Condensed Statements Of Operations - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Revenues:
Oil, NGL and natural gas sales	$ 6,136,186	$ 12,437,549	$ 15,191,474	$ 31,957,249
Lease bonuses and rentals	481,553	253,050	2,907,057	282,341
Gains (losses) on derivative contracts	975,113	1,900,162	940,177	13,150,427
Income (loss) from partnerships	(5,761)	88,273	10,508	288,187
Total revenues	7,587,091	14,679,034	19,049,216	45,678,204
Costs and expenses:
Lease operating expenses	3,187,353	4,376,996	6,753,889	9,162,346
Production taxes	229,140	399,157	550,981	1,021,669
Exploration costs	1,159	3,105	28,949	28,457
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	6,045,883	5,811,590	13,003,535	11,950,609
Provision for impairment	8,115,791	1,208,645	11,849,064	3,400,642
Loss (gain) on asset sales and other	27,134	(7,145)	(242,572)	(9,127)
Interest expense	342,348	409,276	702,910	812,009
General and administrative	1,651,444	1,850,203	3,563,523	3,808,631
Bad debt expense (recovery)			19,216
Total costs and expenses	19,600,252	14,051,827	36,229,495	30,175,236
Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes	(12,013,161)	627,207	(17,180,279)	15,502,968
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	(4,575,000)	(77,000)	(6,943,000)	4,565,000
Net income (loss)	$ (7,438,161)	$ 704,207	$ (10,237,279)	$ 10,937,968
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share (Note 3)	$ (0.44)	$ 0.04	$ (0.61)	$ 0.65
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding:
Common shares	16,579,116	16,514,435	16,571,488	16,504,512
Unissued, directors' deferred compensation shares	259,381	266,066	258,206	265,503
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding	16,838,497	16,780,501	16,829,694	16,770,015
Dividends declared per share of common stock and paid in period	$ 0.04	$ 0.04	$ 0.08	$ 0.08