Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 3,396,809	$ 2,438,511
Natural gas, oil and NGL sales receivables (net of $0 allowance for uncollectable accounts)	13,152,274	6,428,982
Refundable income taxes		2,413,942
Other	1,372,847	942,082
Total current assets	17,921,930	12,223,517
Properties and equipment at cost, based on successful efforts accounting:
Producing natural gas and oil properties	248,978,928	319,984,874
Non-producing natural gas and oil properties	51,779,336	40,466,098
Other	1,085,056	794,179
Gross properties and equipment, at cost, based on successful efforts accounting	301,843,320	361,245,151
Less accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization	(168,759,385)	(257,643,661)
Net properties and equipment	133,083,935	103,601,490
Operating lease right-of-use assets	739,131	607,414
Other, net	757,116	578,593
Total assets	152,502,112	117,011,014
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable	647,217	772,717
Derivative contracts, net	7,873,979	12,087,988
Current portion of operating lease liability	213,355	132,287
Income taxes payable	495,858	334,050
Accrued liabilities and other	2,032,275	1,809,337
Total current liabilities	11,262,684	15,136,379
Long-term debt	28,300,000	17,500,000
Deferred income taxes	1,585,906	343,906
Asset retirement obligations	1,901,904	2,836,172
Derivative contracts, net	687,212	1,696,479
Operating lease liability, net of current portion	985,887	789,339
Total liabilities	44,723,593	38,302,275
Stockholders' equity:
Voting common stock, par value $0.01666 per share: 54,000,500 shares authorized and 35,776,752 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2022; 36,000,500 shares authorized and 32,770,433 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2021	596,041	545,956
Capital in excess of par value	44,177,051	33,213,645
Deferred directors' compensation	1,496,243	1,768,151
Retained earnings	67,117,791	48,966,420
Stockholders' Equity	113,387,126	84,494,172
Treasury stock, at cost: 377,232 shares at September 30, 2022; 388,545 shares at September 30, 2021	(5,608,607)	(5,785,433)
Total stockholders' equity	107,778,519	78,708,739
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 152,502,112	$ 117,011,014