Statements of Operation - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Operating Revenues:
Oil and Gas Sales (Note 2)	$ 6,491,062	$ 7,765,314
Lease Bonuses and Other	137,227	562,184
Total Operating Revenues	6,628,289	8,327,498
Operating Costs and Expenses:
Production	2,334,253	2,391,656
Exploration	709,753	195,111
Depreciation, Depletion, Amortization and Valuation Provisions (Note 10)	2,868,171	2,103,882
General, Administrative and Other	1,721,568	1,679,507
Total Operating Costs and Expenses	7,633,745	6,370,156
Income/(Loss) from Operations	(1,005,456)	1,957,342
Equity Loss in Investees (Note 7)	(87,562)	(84,484)
Other Income, Net (Note 11)	603,180	828,714
Income/(Loss) Before Income Taxes	(489,838)	2,701,572
Income Tax Provision/(Benefit) (Notes 2 & 6)	(223,075)	387,880
Net Income/(Loss)	$ (266,763)	$ 2,313,692
Per Share Data (Note 2):
Net Income/(Loss), Basic and Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (1.70)	$ 14.69
Cash Dividends (in dollars per share)	$ 7	$ 5
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding, Basic and Diluted (in shares)	156,769	157,458