Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2025	Sep. 30, 2024
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 6,639,790	$ 2,688,577
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depletion, depreciation, amortization, and accretion	9,247,973	7,127,641
Impairment expense	2,676,669	0
Accretion of discount on available for sale securities	0	(297,637)
Gain on derivative contracts	(2,076,000)	(245,095)
Settlement received on derivative contracts	699,265	1,245,931
Settlement of asset retirement obligation	(1,600)	(88,992)
Stock-based compensation expense	1,148,289	944,267
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense	(676,523)	584,088
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	1,328,523	1,545,431
Prepaid income taxes	0	(67,878)
Other assets and liabilities	(191,487)	(94,360)
Accounts payable, royalties payable, gathering fees payable, and other accrued liabilities	(430,885)	(1,520,707)
Income taxes payable	2,532,686	0
Net cash provided by operating activities	20,896,700	11,821,266
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to unproved oil and gas properties	(5,032,558)	(3,100,294)
Additions to proved oil and gas properties	(5,901,411)	(28,728,498)
Additions to gathering system properties	(384,124)	(76,625)
Additions to land, buildings and property and equipment	(12,102)	(13,912)
Purchases of short term investments - available for sale	0	(4,045,785)
Proceeds from short term investments - held to maturity	0	23,116,930
Prepaid drilling costs	978,044	1,813,808
Net cash used in investing activities	(10,352,151)	(11,034,376)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Buyback of common shares	0	(1,831,208)
Dividends paid	(4,129,887)	(4,116,777)
Net cash used in financing activities	(4,129,887)	(5,947,985)
Effect of currency rates on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	(168,288)	62,438
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	6,246,374	(5,098,657)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period	6,989,793	13,873,628
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period	13,236,167	8,774,971
Supplemental cash flow disclosures:
Income tax paid - federal	1,417,860	0
Interest paid	9,935	16,832
Non-cash investing activities:
Change in proved properties accrued in accounts payable	2,266,859	818,504
Change in gathering system accrued in accounts payable	39,805	173,193
Asset retirement obligation asset additions and adjustments	25,196	39,597
State (PA)
Supplemental cash flow disclosures:
Income tax paid	755,138	0
State (other)
Supplemental cash flow disclosures:
Income tax paid	$ 26,710	$ 4,000