Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021
Revenues from contracts with customers:
Total revenue	$ 19,903,004	$ 7,089,849	$ 33,503,102	$ 15,531,161
Operating costs and expenses:
Lease operating expenses	2,621,750	1,784,138	4,392,404	3,378,327
Gathering system operating expenses	171,495	173,547	330,706	364,494
Development geological and geophysical expenses	2,386	11,451	4,772	22,990
Depletion, depreciation, amortization, and accretion	1,803,739	1,646,094	3,192,958	3,328,954
Gain on sale of oil and gas properties	(221,642)	0	(221,642)	0
General and administrative expenses:
Stock based compensation expense	194,050	236,041	336,352	438,540
Other general and administrative expenses	1,465,143	2,048,300	2,636,275	3,375,461
Total operating costs and expenses	6,036,921	5,899,571	10,671,825	10,908,766
Operating income	13,866,083	1,190,278	22,831,277	4,622,395
Other income (expense):
Interest income	21,945	8,904	37,166	16,717
Interest expense	(745)	(22,345)	(16,064)	(49,418)
Gain (loss) on derivative contracts	776,994	(1,827,334)	(194,910)	(1,361,993)
Other (expense) income	(61,713)	(279)	(67,119)	1,663
Other income (expense), net	736,481	(1,841,054)	(240,927)	(1,393,031)
Net income (loss) before income tax expense	14,602,564	(650,776)	22,590,350	3,229,364
Income tax expense (benefit)	4,019,576	(165,751)	6,201,474	978,822
NET INCOME(LOSS)	10,582,988	(485,025)	16,388,876	2,250,542
Currency translation adjustments	(19,150)	242	(13,748)	(1,242)
NET COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)	$ 10,563,838	$ (484,783)	$ 16,375,128	$ 2,249,300
Net income (loss) per share, basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.45	$ (0.02)	$ 0.69	$ 0.09
Net income (loss) per share, diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.44	$ (0.02)	$ 0.69	$ 0.09
Weighted average number of shares outstanding, basic (in shares)	23,576,746	23,779,205	23,627,015	23,862,749
Weighted average number of shares outstanding, diluted (in shares)	23,822,123	23,779,205	23,796,166	23,941,340
Gas, oil, NGL and condensate revenue
Revenues from contracts with customers:
Total revenue	$ 17,915,836	$ 5,238,754	$ 29,395,161	$ 11,677,909
Gas gathering and compression revenue
Revenues from contracts with customers:
Total revenue	$ 1,987,168	$ 1,851,095	$ 4,107,941	$ 3,853,252