Properties And Equipment (Details)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) Item	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) Item	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]
Number of non-core marginal wells sold \| Item	199	79
Proceeds from sales of assets	$ 571,955	$ 557,750		$ 1,129,705	$ 718,700
Loss on sale of assets	193,893	272,236		$ 466,128	87,161
Decrease in gross asset value on balance sheets due to sales of non-core marginal wells	800,000	$ 800,000
Computation of Oil, Natural Gas and NGL Reserves				12 months
Impairment	$ 0		$ 10,788	$ 0	$ 10,788

Computation of oil, natural gas and NGL reserves.

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Decrease in gross asset value due to Sale of asset.

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Number of non core marginal wells sold.

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Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill.

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of proven and unproven oil and gas properties.

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The cash inflow to dispose of long-lived, physical assets and mineral interests in oil and gas properties used for normal oil and gas operations.

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