Note 1 - Basis of Presentation (Details Textual) - USD ($)				3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 13, 2022	May 12, 2022	Jan. 03, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 26, 2022
Preferred Stock, Voting Power, Percent	85.00%
Non-employee Directors, Quarterly Cash Compensation		$ 10,000
Management Incentive Plan, Maximum Payout		$ 12,000,000.0
Discount Rate Used in Future Net Cash Flows Relating to Proved Oil and Gas Reserves				10.00%
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale [Member] \| Corporate Headquarters Building [Member]
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration						$ 5,000,000.0
Maximum [Member]
Aggregate Value of Outstanding Capital Stock	$ 100,000,000
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues (in shares)	685,505		685,505
Preferred Stock, Voting Power, Percent	85.00%		85.00%
Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)					1,650,000
Employee LTIP [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member] \| Director 1 [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)		500,000
Employee LTIP [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member] \| Director 2 [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)		162,000
Employee LTIP [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member] \| Director 3 [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)		178,000
Employee LTIP [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member] \| Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche One [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage		33.33%
Employee LTIP [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member] \| Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Three [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage		33.33%
Employee LTIP [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member] \| Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Two [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage		33.33%
Non-employee LTIP [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member] \| Director [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)		50,000
Non-employee LTIP [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member] \| Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche One [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage		33.33%
Non-employee LTIP [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member] \| Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Three [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage		33.33%
Non-employee LTIP [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member] \| Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Two [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage		33.33%

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