Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2024
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 5,567,495	$ 2,322,556
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depletion, depreciation, amortization, and accretion	6,677,511	4,428,829
Impairment expense	2,676,669	0
Accretion of discount on available for sale securities	0	(297,637)
(Gain) loss on derivative contracts	(1,111,693)	195,617
Settlement (paid) received on derivative contracts	(108,383)	760,542
Settlement of asset retirement obligation	(1,600)	(87,284)
Stock-based compensation expense	771,676	635,158
Deferred income tax benefit	(779,676)	(54,736)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	346,839	1,070,784
Prepaid income taxes	0	319,770
Other assets and liabilities	385,445	354,014
Accounts payable, royalties payable, gathering fees payable, and other accrued liabilities	(66,454)	(572,099)
Income taxes payable	2,572,921	0
Net cash provided by operating activities	16,930,750	9,075,514
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to unproved oil and gas properties	(5,132,649)	(2,993,155)
Additions to proved oil and gas properties	(5,997,993)	(26,425,017)
Additions to gathering system properties	(228,327)	(70,236)
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	705,165	886,981
Net cash used in investing activities	(10,665,906)	(9,544,194)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Buyback of common shares	0	(1,203,708)
Dividends paid	(2,751,372)	(2,742,349)
Net cash used in financing activities	(2,751,372)	(3,946,057)
Effect of currency rates on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	(125,612)	22,593
Decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	3,387,860	(4,392,144)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period	6,989,793	13,873,628
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period	10,377,653	9,481,484
Supplemental cash flow disclosures:
Income tax paid - federal	1,325,000	140,000
Interest paid	9,552	0
Non-cash investing activities:
Change in proved properties accrued in accounts payable	(690,866)	(1,471,985)
Change in gathering system accrued in accounts payable	71,366	45,862
Asset retirement obligation asset additions and adjustments	18,235	21,831
State (PA)
Supplemental cash flow disclosures:
Income tax paid (refund)	355,138	0
State (other)
Supplemental cash flow disclosures:
Income tax paid (refund)	$ 1,710	$ (8,608)