Condensed Balance Sheets - USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 1,559,350	$ 2,438,511
Natural gas, oil, and NGL sales receivables (net of $0 allowance for uncollectable accounts)		8,020,067	6,428,982
Refundable income taxes			2,413,942
Other		1,333,279	942,082
Total current assets		10,912,696	12,223,517
Properties and equipment at cost, based on successful efforts accounting:
Producing natural gas and oil properties		249,861,777	319,984,874
Non-producing natural gas and oil properties		54,960,073	40,466,098
Other		883,310	794,179
Gross properties and equipment, at cost, based on successful efforts accounting		305,705,160	361,245,151
Less accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization		(195,971,382)	(257,643,661)
Net properties and equipment		109,733,778	103,601,490
Operating lease right-of-use assets		585,888	607,414
Other, net		570,072	578,593
Total assets		121,802,434	117,011,014
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		612,387	772,717
Derivative contracts, net	[1]	6,413,308	12,087,988
Income taxes payable		499,939	334,050
Current portion of operating lease liability		133,614	132,287
Accrued liabilities and other		2,047,437	1,809,337
Total current liabilities		9,706,685	15,136,379
Long-term debt		20,000,000	17,500,000
Deferred income taxes, net		709,906	343,906
Asset retirement obligations		2,157,289	2,836,172
Derivative contracts, net	[1]	132,569	1,696,479
Operating lease liability, net of current portion		755,433	789,339
Total liabilities		33,461,882	38,302,275
Stockholders' equity:
Class A voting common stock, $0.01666 par value; 54,000,500 shares authorized and 34,405,287 issued at December 31, 2021; 36,000,500 shares authorized and 32,770,433 issued at September 30, 2021		573,192	545,956
Capital in excess of par value		36,741,266	33,213,645
Deferred directors' compensation		1,835,721	1,768,151
Retained earnings		54,798,980	48,966,420
Stockholders' Equity		93,949,159	84,494,172
Less treasury stock, at cost; 377,232 shares at December 31, 2021, and 388,545 shares at September 30, 2021		(5,608,607)	(5,785,433)
Total stockholders' equity		88,340,552	78,708,739
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$ 121,802,434	$ 117,011,014

[1] See Note 10: Fair Value Measurements for further disclosures regarding fair value of financial instruments.