Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
Cash Provided by/(Applied to) Operating Activities:
Net Income	$ 726,516	$ 403,738
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities:
Depreciation, Depletion, Amortization and Valuation Provision	509,169	934,733
Depreciation Attributable to TWS	18,973	18,154
Accretion of Asset Retirement Obligation	41,029	18,221
Expired Leases	6,265	(1,440)
Cash Distributions from Equity Method Investees	20,000	0
Gain on Equity Method and Other Investments	(6,905)	(256,966)
Net (Gain)/Loss on Equity Securities	(133,691)	(82,634)
Deferred Income Tax Expense	746,995	121,913
Change in Receivables	(114,242)	663,415
Change in Accounts Payable and Other Current Liabilities	(209,911)	(233,667)
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities	1,604,198	1,585,467
Cash Provided by/(Applied to) Investing Activities:
Maturity of Available-for-Sale Debt Securities	2,534,727	1,151,965
Purchase of Available-for-Sale Debt Securities	(313,826)	(2,312,854)
Purchase of Property, Plant and Equipment	(2,880,762)	(847,636)
Purchase of Investments	(230,050)	(110,232)
Cash Distributions from Equity Method and Other Investments	4,000	320,998
Sale of Equity Securities	2,361,375	151,518
Purchase of Equity Securities	(2,327,691)	(556,029)
Net Cash Applied to Investing Activities	(852,227)	(2,202,270)
Cash Provided by/(Applied to) Financing Activities:
Purchase of Treasury Stock	(126,020)	0
Principal Payments on Note Payable	(35,064)	(33,835)
Capital Contributions from Non-Controlling Interests	3,749	23,298
Total Cash Applied to Financing Activities	(157,335)	(10,537)
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents	594,636	(627,340)
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period	5,218,474	7,299,224
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period	5,813,110	6,671,884
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information:
Interest Paid	13,039	14,268
Income Taxes Paid (Net of Refunds Received)	(11,201)	100
Supplemental Schedule of Noncash Investing and Financing Activities:
Net Increase in Accounts Payable for Property, Plant and Equipment Additions	(900,424)	(102,166)
Net Decreases in Asset Retirement Obligation	$ 387,374	$ 5,763