SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

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   March 31,						Six months ended   March 31,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Revenues:
Oil and natural gas	$	621,000		$	2,092,000		$	1,469,000		$	5,064,000
Land investment	284,000			817,000			413,000			1,849,000
Contract drilling	550,000			491,000			1,382,000			2,424,000
Other	47,000			76,000			89,000			154,000
Total before interest income	1,502,000			3,476,000			3,353,000			9,491,000
Interest income	20,000			16,000			22,000			33,000
Total revenues	$	1,522,000		$	3,492,000		$	3,375,000		$	9,524,000
Depletion, depreciation, and amortization:
Oil and natural gas	$	305,000		$	772,000		$	579,000		$	1,655,000
Contract drilling	62,000			70,000			123,000			141,000
Other	24,000			26,000			51,000			51,000
Total depletion, depreciation, and amortization	$	391,000		$	868,000		$	753,000		$	1,847,000
Operating profit (loss) (before general and administrative expenses):
Oil and natural gas	$	(698,000	)	$	(498,000	)	$	(863,000	)	$	(32,000	)
Land investment	284,000			817,000			413,000			1,849,000
Contract drilling	(130,000		)	(51,000		)	91,000			286,000
Other	23,000			50,000			38,000			103,000
Total operating profit (loss)	(521,000		)	318,000			(321,000		)	2,206,000
Equity in income of affiliates:
Land investment	253,000			368,000			416,000			456,000
General and administrative expenses	(1,528,000		)	(2,104,000		)	(3,369,000		)	(4,379,000		)
Interest expense	(33,000		)	(82,000		)	(66,000		)	(172,000		)
Interest income	20,000			16,000			22,000			33,000
Loss before income taxes	$	(1,809,000	)	$	(1,484,000	)	$	(3,318,000	)	$	(1,856,000	)