Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 10,690,395	$ 6,160,691
Natural gas, oil and NGL sales receivables (net of allowance for uncollectable accounts)	2,943,220	4,377,646
Refundable income taxes	3,805,227	1,505,442
Derivative contracts, net		2,256,639
Other	351,088	177,037
Total current assets	17,789,930	14,477,455
Properties and equipment at cost, based on successful efforts accounting:
Producing natural gas and oil properties	324,886,491	354,718,398
Non-producing natural gas and oil properties	18,993,814	14,599,023
Other	582,444	717,121
Gross properties and equipment, at cost, based on successful efforts accounting	344,462,749	370,034,542
Less accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization	(263,590,801)	(258,607,521)
Net properties and equipment	80,871,948	111,427,021
Investments	79,308	205,076
Derivative contracts, net		237,505
Operating lease right-of-use assets	690,316
Other, net	590,333	297,890
Total assets	100,021,835	126,644,947
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable	997,637	665,160
Derivative contracts, net	281,942
Current portion of operating lease liability	127,108
Accrued liabilities and other	1,297,363	2,433,466
Short-term debt	1,750,000
Total current liabilities	4,454,050	3,098,626
Long-term debt	27,000,000	35,425,000
Deferred income taxes	1,329,007	5,976,007
Asset retirement obligations	2,897,522	2,835,781
Derivative contracts, net	425,705
Operating lease liability, net of current portion	921,625
Stockholders' equity:
Class A voting common stock, $0.01666 par value; 24,000,500 shares authorized; 22,647,306 issued at September 30, 2020, and Class A voting common stock, $0.01666 par value; 24,000,000 shares authorized; 16,897,306 issued at September 30, 2019	377,304	281,509
Capital in excess of par value	10,649,611	2,967,984
Deferred directors' compensation	1,874,007	2,555,781
Retained earnings	56,244,100	81,848,301
Stockholders' Equity	69,145,022	87,653,575
Treasury stock, at cost; 411,487 shares at September 30, 2020; 558,051 shares at September 30, 2019	(6,151,096)	(8,344,042)
Total stockholders' equity	62,993,926	79,309,533
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 100,021,835	$ 126,644,947