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Debt (Details Narrative) - USD ($)		9 Months Ended	24 Months Ended
	Jul. 07, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Aug. 06, 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loan from related party		$ 2,000,000
Maturity date			Aug. 07, 2024
Empire Louisiana and Empire North Dakota [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate terms		EBITDAX to interest expense of at least 4.5:1 and funded debt to EBITDAX of less than 4:1 on a trailing twelve-month basis.
Empire Louisiana and Empire North Dakota [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		80.00%
Revolver Loan Agreement [Member] | Cross First Bank [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolver commitment amount	$ 6,480,000
Reduction in commitment amount per quarter	$ 300,000
Debt instrument interest rate terms	Prime plus 150 basis points
Long term maturity date	Mar. 27, 2024
Revolver Loan Agreement [Member] | Corss First Bank [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		7.75%
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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