Condensed Statements Of Operations - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Revenues:
Revenues	$ 7,593,838	$ 12,210,719
Gains (losses) on derivative contracts	(817,894)	4,506,780
Gain on asset sales	3,272,888	9,096,938
Revenues	10,576,531	26,328,994
Costs and expenses:
Lease operating expenses	2,564,672	3,104,570
Production taxes	327,281	608,951
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	2,955,701	3,813,686
Interest expense	370,665	539,370
General and administrative	2,223,028	1,938,840
Loss on asset sales and other expense (income)	(10,930)	16,637
Total costs and expenses	8,430,417	10,022,054
Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes	2,146,114	16,306,940
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	254,000	3,571,000
Net income (loss)	$ 1,892,114	$ 12,735,940
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share	$ 0.11	$ 0.75
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding:
Common shares	16,339,673	16,745,076
Unissued, directors' deferred compensation shares	180,864	213,932
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding	16,520,537	16,959,008
Dividends declared per share of common stock and paid in period	$ 0.04	$ 0.04
Dividends declared per share of common stock and to be paid in Quarter ended March 31	$ 0.04	$ 0.04
Oil, NGL and Natural Gas [Member]
Revenues:
Revenues	$ 7,593,838	$ 12,210,719
Lease Bonuses and Rental Income [Member]
Revenues:
Revenues	$ 527,699	$ 514,557