Condensed Statements Of Operations - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Revenues:
Oil, NGL and natural gas sales	$ 7,365,898	$ 11,443,590	$ 22,557,372	$ 43,400,839
Lease bonuses and rentals	4,281,095	1,663,402	7,188,152	1,945,743
Gains (losses) on derivative contracts	(1,782,903)	(1,443,472)	(842,726)	11,706,955
Income (loss) from partnerships	(1,512)	85,368	8,996	373,555
Total revenues	9,862,578	11,748,888	28,911,794	57,427,092
Costs and expenses:
Lease operating expenses	3,520,196	4,071,634	10,274,085	13,233,980
Production taxes	196,733	362,548	747,714	1,384,217
Exploration costs	1,157	19,911	30,106	48,368
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	5,959,482	5,729,460	18,963,017	17,680,069
Provision for impairment		132,118	11,849,064	3,532,760
Loss (gain) on asset sales and other	14,554	(18,459)	(228,018)	(27,586)
Interest expense	331,117	383,047	1,034,027	1,195,056
General and administrative	1,570,134	1,565,575	5,133,657	5,374,206
Bad debt expense (recovery)			19,216
Total costs and expenses	11,593,373	12,245,834	47,822,868	42,421,070
Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes	(1,730,795)	(496,946)	(18,911,074)	15,006,022
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	(944,000)	232,000	(7,887,000)	4,797,000
Net income (loss)	$ (786,795)	$ (728,946)	$ (11,024,074)	$ 10,209,022
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share (Note 3)	$ (0.05)	$ (0.04)	$ (0.65)	$ 0.61
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding:
Common shares	16,582,416	16,514,435	16,575,117	16,504,512
Unissued, directors' deferred compensation shares	263,649	246,893	259,382	256,084
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding	16,846,065	16,761,328	16,834,499	16,760,596
Dividends declared per share of common stock and paid in period	$ 0.04	$ 0.04	$ 0.12	$ 0.12