Condensed Statements Of Cash Flows - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Operating Activities
Net income (loss)	$ 2,661,794	$ (1,096,443)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	3,704,876	4,038,466
Impairment of producing properties	5,585
Provision for deferred income taxes	27,000	(288,000)
Gain from leasing fee mineral acreage	(239,751)	(57,493)
Proceeds from leasing fee mineral acreage	328,783	64,047
Net (gain) loss on sales of assets	(171,285)	(62,097)
Directors' deferred compensation expense	103,031	100,254
Total (gain) loss on derivative contracts	10,147,238	2,602,179
Cash receipts (payments) on settled derivative contracts	(176,510)	315,883
Restricted stock awards	688,981	284,148
Other	28,483	31,544
Cash provided (used) by changes in assets and liabilities:
Natural gas, oil and NGL sales receivables	(3,022,384)	(1,732,801)
Other current assets	(205,489)	(388,864)
Accounts payable	(91,587)	(340,404)
Income taxes receivable	2,413,942	1,356,356
Other non-current assets	64,975	56,545
Income taxes payable	(80,317)
Accrued liabilities	(253,045)	(206,213)
Total adjustments	13,272,526	5,773,550
Net cash provided by operating activities	15,934,320	4,677,107
Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	(279,348)	(425,098)
Acquisition of minerals and overriding royalty interests	(20,918,274)	(7,934,504)
Net proceeds from sales of assets	6,880,972	21,000
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities	(14,316,650)	(8,338,602)
Financing Activities
Borrowings under Credit Facility	10,000,000
Payments of loan principal	(3,500,000)	(5,250,000)
Net cost of equity issuance	(72,657)	(53,482)
Cash receipts from (payments on) off-market derivative contracts	(7,930,160)
Payments of dividends	(849,689)	(454,936)
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities	(2,352,506)	(5,758,418)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(734,836)	(9,419,913)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	2,438,511	10,690,395
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	1,703,675	1,270,482
Supplemental Schedule of Noncash Investing and Financing Activities:
Dividends declared and unpaid		289,997
Gross additions to properties and equipment	24,522,684	8,759,616
Value of shares used for acquisitions	(3,510,001)	(250,000)
Net (increase) decrease in accounts payable for properties and equipment additions	184,939	(150,014)
Capital expenditures and acquisitions	$ 21,197,622	$ 8,359,602