Statements Of Cash Flows - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Operating Activities
Net income	$ 3,346,133	$ 13,920,800	$ 20,409,272
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	1,802,114	8,566,185	7,278,118
Impairment of producing properties	6,100,696	38,533	14,565
Provision for deferred income taxes	868,000	4,303,731	1,242,000
Gain from leasing fee mineral acreage	(34,371)	(1,067,992)	(466,341)
Proceeds from leasing fee mineral acreage	67,651	1,213,913	688,207
Net (gain) loss on sales of assets	(934,207)	(4,728,758)	(4,423,646)
Directors' deferred compensation expense	44,827	228,017	191,852
Total (gain) loss on derivative contracts	(3,347,002)	(6,859,589)	16,833,078
Cash receipts (payments) on settled derivative contracts	(810,839)	2,743,475	(2,796,250)
Restricted stock award expense	524,257	2,205,910	2,211,673
Other	30,157	136,412	87,353
Cash provided (used) by changes in assets and liabilities:
Natural gas, oil and NGL sales receivables	3,368,278	4,883,870	(6,723,292)
Income taxes receivable		(455,931)	2,413,942
Other current assets	(309,051)	(45,869)	250,568
Accounts payable	(129,304)	69,228	(10,305)
Other non-current assets	63,723	206,292	(380,964)
Income taxes payable	80,569	(576,427)	161,808
Accrued liabilities	(589,817)	(610,661)	550,012
Total adjustments	6,795,681	10,250,339	17,122,378
Net cash provided by operating activities	10,141,814	24,171,139	37,531,650
Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	(87,104)	(325,983)	(552,638)
Acquisition of minerals and overriding royalty interests	(14,499,014)	(29,735,516)	(43,525,236)
Net proceeds from sales of assets	1,137,730	9,614,194	13,217,844
Deposits received on held for sale assets	815,000
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities	(12,633,388)	(20,447,305)	(30,860,030)
Financing Activities
Borrowings under Credit Facility	10,000,000	19,500,000	21,300,000
Payments of loan principal	(5,000,000)	(20,050,000)	(10,500,000)
Net proceeds from equity issuance			5,006,538
Cash receipts from (payments on) off-market derivative contracts	(3,010,661)	(560,162)	(19,260,104)
Purchases of treasury stock	(52,460)	(402,704)	(1,855)
Payments of dividends	(726,462)	(3,520,366)	(2,257,901)
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities	1,210,417	(5,033,232)	(5,713,322)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(1,281,157)	(1,309,398)	958,298
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	3,396,809	2,115,652	2,438,511
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	2,115,652	806,254	3,396,809
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information
Interest paid (net of capitalized interest)	581,142	2,405,361	997,085
Income taxes paid (net of refunds received)	32,431	1,464,087	384,249
Supplemental schedule of noncash investing and financing activities:
Dividends declared and unpaid	811,688	113,443
Gross additions to properties and equipment	14,710,613	30,761,578	46,791,346
Value of shares used for acquisitions			(3,510,001)
Net (increase) decrease in accounts receivable for properties and equipment additions	(124,495)	(700,079)	796,529
Capital expenditures and acquisitions	$ 14,586,118	$ 30,061,499	$ 44,077,874