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Note 2 - Acquisitions and Divestitures (Details Textual) |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jul. 27, 2022 USD ($) a | May 03, 2022 USD ($) a | Jan. 05, 2022 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) a
Repayments of Debt |  |  |  |  | $ 7,500,000 | $ 6,547,000
Asset Retirement Obligation Assumed |  |  |  |  | 1,831,000 | 13,040,000
Proceeds from Sale of Oil and Gas Property and Equipment |  |  |  |  | 6,693,000 | 2,335,000
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Oil and Gas Property |  |  |  |  |  | 0
Asset Retirement Obligations, Relief Through Disposals |  |  |  | $ 500,000 | 500,000 | 200,000
Wells and Overriding Royalty Interests in North Dakota, New Mexico, and Texas [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Sale of Oil and Gas Property and Equipment |  |  |  |  | 7,000,000 |
Disposal Group,Transaction Costs |  |  |  |  | $ 400,000 |
Number of Wells Sold |  |  |  |  | 152 |
Number of Overriding Royalty Interests Sold |  |  |  |  | 7 |
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Oil and Gas Property |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |
Waterflood Unit [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Sale of Oil and Gas Property and Equipment |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,200,000
Non-Operated Wells in Zavala County, Texas [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Area of Land (Acre) | a |  |  |  |  |  | 4,500
Proceeds from Sale of Oil and Gas Property and Equipment |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,100,000
Number of Wells Sold |  |  |  |  |  | 2
Percentage of Property Sold |  |  |  |  |  | 30.00%
Lubbock Acquisition [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Productive Assets |  |  | $ 125,000 |  |  |
Asset Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares (in shares) | shares |  |  | 6,568,828 |  |  |
Banner Acquisition [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Productive Assets |  |  | $ 1,000,000 |  |  |
Asset Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares (in shares) | shares |  |  | 6,790,524 |  |  |
Banner Acquisition [Member] | Long-Term Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Acquisition, Consideration Transferred, Liabilities Incurred |  |  | $ 3,300,000 |  |  |
Banner Acquisition [Member] | Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Acquisition, Consideration Transferred, Liabilities Incurred |  |  | 3,100,000 |  |  |
Synergy Acquisition [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Productive Assets |  |  | $ 125,000 |  |  |
Asset Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares (in shares) | shares |  |  | 6,546,384 |  |  |
January 2022 Acquisition [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Productive Assets |  |  | $ 1,250,000 |  |  |
Asset Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares (in shares) | shares |  |  | 19,905,736 |  |  |
Asset Acquisition, Consideration Transferred, Net |  |  | $ 66,400,000 |  |  |
Asset Acquisition, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interest Issued and Issuable |  |  | 64,694,000 |  |  |
Asset Acquisition, Purchase Price Adjustment |  |  | 487,000 |  |  |
Repayments of Debt |  |  | 3,347,000 |  |  |
Asset Acquisition, Oil in Temporary Storage In Tank Batteries |  |  | 1,286,000 |  |  |
Asset Retirement Obligation Assumed |  |  | 9,614,000 |  |  |
January 2022 Acquisition [Member] | Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset Acquisition, Consideration Transferred, Liabilities Incurred |  |  | $ 3,100,000 |  |  |
Liberty County, Texas Acquisition [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Oil and Gas Property |  | $ 1,000,000 |  |  |  |
Area of Land (Acre) | a |  | 1,022 |  |  |  |
Suspense Accounts |  | $ 200,000 |  |  |  |
Asset Retirement Obligation Assumed |  | $ 500,000 |  |  |  |
East Texas Acquisition [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Productive Assets | $ 11,875,000 |  |  |  |  |
Asset Acquisition, Purchase Price Adjustment | (1,048,000) |  |  |  |  |
Asset Acquisition, Oil in Temporary Storage In Tank Batteries | $ 557,000 |  |  |  |  |
Area of Land (Acre) | a | 16,600 |  |  |  |  |
Asset Retirement Obligation Assumed | $ 1,689,000 |  |  |  |  |

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