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	Jul. 07, 2021	Aug. 06, 2020	Mar. 31, 2022
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Loan from related party			$ 2,000,000
Maturity date		Aug. 07, 2024
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate terms			EBITDAX to interest expense of at least 3:1 and funded debt to EBITDAX of 4:1 on a trailing twelve-month basis
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate			80.00%
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Debt instrument interest rate terms	Prime plus 150 basis points
Long term maturity date	Mar. 27, 2024
Revolver Loan Agreement [Member] | Cross First Bank Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity date start	Sep. 30, 2021
Revolver Loan Agreement [Member] | Corss First Bank [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate			5.00%
Joint Development Agreement [Member] | August Six Two Thousand Twenty [Member] | Petroleum And Independent Exploration L L C [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate			6.00%
Loan from related party			$ 2,000,000
Maturity date			Aug. 07, 2024

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