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Oil and Natural Gas Production Activities (Details Narrative) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Discount factor		The discount factor used was 10%.
Depletable base of the full cost pool	$ 2,100	$ 2,100
Oil and Natural Gas Properties [Member]
Ceiling test write-downs	$ 2,900	$ 1,100
Oil (bbls) [Member]
Reserves		$43.40 per barrel for oil
Natural Gas (MMbtu) [Member]
Reserves		$1.97 per one million British Thermal Units (MMbtu) for natural gas

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Form 20-F
-Section Item 18
-Subsection Instruction 2

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 932
-SubTopic 235
-Section 50
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