SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of financial information related to reporting segments

The following table presents certain financial information related to Barnwell’s reporting segments. All revenues reported are from external customers with no intersegment sales or transfers.

	Three months ended   June 30,						Nine months ended   June 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Revenues:
Oil and natural gas	$	2,196,000		$	4,619,000		$	7,260,000		$	16,343,000
Land investment	1,266,000			258,000			3,115,000			378,000
Contract drilling	1,415,000			1,548,000			3,839,000			4,475,000
Other	307,000			377,000			461,000			678,000
Total before interest income	5,184,000			6,802,000			14,675,000			21,874,000
Interest income	19,000			8,000			52,000			18,000
Total revenues	$	5,203,000		$	6,810,000		$	14,727,000		$	21,892,000
Depletion, depreciation, and amortization:
Oil and natural gas	$	707,000		$	1,187,000		$	2,362,000		$	5,043,000
Contract drilling	66,000			79,000			207,000			235,000
Other	28,000			30,000			79,000			86,000
Total depletion, depreciation, and amortization	$	801,000		$	1,296,000		$	2,648,000		$	5,364,000
Operating profit (before general and administrative expenses):
Oil and natural gas	$	(46,000	)	$	1,321,000		$	(78,000	)	$	4,526,000
Land investment	1,266,000			258,000			3,115,000			378,000
Contract drilling	534,000			201,000			820,000			571,000
Other	279,000			347,000			382,000			592,000
Total operating profit	2,033,000			2,127,000			4,239,000			6,067,000
Equity in income (loss) of affiliates:
Land investment	988,000			(113,000		)	1,444,000			(376,000		)
General and administrative expenses	(1,891,000		)	(1,844,000		)	(6,270,000		)	(6,049,000		)
Interest expense	(76,000		)	(165,000		)	(248,000		)	(520,000		)
Interest income	19,000			8,000			52,000			18,000
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	1,073,000		$	13,000		$	(783,000	)	$	(860,000	)