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Oil and Gas Producing Activities (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 03, 2017	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Gain related to divestiture			$ 4,318
Discount rate		10.00%
Impairment of oil and gas properties
Depreciation, depletion, accretion and amortization		$ 393	$ 753
Depreciation, depletion and amortization per equivalent BOE		$ 3.20	$ 3.86
Unproved lease acquisition costs		$ 3,728	$ 4,664
Drilling and completion cost		700
Impairment of unproved leasehold acreage		$ 400
Oil (bbls) [Member]
Reserves		$61.64 per barrel for oil
Natural Gas (MMbtu) [Member]
Reserves		$4.27 per MMbtu for natural gas
Purchase and Sale Agreement [Member] | Energy One 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
Gain related to divestiture	$ 4,300

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