Condensed Statements Of Operations - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Revenues:
Revenues	$ 6,424,979	$ 7,593,838
Gains (losses) on derivative contracts	(254,036)	(817,894)
Gain on asset sales	20,268	3,272,888
Revenues	6,192,644	10,576,531
Costs and expenses:
Lease operating expenses	1,004,412	1,181,671
Transportation, gathering and marketing	1,280,965	1,383,001
Production taxes	276,026	327,281
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	2,260,649	2,955,701
Interest expense	301,898	370,665
General and administrative	1,731,097	2,223,028
Other expense (income)	3,317	(10,930)
Total costs and expenses	6,858,364	8,430,417
Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes	(665,720)	2,146,114
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	(69,000)	254,000
Net income (loss)	$ (596,720)	$ 1,892,114
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share	$ (0.03)	$ 0.11
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding:
Common shares	22,378,146	16,339,673
Unissued, directors' deferred compensation shares	178,090	180,864
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding	22,556,236	16,520,537
Dividends declared per share of common stock and paid in period	$ 0.01	$ 0.04
Dividends declared per share of common stock and to be paid in quarter ended March 31	$ 0.01	$ 0.04
Natural Gas, Oil and NGL [Member]
Revenues:
Revenues	$ 6,424,979	$ 7,593,838
Lease Bonuses and Rental Income [Member]
Revenues:
Revenues	$ 1,433	$ 527,699