Oil and Gas Reserve Data (Unaudited) (Details Narrative)	12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) Boe Wells $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares
Oil and Gas, Delivery Commitment [Line Items]
Thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day \| Boe	1.552
Percentage of oil and natural gas	47.00%
Percentage of natural gas	53.00%
Description on PUD's oil and gas reserves	the Company reported estimated PUDs of 403 MBOE, which accounted for 26% of its total estimated proved oil and gas reserves
Estimated proved oil and gas reserves rate	26.00%
Future cash flows estimate to develop proved undeveloped properties \| $	$ 3,837,540	$ 6,512,956
Estimated future cash flows discounted rate	10.00%	10.00%
Average prices used, per bbl \| $ / shares	$ 92.02	$ 74.52
Average prices used, per mcf \| $ / shares	$ 5.68	$ 4.60
March Thirty One Two Thousand Twenty Seven [Member]
Oil and Gas, Delivery Commitment [Line Items]
Future cash flows estimate to develop proved undeveloped properties \| $	$ 3,837,540
Two Thousands And Twenty Four [Member]
Oil and Gas, Delivery Commitment [Line Items]
Number of drilled wells	15
Two Thousands And Twenty Five [Member]
Oil and Gas, Delivery Commitment [Line Items]
Number of drilled wells	41
Two Thousands And Twenty Six [Member]
Oil and Gas, Delivery Commitment [Line Items]
Number of drilled wells	16
Two Thousands And Twenty Seven [Member]
Oil and Gas, Delivery Commitment [Line Items]
Number of drilled wells	4
Current Plans [Member]
Oil and Gas, Delivery Commitment [Line Items]
Number of drilled wells	8
142 New Wells [Member]
Oil and Gas, Delivery Commitment [Line Items]
Number of drilled wells	84

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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