Statements Of Operations - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Revenues:
Revenues	$ 23,370,003
Gains (losses) on derivative contracts	907,419	$ 6,105,145	$ (4,932,068)
Gain on asset sales	3,997,436	18,973,426
Revenues	28,965,819	66,035,685	45,034,264
Costs and expenses:
Lease operating expenses	4,841,541	6,398,522	6,714,448
Transportation, gathering and marketing	4,812,869	6,089,903	6,745,830
Production taxes	1,022,912	1,902,636	2,089,050
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	11,313,783	18,196,583	18,395,040
Provision for impairment	29,904,528	76,824,337
Interest expense	1,286,788	1,995,789	1,748,101
General and administrative	8,024,901	8,565,243	7,342,441
Other expense (income)	(466)	288,610	102,685
Total costs and expenses	61,206,856	120,261,623	43,137,595
Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes	(32,241,037)	(54,225,938)	1,896,669
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	(8,289,000)	(13,481,000)	(12,739,000)
Net income (loss)	$ (23,952,037)	$ (40,744,938)	$ 14,635,669
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share	$ (1.41)	$ (2.43)	$ 0.86
Natural Gas, Oil and NGL [Member]
Revenues:
Revenues	$ 23,370,003	$ 39,410,036	$ 48,385,335
Lease Bonuses and Rental Income [Member]
Revenues:
Revenues	$ 690,961	$ 1,547,078	$ 1,580,997