Condensed Statements Of Operations - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Revenues:
Revenues	$ 10,899,820	$ 3,517,561	$ 25,670,624	$ 18,329,017
Gains (losses) on derivative contracts	(5,487,483)	(838,282)	(8,089,662)	2,415,401
Gain on asset sales	270,070	3,108	313,595	3,275,996
Revenues	5,941,559	2,705,383	18,213,696	24,593,201
Costs and expenses:
Lease operating expenses	1,064,989	1,147,948	3,100,052	3,871,818
Transportation, gathering and marketing	1,538,174	956,653	4,138,653	3,696,282
Production taxes	596,858	134,249	1,316,038	835,284
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	2,137,707	2,464,568	6,176,173	8,793,787
Provision for impairment	45,855	358,826	45,855	29,904,528
Interest expense	220,439	241,191	790,202	958,429
General and administrative	2,275,104	1,908,790	6,065,677	6,306,479
Other expense (income)	235,027	(73,687)	136,083	(44,551)
Total costs and expenses	8,114,153	7,138,538	21,768,733	54,322,056
Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes	(2,172,594)	(4,433,155)	(3,555,037)	(29,728,855)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	(816,000)	(877,940)	(1,102,000)	(7,610,940)
Net income (loss)	$ (1,356,594)	$ (3,555,215)	$ (2,453,037)	$ (22,117,915)
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share	$ (0.05)	$ (0.21)	$ (0.10)	$ (1.34)
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding:
Common shares	28,117,199	16,403,243	24,308,185	16,375,736
Unissued, directors' deferred compensation shares	192,059	141,799	174,454	152,500
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding	28,309,258	16,545,042	24,482,639	16,528,236
Dividends declared per share of common stock and paid in period	$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0.03	$ 0.09
Natural Gas, Oil and NGL [Member]
Revenues:
Revenues	$ 10,899,820	$ 3,517,561	$ 25,670,624	$ 18,329,017
Lease Bonuses and Rental Income [Member]
Revenues:
Revenues	$ 259,152	$ 22,996	$ 319,139	$ 572,787