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Subsequent Events	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Subsequent Events
15. Subsequent Events	On March 10, 2021 the Company entered into the Third Amendment (the “Third Amendment”) of its Senior Revolver Loan Agreement (the “Agreement’) with CrossFirst Bank (see Note 8). On March 11, 2021 the Company amended the Securities Agreement with Petroleum & Independent Exploration, LLC (“PIE) to remove the vesting provisions for the warrants, and PIE exercised all of its warrants to purchase 23,628,185 shares of the Company’s common stock for an aggregate exercise price of $3,349,052 (See Note 5). On March 12, 2021 the Company, through its subsidiary Empire New Mexico, LLC entered into a purchase and sale agreement with XTO Holdings, LLC (a subsidiary of ExxonMobil) (the “Seller’) to acquire, among other things, certain oil and gas properties in New Mexico. The purchase price is $17,800,000 subject to customary adjustments, is effective as of January 1, 2021, and is scheduled to close April 26,2021. The Company has wired a deposit of $1,780,000 to the Seller on March 12, 2021. As a part of the transaction, the Company established Empire New Mexico, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary. On March 22, 2021 the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Empire ND Acquisitions, LLC, entered into a purchase and sale agreement with 31 Group, LLC to acquire among other things, certain oil and gas properties in North Dakota. The purchase price is $900,000 and is reduced by certain expenses which the Company may incur relating to the properties for up to one year from the April 21, 2021 closing date. As a part of the transaction, the Company established Empire ND Acquisition, LLC. During February and March 2021, the Company issued to a group of accredited investors 8,993,857 shares of its common stock and warrants to purchase 8,993,857 shares of its common stock for $.50 per share which expired on December 31, 2022. Proceeds from the sale were $3,147,850.

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The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.

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