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Property Sales (Details Narrative) | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Apr. 30, 2017 USD ($) a | Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Sale of consideration |  |  |  |  |  | $ 460,461 |
Bank indebtedness |  |  |  |  |  | 410,000 |
Working capital |  |  |  |  |  | 50,461 |
Proceeds from bank debt | $ 100,000 | $ 1,518,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 100,000
Purchase price of pending payment of closing costs |  | 200,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 112,500
Sale of leasehold interest | 46,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash | 204,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
First Transaction [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest in existing producing wellbores |  |  |  |  |  | 336,730 |
Second Transaction [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest in existing producing wellbores |  |  |  |  |  | $ 123,731 |
Sccop-Stack Area of Canadian [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Area of land | a |  |  |  |  |  | 137 |
Reeves and Ward County, TX [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sale of joint venture |  |  | $ 114,000 |  | $ 33,000 |  |
Ward County, TX [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sale of joint venture |  |  |  | $ 49,000 |  |  |
Midland County, TX [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sale of joint venture |  | 30,000 |  |  |  |  |
Ward and Winkler Counties, Texas [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sale of joint venture |  | $ 1,900,000 |  |  |  |  |
Winkler County, TX [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sale of joint venture | $ 235,000 |  |  |  |  |  |

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