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Note 6 - Debt (Details Textual) $ in Millions			12 Months Ended
Note 6 - Debt (Details Textual) $ in Millions	Jul. 27, 2022 USD ($)	Jan. 05, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Jul. 26, 2022 USD ($)
Proceeds from Lines of Credit			$ 0.5	$ 15.2
Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		$ 15.0	20.0		$ 20.0
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		$ 100.0
Proceeds from Lines of Credit	$ 10.7
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Ratio of Total Debt to EBITDAX		3
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Ratio of Consolidated Current Assets to Consolidated Current Liabilities		1
Long-Term Debt, Gross			$ 5.0	$ 12.0
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Restricted Payment, Percentage of Existing Borrowing Base		20.00%
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Fed Funds Effective Rate Overnight Index Swap Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		0.50%
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Fed Funds Effective Rate Overnight Index Swap Rate [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Applicable Margin on Basis Spread		0.25%
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Fed Funds Effective Rate Overnight Index Swap Rate [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Applicable Margin on Basis Spread		1.25%