Condensed Balance Sheets - USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 2,115,652	$ 3,396,809
Natural gas, oil, and NGL sales receivables (net of $0 allowance for uncollectable accounts)		9,783,996	13,152,274
Held for sale assets		6,420,051
Other		1,543,956	1,372,847
Total current assets		19,863,655	17,921,930
Properties and equipment at cost, based on successful efforts accounting:
Producing natural gas and oil properties		181,431,139	248,978,928
Non-producing natural gas and oil properties		57,781,644	51,779,336
Other		1,122,436	1,085,056
Gross properties and equipment, at cost, based on successful efforts accounting		240,335,219	301,843,320
Less accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization		(107,085,212)	(168,759,385)
Net properties and equipment		133,250,007	133,083,935
Derivative contracts, net	[1]	141,345
Operating lease right-of-use assets		706,871	739,131
Other, net		695,399	757,116
Total assets		154,657,277	152,502,112
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		504,466	647,217
Derivative contracts, net	[1]	1,534,034	7,873,979
Income taxes payable		576,427	495,858
Current portion of operating lease liability		217,656	213,355
Held for Sale Liabilities		889,155
Accrued liabilities and other		3,121,522	2,032,275
Total current liabilities		6,843,260	11,262,684
Long-term debt		33,300,000	28,300,000
Deferred income taxes, net		2,453,906	1,585,906
Asset retirement obligations		1,027,777	1,901,904
Derivative contracts, net	[1]		687,212
Operating lease liability, net of current portion		929,208	985,887
Total liabilities		44,554,151	44,723,593
Stockholders' equity:
Common Stock, $0.01666 par value; 54,000,500 shares authorized and 35,938,206 issued at December 31, 2022; 54,000,500 shares authorized and 35,776,752 issued at September 30, 2022		598,731	596,041
Capital in excess of par value		43,344,916	44,177,051
Deferred directors' compensation		1,541,070	1,496,243
Retained earnings		68,925,774	67,117,791
Stockholders' Equity		114,410,491	113,387,126
Less treasury stock, at cost; 300,272 shares at December 31, 2022, and 377,232 shares at September 30, 2022		(4,307,365)	(5,608,607)
Total stockholders' equity		110,103,126	107,778,519
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$ 154,657,277	$ 152,502,112

[1] See Note 10: Fair Value Measurements for further disclosures regarding fair value of financial instruments.