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Oil and gas reserves.

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Leased area representing summation of fractional ownership working interest to whole on which oil and gas wells have not been drilled or completed that would permit production of economic quantities of oil and gas. Excludes area of undrilled acreage held by production under terms of lease.

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Amount that would have been charged to income had the effects of the cash flow hedges not been considered in calculating the ceiling limitation at an oil and gas producing company subject to the full cost rules.

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of oil and gas property or timber property.

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OIL AND NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES (Details Narrative)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) a	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) a	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Oil and Gas and Timber Property		$ (1,054,000)		$ (1,054,000)
Ceiling test write-down	$ 0	$ 1,800,000	$ 0	$ 1,800,000
Discount rate			10.00%
Oil [Member]
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Reserves			$49.78 per barrel for oil
Natural Gas [Member]
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Reserves			$2.43 per one million British Thermal Units (MMbtu) for natural gas
TEXAS
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Oil and Gas, Undeveloped Acreage, Net \| a	12		12
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Oil and Gas and Timber Property			$ 30,000