Condensed Statements Of Operations - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Revenues:
Oil, NGL and natural gas sales	$ 11,443,590	$ 19,534,545	$ 43,400,839	$ 59,115,928
Lease bonuses and rentals	1,663,402	137,476	1,945,743	353,422
Gains (losses) on derivative contracts	(1,443,472)	(1,427,165)	11,706,955	(3,511,095)
Income from partnerships	85,368	130,121	373,555	565,523
Total revenues	11,748,888	18,374,977	57,427,092	56,523,778
Costs and expenses:
Lease operating expenses	4,071,634	2,961,750	13,233,980	9,930,147
Production taxes	362,548	593,941	1,384,217	1,871,538
Exploration costs	19,911	6,956	48,368	70,140
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	5,729,460	5,314,777	17,680,069	15,562,630
Provision for impairment	132,118		3,532,760	430,143
Loss (gain) on asset sales and other	(18,459)	3,897	(27,586)	31,086
Interest expense	383,047	40,697	1,195,056	40,697
General and administrative	1,565,575	1,825,374	5,374,206	5,349,921
Total costs and expenses	12,245,834	10,747,392	42,421,070	33,286,302
Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes	(496,946)	7,627,585	15,006,022	23,237,476
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	232,000	2,505,000	4,797,000	7,534,000
Net income (loss)	$ (728,946)	$ 5,122,585	$ 10,209,022	$ 15,703,476
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share (Note 3)	$ (0.04)	$ 0.31	$ 0.61	$ 0.94
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding:
Common shares	16,514,435	16,474,040	16,504,512	16,470,372
Unissued, directors' deferred compensation shares	246,893	255,670	256,084	252,102
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding	16,761,328	16,729,710	16,760,596	16,722,474
Dividends declared per share of common stock and paid in period	$ 0.04	$ 0.04	$ 0.12	$ 0.12