Condensed Statements Of Cash Flows - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Operating Activities
Net income (loss)	$ 9,553,244	$ (4,020,455)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	1,889,990	2,121,116
Impairment of producing properties	2,073
Provision for deferred income taxes	2,934,000	(339,000)
Gain from leasing fee mineral acreage	(313,150)	(160,829)
Proceeds from leasing fee mineral acreage	373,878	233,744
Net (gain) loss on sales of assets	(4,417,983)	(2,334,644)
Directors' deferred compensation expense	53,589	35,461
Total (gain) loss on derivative contracts	(3,802,820)	12,983,406
Cash receipts (payments) on settled derivative contracts	816,838	(176,510)
Restricted stock award expense	580,998	433,137
Other	35,904	(8,655)
Cash provided (used) by changes in assets and liabilities:
Natural gas, oil and NGL sales receivables	2,328,673	(1,431,299)
Other current assets	123,948	120,291
Accounts payable	(175,207)	4,062
Income taxes receivable	(776,077)
Other non-current assets	40,576	54,722
Income taxes payable	(576,427)	(246,206)
Accrued liabilities	261,430	27,989
Total adjustments	(619,767)	11,316,785
Net cash provided by operating activities	8,933,477	7,296,330
Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	(190,826)	(86,671)
Acquisition of minerals and overriding royalty interests	(10,236,615)	(9,274,447)
Net proceeds from sales of assets	9,210,005	2,294,480
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities	(1,217,436)	(7,066,638)
Financing Activities
Borrowings under Credit Facility	6,000,000	6,000,000
Payments of loan principal	(13,300,000)	(2,000,000)
Net proceeds from equity issuance		(40,150)
Cash receipts from (payments on) off-market derivative contracts	(560,162)	(3,527,738)
Payments of dividends	(810,071)	(517,479)
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities	(8,670,233)	(85,367)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(954,192)	144,325
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	2,115,652	1,559,350
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	1,161,460	1,703,675
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information:
Interest paid (net of capitalized interest)	611,922	208,000
Income taxes paid (net of refunds received)	1,485,505	618,206
Supplemental Schedule of Noncash Investing and Financing Activities:
Dividends declared and unpaid	50,034
Gross additions to properties and equipment	10,996,880	9,338,855
Net (increase) decrease in accounts payable for properties and equipment additions	(569,439)	22,263
Capital expenditures and acquisitions	$ 10,427,441	$ 9,361,118