Consolidated Balance Sheet (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 2,660,000	$ 2,699,000
Accounts receivable	8,000us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent	9,000us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent
Other	6,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent	16,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
Total current assets	2,674,000us-gaap_AssetsCurrent	2,724,000us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Property and equipment, at cost
Proved oil and gas properties (successful efforts method)	347,000	347,000
Other	17,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentOther	17,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentOther
Total property and equipment, at cost	364,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	364,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Less accumulated depreciation, depletion, and amortization	(204,000)	(195,000)
Net property and equipment	160,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	169,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Other assets	2,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent	2,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Total assets	2,836,000us-gaap_Assets	2,895,000us-gaap_Assets
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	6,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent	7,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Other accrued expenses	731,000us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	620,000us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Total current liabilities	737,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent	627,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Commitments and Contingencies
Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock, $.01 par value. Authorized 5,000,000 shares, none issued
Common stock, $.01 par value. Authorized 50,000,000 shares; issued 12,975,321; outstanding, 12,968,921	130,000us-gaap_CommonStockValue	130,000us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Additional paid-in capital	13,854,000	13,854,000
Accumulated deficit	(11,884,000)	(11,716,000)
Treasury stock, at cost, 6,400 shares	(1,000)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue
Total stockholders' equity	2,099,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquity	2,268,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 2,836,000	$ 2,895,000

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19

-Subparagraph a

-Article 5

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(a))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682