Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Summary Of Provision (Benefit) For Income Taxes

	2014		2013		2012
Current:
Federal	$	4,996,000	$	1,813,000	$	1,452,000
State		214,000		150,000		20,000
		5,210,000		1,963,000		1,472,000
Deferred:
Federal		5,702,000		4,003,000		1,126,000
State		908,000		764,000		676,000
		6,610,000		4,767,000		1,802,000
	$	11,820,000	$	6,730,000	$	3,274,000

Summary Of Difference Between Provision (Benefit) For Income Taxes And Amount Which Would Result From Application Of Federal Statutory Rate

	2014		2013		2012
Provision (benefit) for income taxes at statutory rate	$	12,887,512	$	7,241,517	$	3,725,749
Percentage depletion		(1,466,456)		(1,059,303)		(846,040)
State income taxes, net of federal provision (benefit)		1,018,550		572,650		464,677
State net operating loss valuation allowance (release)		-		-		(31,000)
Other		(619,606)		(24,864)		(39,386)
	$	11,820,000	$	6,730,000	$	3,274,000

Summary Of Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities

	2014		2013
Deferred tax liabilities:
Financial basis in excess of tax basis, principally
intangible drilling costs capitalized for financial
purposes and expensed for tax purposes	$	40,052,983	$	33,557,515
Derivative contracts		739,817		165,402
		40,792,800		33,722,917
Deferred tax assets:
State net operating loss carry forwards		498,539		782,785
Deferred directors' compensation		1,159,355		1,021,717
Restricted stock expense		475,561		426,788
Other		695,338		137,620
		2,828,793		2,368,910
Net deferred tax liabilities	$	37,964,007	$	31,354,007