Condensed Balance Sheets - USD ($)		Mar. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 1,703,675	$ 2,438,511
Natural gas, oil, and NGL sales receivables (net of $0 allowance for uncollectable accounts)		9,451,366	6,428,982
Refundable income taxes			2,413,942
Other		1,188,312	942,082
Total current assets		12,343,353	12,223,517
Properties and equipment at cost, based on successful efforts accounting:
Producing natural gas and oil properties		264,135,242	319,984,874
Non-producing natural gas and oil properties		48,878,130	40,466,098
Other		844,582	794,179
Gross properties and equipment, at cost, based on successful efforts accounting		313,857,954	361,245,151
Less accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization		(196,960,903)	(257,643,661)
Net properties and equipment		116,897,051	103,601,490
Operating lease right-of-use assets		564,034	607,414
Other, net		537,199	578,593
Total assets		130,341,637	117,011,014
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		602,415	772,717
Derivative contracts, net	[1]	14,793,396	12,087,988
Income taxes payable		253,733	334,050
Current portion of operating lease liability		134,955	132,287
Accrued liabilities and other		1,506,836	1,809,337
Total current liabilities		17,291,335	15,136,379
Long-term debt		24,000,000	17,500,000
Deferred income taxes, net		370,906	343,906
Asset retirement obligations		2,178,023	2,836,172
Derivative contracts, net	[1]	1,031,639	1,696,479
Operating lease liability, net of current portion		721,188	789,339
Total liabilities		45,593,091	38,302,275
Stockholders' equity:
Common Stock, $0.01666 par value; 54,000,500 shares authorized and 34,469,449 issued at March 31, 2022; 36,000,500 shares authorized and 32,770,433 issued at September 30, 2021		574,261	545,956
Capital in excess of par value		37,596,944	33,213,645
Deferred directors' compensation		1,407,423	1,768,151
Retained earnings		50,778,525	48,966,420
Stockholders' Equity		90,357,153	84,494,172
Less treasury stock, at cost; 377,232 shares at March 31, 2022, and 388,545 shares at September 30, 2021		(5,608,607)	(5,785,433)
Total stockholders' equity		84,748,546	78,708,739
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$ 130,341,637	$ 117,011,014

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