027,990
Federal income tax receivable	205,818	137,212
Inventory	6,270,756	8,091,397
Derivative commodity asset	449,803	695,941
Prepaid expenses	1,711,191	2,740,541
Total current assets	24,121,541	23,542,912
Noncurrent assets
Fixed assets, at cost	67,444,801	66,762,388
Less accumulated depreciation	(21,049,108)	(19,874,896)
Fixed assets, net	46,395,693	46,887,492
Finance lease right-of-use assets	375,444
Finance lease right-of-use assets		397,515
Operating lease right-of use assets	37,155,474
Intangible assets, net	12,122,566	12,578,519
Federal income tax receivable	68,605	137,211
Other assets	618,759	616,759
TOTAL ASSETS	120,858,082	84,160,408
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	10,151,021	8,791,529
Accrued expenses	2,126,661	2,535,347
Dividends payable	406,796	403,002
Finance lease liability-current	97,432
Finance lease liability-current		95,857
Operating lease liability-current	5,898,402
Current portion of long-term debt, net of unamortized finance costs	15,037,158	1,325,240
Revolving note	6,370,510	3,844,636
Total current liabilities	40,087,980	16,995,611
Long-term liabilities
Long-term debt, net of unamortized finance costs	0	14,402,179
Finance lease liability-long-term	251,398
Finance lease liability-long-term		276,355
Operating lease liability-long-term	31,257,072
Contingent consideration	15,564	15,564
Derivative warrant liability	3,186,786	1,481,692
Total liabilities	74,798,800	33,171,401
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 3)	0	0
TEMPORARY EQUITY
Series B and B-1 preferred shares	22,993,630	22,179,963
EQUITY
Common stock, $0.001 par value per share; 750,000,000 shares authorized; 40,270,981 and 40,174,821 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.	40,271	40,175
Additional paid-in capital	75,424,099	75,131,122
Accumulated deficit	(53,731,920)	(47,800,886)
Total Vertex Energy, Inc. stockholders' equity	21,732,870	27,370,831
Non-controlling interest	1,332,782	1,438,213
Total Equity	23,065,652	28,809,044
TOTAL LIABILITIES, TEMPORARY EQUITY, AND EQUITY	120,858,082	84,160,408
Series B Preferred Stock
TEMPORARY EQUITY
Series B and B-1 preferred shares	9,390,521	8,900,208
Series B1 Preferred Stock
TEMPORARY EQUITY
Series B and B-1 preferred shares	13,603,109	13,279,755
Series A Preferred Stock
EQUITY
50,000,000 of total Preferred shares authorized: Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value; 5,000,000 shares designated, 419,859 and 419,859 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively with a liquidation preference of $625,590 and $625,590 at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.	$ 420	$ 420