Condensed Statements Of Operations (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Revenues:
Oil, NGL and natural gas sales	$ 19,519,700	$ 18,473,082
Lease bonuses and rentals	29,291	196,229
Gains (losses) on derivative contracts	11,250,265	(496,901)
Income from partnerships	199,914	224,346
Total revenues	30,999,170	18,396,756
Costs and expenses:
Lease operating expenses	4,785,350	3,315,397
Production taxes	622,512	571,564
Exploration costs	25,352	38,755
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	6,139,019	5,308,019
Provision for impairment	2,191,997	202,991
Loss (gain) on asset sales and other	(1,982)	(77,455)
Interest expense	402,733
General and administrative	1,958,428	1,873,167
Total costs and expenses	16,123,409	11,232,438
Income before provision for income taxes	14,875,761	7,164,318
Provision for income taxes	4,642,000	2,238,000
Net income	$ 10,233,761	$ 4,926,318
Basic and diluted earnings per common share (Note 3)	$ 0.61	$ 0.29
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding:
Common shares	16,494,805	16,463,804
Unissued, directors' deferred compensation shares	262,121	246,122
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding	16,756,926	16,709,926
Dividends declared per share of common stock and paid in period	$ 0.04	$ 0.04
Dividends declared per share of common stock and to be paid in quarter ended March 31	$ 0.04	$ 0.04