Income Taxes (Summary of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities) (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Financial basis in excess of tax basis, principally intangible drilling costs capitalized for financial purposes and expensed for tax purposes	$ 5,121,376	$ 4,090,017
Total deferred tax liabilities	5,121,376	4,090,017
State net operating loss carry forwards	14,737	238,439
Statutory depletion carryover		286,440
Asset retirement obligations	337,247	483,990
Deferred directors' compensation	331,395	390,683
Restricted stock expense	705,195	303,674
Derivative contracts	2,072,530	3,278,067
Other	88,095	91,717
Total deferred tax assets	3,549,199	5,073,010
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance		1,251,096
State NOL valuation allowance	13,729	75,803
Net deferred tax liabilities	$ 1,585,906	$ 343,906