Note 4 - Long-Term Debt	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Notes to Financial Statements
Long-Term Debt [Text Block]	(4) Long-Term Debt: *Bank Debt:* On July 5, 2022, the Company and its lenders entered into a Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “2022 Credit Agreement”) with a maturity date of June 1, 2026. Under the 2022 Credit Agreement, the Company has a revolving line of credit and letter of credit facility of up to $300million subject to a borrowing base that is determined semi-annually by the lenders based upon the Company’s consolidated financial statements and the estimated value of the Company’s oil and gas properties, in accordance with the Lenders’ customary practices for oil and gas loans. The initial borrowing base of the agreement is $75million. The credit facility is secured by substantially all of the Company’s oil and gas properties. The 2022 Credit Agreement includes terms and covenants that require the Company to maintain a minimum current ratio and total indebtedness to EBITDAX (earnings before depreciation, depletion, amortization, taxes, interest expense and exploration costs) ratio, as defined, and restrictions are placed on the payment of dividends, the amount of treasury stock the Company may purchase, and commodity hedge agreements. Effective January 20, 2023, in lieu of a formal amendment, a borrowing base letter authorized by all lenders and the Company of the 2022 Credit Agreement resulted in an adjustment to decrease the amount of the Borrowing Base available from $75 million to $60 million until such time as the next redetermination date as required by the agreement. Effective July 24, 2023, in lieu of a formal amendment, a borrowing base letter authorized by all lenders and the Company of the 2022 Credit Agreement resulted in an adjustment to increase the amount of the Borrowing Base available from $60 million to $65 million until such time as the next redetermination date as required by the agreement. As of December 31, 2023, the borrowing base was $65 million and the Company had no outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility. Effective February 9, 2024, the Company and its lenders entered into the Second Amendment to the 2022 Credit Agreement. This amendment included an increase of the Borrowing Base from $65 million to $85 million and will remain in effect until the next scheduled redetermination date in accordance with the Credit Agreement. As of March 31, 2024 the Company had $4 million of outstanding borrowings and $81 million available under the credit facility. As of May 15, 2024, the Company had $2 million of outstanding borrowings and $83 million available under the credit facility.

Note 4 - Long-Term Debt

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

(4) Long-Term Debt:

Bank Debt:

On July 5, 2022, the Company and its lenders entered into a Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “2022 Credit Agreement”) with a maturity date of June 1, 2026. Under the 2022 Credit Agreement, the Company has a revolving line of credit and letter of credit facility of up to $300million subject to a borrowing base that is determined semi-annually by the lenders based upon the Company’s consolidated financial statements and the estimated value of the Company’s oil and gas properties, in accordance with the Lenders’ customary practices for oil and gas loans. The initial borrowing base of the agreement is $75million. The credit facility is secured by substantially all of the Company’s oil and gas properties. The 2022 Credit Agreement includes terms and covenants that require the Company to maintain a minimum current ratio and total indebtedness to EBITDAX (earnings before depreciation, depletion, amortization, taxes, interest expense and exploration costs) ratio, as defined, and restrictions are placed on the payment of dividends, the amount of treasury stock the Company may purchase, and commodity hedge agreements.

Effective January 20, 2023, in lieu of a formal amendment, a borrowing base letter authorized by all lenders and the Company of the 2022 Credit Agreement resulted in an adjustment to decrease the amount of the Borrowing Base available from $75 million to $60 million until such time as the next redetermination date as required by the agreement.

Effective July 24, 2023, in lieu of a formal amendment, a borrowing base letter authorized by all lenders and the Company of the 2022 Credit Agreement resulted in an adjustment to increase the amount of the Borrowing Base available from $60 million to $65 million until such time as the next redetermination date as required by the agreement.

As of December 31, 2023, the borrowing base was $65 million and the Company had no outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility.

Effective February 9, 2024, the Company and its lenders entered into the Second Amendment to the 2022 Credit Agreement. This amendment included an increase of the Borrowing Base from $65 million to $85 million and will remain in effect until the next scheduled redetermination date in accordance with the Credit Agreement.

As of March 31, 2024 the Company had $4 million of outstanding borrowings and $81 million available under the credit facility. As of May 15, 2024, the Company had $2 million of outstanding borrowings and $83 million available under the credit facility.