CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 2,303,725	$ 1,249,831
Restricted cash	100,088	1,600,000
Accounts receivable, net	10,405,711	9,027,990
Federal income tax receivable	205,818	137,212
Inventory	5,878,408	8,091,397
Derivative commodity asset	0	695,941
Prepaid expenses	6,534,981	2,740,541
Total current assets	25,428,731	23,542,912
Noncurrent assets
Fixed assets, at cost	69,437,842	66,762,388
Less accumulated depreciation	(23,550,224)	(19,874,896)
Fixed assets, net	45,887,618	46,887,492
Finance lease right-of-use assets	904,691
Finance lease right-of-use assets		397,515
Operating lease right-of use assets	36,242,861
Intangible assets, net	11,590,876	12,578,519
Federal income tax receivable	68,605	137,211
Other assets	616,759	616,759
TOTAL ASSETS	120,740,141	84,160,408
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	7,745,380	8,791,529
Accrued expenses	2,275,006	2,535,347
Dividends payable	419,082	403,002
Finance lease liability-current	214,045
Finance lease liability-current		95,857
Operating lease liability-current	6,005,502
Current portion of long-term debt, net of unamortized finance costs	2,794,624	1,325,240
Derivative commodity liability	1,510,573	0
Revolving note	5,387,639	3,844,636
Total current liabilities	26,351,851	16,995,611
Long-term liabilities
Long-term debt, net of unamortized finance costs	12,658,000	14,402,179
Finance lease liability-long-term	665,926
Finance lease liability-long-term		276,355
Operating lease liability-long-term	30,237,359
Contingent consideration	0	15,564
Derivative warrant liability	1,149,977	1,481,692
Total liabilities	71,063,113	33,171,401
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 3)	0	0
TEMPORARY EQUITY
Series B and B-1 preferred shares	28,897,014	22,179,963
Redeemable non-controlling interest	4,000,000	0
EQUITY
Common stock, $0.001 par value per share; 750,000,000 shares authorized; 41,849,406 and 40,174,821 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.	41,850	40,175
Additional paid-in capital	79,719,745	75,131,122
Accumulated deficit	(59,788,939)	(47,800,886)
Total Vertex Energy, Inc. stockholders' equity	19,973,076	27,370,831
Non-controlling interest	806,938	1,438,213
Total Equity	20,780,014	28,809,044
TOTAL LIABILITIES, TEMPORARY EQUITY, AND EQUITY	120,740,141	84,160,408
Series B Preferred Stock
TEMPORARY EQUITY
Series B and B-1 preferred shares	10,442,193	8,900,208
Series B1 Preferred Stock
TEMPORARY EQUITY
Series B and B-1 preferred shares	14,454,821	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 September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively with a liquidation preference of $625,590 and $625,590 at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.	$ 420	$ 420