Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Revenues from contracts with customers:
Total revenue	$ 21,243,927	$ 13,101,059	$ 54,747,029	$ 28,632,220
Operating costs and expenses:
Lease operating expenses	2,399,092	2,240,259	6,791,496	5,618,585
Gathering system operating expenses	225,809	138,887	556,515	503,381
Development geological and geophysical expenses	2,387	11,583	7,159	34,573
Depletion, depreciation, amortization, and accretion	1,706,030	1,846,911	4,898,988	5,175,865
Gain on sale of oil and gas properties	0	0	(221,642)	0
General and administrative expenses:
Stock based compensation expense	500,597	300,249	836,949	738,789
Other general and administrative expenses	2,015,272	1,461,703	4,651,547	4,837,164
Total operating costs and expenses	6,849,187	5,999,592	17,521,012	16,908,357
Operating income	14,394,740	7,101,467	37,226,017	11,723,863
Other income (expense):
Interest income	89,638	11,070	126,804	27,786
Interest expense	(17,501)	(16,962)	(33,565)	(66,380)
Gain (loss) on derivative contracts	(929,637)	(5,055,130)	(1,124,547)	(6,417,123)
Other (expense) income	(32,777)	(907)	(99,896)	756
Other income (expense), net	(890,277)	(5,061,929)	(1,131,204)	(6,454,961)
Net income (loss) before income tax expense	13,504,463	2,039,538	36,094,813	5,268,902
Income tax expense (benefit)	3,896,010	643,072	10,097,484	1,621,894
NET INCOME(LOSS)	9,608,453	1,396,466	25,997,329	3,647,008
Currency translation adjustments	(34,524)	(15)	(48,272)	(1,256)
NET COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)	$ 9,573,929	$ 1,396,451	$ 25,949,057	$ 3,645,751
Net income (loss) per share, basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.42	$ 0.06	$ 1.11	$ 0.15
Net income (loss) per share, diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.41	$ 0.06	$ 1.11	$ 0.15
Weighted average number of shares outstanding, basic (in shares)	23,011,729	23,564,288	23,419,666	23,757,895
Weighted average number of shares outstanding, diluted (in shares)	23,169,658	23,772,943	23,524,574	23,871,495
Gas, oil, NGL and condensate revenue
Revenues from contracts with customers:
Total revenue	$ 19,171,121	$ 11,062,443	$ 48,566,282	$ 22,740,352
Gas gathering and compression revenue
Revenues from contracts with customers:
Total revenue	$ 2,072,806	$ 2,038,616	$ 6,180,747	$ 5,891,868