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Oil and Gas Producing Activities (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 03, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Gain on sale of oil and gas properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,318 |  |
Discount rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.00% |  |
Impairment of oil and gas properties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (2,611) | $ (6,957) |  | $ 9,568 | $ 57,676
Depreciation, depletion and amortization per equivalent BOE |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3.86 | $ 11.93 | $ 26.80
Unproved lease acquisition costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,700 | $ 4,700 |
Oil (bbls) [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reserves |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $51.34 per barrel for oil |  |
Natural Gas (mcfe) [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reserves |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.976 per MMbtu for natural gas |  |
Purchase and Sale Agreement [Member] | Energy One LLC and Statoil Oil and Gas LP [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration for the elimination in outstanding liabilities | $ 4,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire oil and gas property | $ 2,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impacts reserves percentage description | A gain/loss calculation must be performed on any transaction which impacts reserves greater than 25%. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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