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Acquisitions of oil and gas properties (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Oct. 29, 2018	Sep. 20, 2018	Aug. 28, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 02, 2017
Depreciation depletion and amortization				$ 19,300	$ 34,803
Incremental interest expense				$ 29,498	$ 58,997
Earnings per share adjusted to include additional shares issued						1,978,810
Exodus Acquisition [Member]
Purchase price		$ 969,042
Oil and gas properties purchased description		The oil and gas properties include 1,500 gross developed and undeveloped acres and eight wells currently producing approximately 135 barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) per day. The Company's working interests in the wells range from 50% to 90%.
Exodus Acquisition [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Purchase price		$ 59,338
Working interests		50.00%
Exodus Acquisition [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Working interests		90.00%
Riviera Upstream Acquisition [Member]
Purchase price	$ 205,000
Oil and gas properties purchased description	The oil and gas properties include 1,200 gross developed and undeveloped acres and six wells currently producing approximately 30 barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) per day. The Company's working interests in the wells is 50%.
Riviera Upstream Acquisition [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Purchase price	$ 163,273
Working interests	0.00%
Riviera Upstream Acquisition [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Working interests	50.00%
Cardinal Acquisition [Member]
Purchase price			$ 323,000
Proceeds paid for sales of unregistered securities			$ 293,965
Oil and gas properties purchased description			Cardinal include four active operated wells in Louisiana, including one saltwater disposal well, currently producing approximately 16 barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) per day, and Empire's working interests in the wells are 100%.
Working interests			100.00%

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