Condensed Statements Of Operations - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Revenues:
Revenues	$ 8,345,825	$ 7,217,618	$ 14,770,804	$ 14,811,456
Gains (losses) on derivative contracts	(2,348,143)	4,071,577	(2,602,179)	3,253,683
Gain on asset sales	23,257		43,525	3,272,888
Revenues	6,079,493	11,311,287	12,272,137	21,887,818
Costs and expenses:
Lease operating expenses	1,030,651	1,542,199	2,035,063	2,723,870
Transportation, gathering and marketing	1,319,514	1,356,628	2,600,479	2,739,629
Production taxes	443,154	373,754	719,180	701,035
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	1,777,817	3,373,518	4,038,466	6,329,219
Provision for impairment		29,545,702		29,545,702
Interest expense	267,865	346,573	569,763	717,238
General and administrative	2,059,476	2,174,661	3,790,573	4,397,689
Other expense (income)	(102,261)	40,066	(98,944)	29,136
Total costs and expenses	6,796,216	38,753,101	13,654,580	47,183,518
Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes	(716,723)	(27,441,814)	(1,382,443)	(25,295,700)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	(217,000)	(6,987,000)	(286,000)	(6,733,000)
Net income (loss)	$ (499,723)	$ (20,454,814)	$ (1,096,443)	$ (18,562,700)
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share	$ (0.02)	$ (1.24)	$ (0.05)	$ (1.12)
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding:
Common shares	22,429,777	16,384,687	22,403,678	16,362,057
Unissued, directors' deferred compensation shares	178,597	139,390	177,923	186,443
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding	22,608,374	16,524,077	22,581,601	16,548,500
Dividends declared per share of common stock and paid in period	$ 0.01	$ 0.04	$ 0.02	$ 0.08
Dividends declared per share of common stock and to be paid in quarter ended June 30	$ 0.01
Natural Gas, Oil and NGL [Member]
Revenues:
Revenues	$ 8,345,825	$ 7,217,618	$ 14,770,804	$ 14,811,456
Lease Bonuses and Rental Income [Member]
Revenues:
Revenues	$ 58,554	$ 22,092	$ 59,987	$ 549,791