Condensed Statements Of Cash Flows - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
Operating Activities
Net income (loss)	$ 2,212,466	$ 11,407,356
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	7,000,635	6,123,031
Impairment of producing properties		38,533
Provision for deferred income taxes	531,954	3,256,000
Gain from leasing fee mineral acreage	(445,215)	(1,045,242)
Proceeds from leasing fee mineral acreage	451,616	1,108,909
Net (gain) loss on sales of assets	(518,816)	(4,671,253)
Directors' deferred compensation expense	137,617	165,582
Total (gain) loss on derivative contracts	(1,297,737)	(3,648,179)
Cash receipts (payments) on settled derivative contracts	3,786,071	2,468,724
Restricted stock award expense	1,773,789	1,695,637
Other	76,375	105,604
Cash provided (used) by changes in assets and liabilities:
Natural gas, oil and NGL sales receivables	819,566	4,369,921
Other current assets	430,119	408,533
Accounts payable	(68,183)	(107,796)
Income taxes receivable	112,117	(712,475)
Other non-current assets	(81,037)	150,515
Income taxes payable		(576,427)
Accrued liabilities	286,515	272,711
Total adjustments	12,995,386	9,402,328
Net cash provided by operating activities	15,207,852	20,809,684
Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	(64,628)	(321,396)
Acquisition of minerals and overriding royalty interests	(5,272,847)	(25,383,759)
Net proceeds from sales of assets	527,167	9,556,666
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(4,810,308)	(16,148,489)
Financing Activities
Borrowings under Credit Facility	1,000,000	16,000,000
Payments of loan principal	(6,000,000)	(18,550,000)
Payments on off-market derivative contracts		(560,162)
Purchases of treasury stock		(669)
Payments of dividends	(3,602,117)	(2,430,823)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(8,602,117)	(5,541,654)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	1,795,427	(880,459)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	806,254	2,115,652
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	2,601,681	1,235,193
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information:
Interest paid (net of capitalized interest)	2,041,252	1,652,872
Income taxes paid (net of refunds received)	210,668	1,522,904
Supplemental Schedule of Noncash Investing and Financing Activities:
Dividends declared and unpaid	140,300	94,587
Gross additions to properties and equipment	5,386,597	26,392,844
Net increase (decrease) in accounts receivable for properties and equipment additions	(49,122)	(687,689)
Capital expenditures and acquisitions	$ 5,337,475	$ 25,705,155