The capitalized costs incurred during the period (excluded from amortization) to purchase, lease or otherwise acquire an unproved property, including costs of lease bonuses and options to purchase or lease properties, the portion of costs applicable to minerals when land including mineral rights is purchased in fee, brokers' fees, recording fees, legal costs, and other costs incurred in acquiring properties.

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The capitalized costs incurred during the period (excluded from amortization) to obtain access to proved reserves and to provide facilities for extracting, treating, gathering and storing the oil and gas.

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Supplementary Information for Oil and Gas Producing Activities - Summary of Capitalized Costs of Unproved Properties Excluded from Amortization (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Capitalized Costs of Unproved Properties Excluded from Amortization [Line Items]
Acquisition Costs	$ 120,349	$ 0	$ 0
Development Costs	8,034	3,001	3,704
Exploration Costs	0	0	0
Capitalized Interest	30	0	0
Capitalized costs of unproved properties excluded from amortization, total	128,413	$ 3,001	$ 3,704
Capitalized Costs of Unproved Properties Cumulative Balance
Capitalized Costs of Unproved Properties Excluded from Amortization [Line Items]
Acquisition Costs	143,860
Development Costs	17,207
Exploration Costs	0
Capitalized Interest	30
Capitalized costs of unproved properties excluded from amortization, total	$ 161,097
Costs Incurred Prior to Fiscal 2021
Capitalized Costs of Unproved Properties Excluded from Amortization [Line Items]
Acquisition Costs				$ 23,511
Development Costs				2,468
Exploration Costs				0
Capitalized Interest				0
Capitalized costs of unproved properties excluded from amortization, total				$ 25,979