COMMODITY DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS - Schedule of Derivative Instruments (Details)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) $ / bbl bbl	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) $ / bbl bbl
Derivative
Fair Value	$ (23,995)	$ (375,850)
Sep. 2020- Oct. 2020
Derivative
Weighted average strike price (in usd per barrel) \| $ / bbl	37.10
Remaining Volume (Barrels) \| bbl	10,000
Fair Value	$ 9,000
Sep. 2020- Oct. 2020
Derivative
Weighted average strike price (in usd per barrel) \| $ / bbl	46.33
Remaining Volume (Barrels) \| bbl	10,000
Fair Value	$ (28,896)
Sep. 2020- Dec. 2020
Derivative
Weighted average strike price (in usd per barrel) \| $ / bbl	48.67
Remaining Volume (Barrels) \| bbl	26,000
Fair Value	$ (4,099)
Dec. 2019-Mar. 2020
Derivative
Weighted average strike price (in usd per barrel) \| $ / bbl		40.88
Remaining Volume (Barrels) \| bbl		130,000
Fair Value		$ 539,800
Dec. 2019-Mar. 2020
Derivative
Weighted average strike price (in usd per barrel) \| $ / bbl		81.19
Remaining Volume (Barrels) \| bbl		130,000
Fair Value		$ (673,428)
Dec. 2019-Mar. 2020
Derivative
Weighted average strike price (in usd per barrel) \| $ / bbl		84.53
Remaining Volume (Barrels) \| bbl		105,000
Fair Value		$ (242,222)

Fair values as of the balance sheet date of the net amount of all assets and liabilities resulting from contracts that meet the criteria of being accounted for as derivative instruments.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 5
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=117331979&loc=d3e41228-113958

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