Fair value of discounted cash flows and market quoted amount.

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Percentage of discount rate for proved developed location.

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Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill.

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The aggregate amount of write-downs for impairments recognized during the period for long-lived assets held for abandonment, exchange or sale.

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The expense recorded to reduce the value of oil and gas assets consisting of proved properties and unproved properties as the estimate of future successful production from these properties is reduced.

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Properties And Equipment (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Properties And Equipment (Details) - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Impairment	$ 37,879
Impairment for written-off wells	$ 7,976		$ 12,596	$ 588,721
Impairment			$ 50,475	$ 29,904,528	$ 76,824,337
Percentage of discount rate for developed location		10.00%			10.00%
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Fair value of discounted cash flows and market quoted amount					9,100,000
Other Assets [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Impairment					300,000
Fayetteville Shale [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Impairment		19,300,000
Eagle Ford [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Impairment		7,300,000
Other Producing Assets [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Impairment		$ 2,700,000
Eagle Ford Assets [Member]
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Impairment					$ 76,600,000