SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	SUBSEQUENT EVENTS Paycheck Protection Program Loan On April 28, 2020, the Company, as obligor, entered into a promissory note evidencing an unsecured loan in the approximate amount of $147,000 under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) pursuant to the CARES Act that was signed into law in March 2020. The note matures two years after the date of the loan disbursement and bears interest at a fixed annual rate of 1.00%, with the first six months of principal and interest deferred. Under the terms of the CARES Act and the PPP, the Company can apply for and be granted forgiveness for all or a portion of the loan issued under the PPP and the loan is expected to be forgiven to the extent the proceeds are used in accordance with the PPP to cover payroll, mortgage interest, rent, and utility costs incurred by the Company over the 24-week period following the loan disbursement date. At this time, the Company believes that its use of the loan proceeds will meet the conditions for forgiveness under the PPP. Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy Subsequent to March 31, 2020, the Company’s two subsidiaries with Canadian operations, Barnwell of Canada, Limited, and Octavian Oil, Ltd., qualified for the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (“CEWS”). The CEWS is a program that will provide a subsidy of 75% of eligible employee wages up to a maximum of approximately $600 per week for each employee. As of the date of this report, the Company received a total of approximately $60,000 in CEWS subsidies. The CEWS is currently scheduled to run through August 29, 2020. NYSE American Continued Listing Standard On January 13, 2020, the Company received a letter from NYSE American LLC (the “Exchange”) Staff indicating that the Company is not in compliance with certain continued listing standards relating to stockholders equity as set forth in Part 10, Section 1003 of the NYSE American Company Guide (the “Guide”). Based on the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019, which was filed with the SEC on December 20, 2019, the Company was below compliance with Part 10, Sections 1003(a)(i) and (a)(ii) of the Guide since it reported stockholders’ equity of $1.2 million and net losses in fiscal years ended September 30, 2019, September 30, 2018 and September 30, 2016. In accordance with the Exchange’s policies and procedures, the Company submitted its plan of compliance on February 12, 2020 (the “Plan”) addressing how the Company intends to regain compliance with Part 10, Section 1003 of the Guide. On April 2, 2020, the Exchange notified the Company that it accepted the Company’s Plan and granted the Company an extension for its continued listing until July 13, 2021 (the “Plan Period”). The Company will be subject to periodic review by Exchange Staff during the Plan Period. The Plan was submitted to the Exchange before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic-related low commodity price environment, the oil price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia and other macroeconomic pressures that have impacted our businesses and the U.S. economy in general. The magnitude and duration of these factors have and will adversely affect the Company’s ability to achieve the Plan’s goals and to return to compliance with the Exchange’s listing standards. If the Company does not regain compliance by the end of the Plan Period, or if the Company does not make progress consistent with its Plan, the Exchange may initiate delisting procedures as appropriate. The potential issues discussed above could result in our inability to satisfy the Exchange’s criteria for continued listing of our common stock. If the Exchange delists our common stock, investors may face material adverse consequences, including, but not limited to, a lack of a trading market for our common stock, reduced liquidity, and an inability for us to obtain financing to fund our operations.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Paycheck Protection Program Loan

On April 28, 2020, the Company, as obligor, entered into a promissory note evidencing an unsecured loan in the approximate amount of $147,000 under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) pursuant to the CARES Act that was signed into law in March 2020. The note matures two years after the date of the loan disbursement and bears interest at a fixed annual rate of 1.00%, with the first six months of principal and interest deferred. Under the terms of the CARES Act and the PPP, the Company can apply for and be granted forgiveness for all or a portion of the loan issued under the PPP and the loan is expected to be forgiven to the extent the proceeds are used in accordance with the PPP to cover payroll, mortgage interest, rent, and utility costs incurred by the Company over the 24-week period following the loan disbursement date. At this time, the Company believes that its use of the loan proceeds will meet the conditions for forgiveness under the PPP.

Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy

Subsequent to March 31, 2020, the Company’s two subsidiaries with Canadian operations, Barnwell of Canada, Limited, and Octavian Oil, Ltd., qualified for the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (“CEWS”). The CEWS is a program that will provide a subsidy of 75% of eligible employee wages up to a maximum of approximately $600 per week for each employee. As of the date of this report, the Company received a total of approximately $60,000 in CEWS subsidies. The CEWS is currently scheduled to run through August 29, 2020.

NYSE American Continued Listing Standard

On January 13, 2020, the Company received a letter from NYSE American LLC (the “Exchange”) Staff indicating that the Company is not in compliance with certain continued listing standards relating to stockholders equity as set forth in Part 10, Section 1003 of the NYSE American Company Guide (the “Guide”). Based on the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019, which was filed with the SEC on December 20, 2019, the Company was below compliance with Part 10, Sections 1003(a)(i) and (a)(ii) of the Guide since it reported stockholders’ equity of $1.2 million and net losses in fiscal years ended September 30, 2019, September 30, 2018 and September 30, 2016.

In accordance with the Exchange’s policies and procedures, the Company submitted its plan of compliance on February 12, 2020 (the “Plan”) addressing how the Company intends to regain compliance with Part 10, Section 1003 of the Guide. On April 2, 2020, the Exchange notified the Company that it accepted the Company’s Plan and granted the Company an extension for its continued listing until July 13, 2021 (the “Plan Period”). The Company will be subject to periodic review by Exchange Staff during the Plan Period. The Plan was submitted to the Exchange before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic-related low commodity price environment, the oil price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia and other macroeconomic pressures that have impacted our businesses and the U.S. economy in general. The magnitude and duration of these factors have and will adversely affect the Company’s ability to achieve the Plan’s goals and to return to compliance with the Exchange’s listing standards. If the Company does not regain compliance by the end of the Plan Period, or if the Company does not make progress consistent with its Plan, the Exchange may initiate delisting procedures as appropriate. The potential issues discussed above could result in our inability to satisfy the Exchange’s criteria for continued listing of our common stock. If the Exchange delists our common stock, investors may face material adverse consequences, including, but not limited to, a lack of a trading market for our common stock, reduced liquidity, and an inability for us to obtain financing to fund our operations.