Note 4 - Long-Term Debt	12 Months Ended
Dec. 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 $300 million 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 $75 million. 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. The prime rate in effect for December 2023 was 8.50%, and if the Company had loans designated as prime rate loans, it would have been subject to an effective rate of prime plus a borrowing base utilization percentage between 2.25% and 3.25%, depending on the outstanding borrowings of effective rates between 10.75% and 11.75%. 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 Effective July 29, 2024, the Company and its lenders entered into the Third Amendment to the 2022 Credit Agreement, increasing the Borrowing Base from $85,000,000 to $115,000,000. Effective December 20, 2024, the Company and its lenders entered into the Fourth Amendment to the 2022 Credit Agreement, reaffirming the credit agreement at $115,000,000. The Borrowing base will remain in effect until the next Redetermination Date, June 2025, or the date the Borrowing Base is next adjusted in accordance with the Credit Agreement. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had $4 million in outstanding borrowings and $111 million in availability. The prime rate in effect for December 2024, was 7.50%. The $4 million in outstanding borrowings was considered prime rate borrowings, and were subject to utilization percentage of 2.25%. The effective rate for this borrowing balance at December 31, 2024, was 9.75%.

Note 4 - Long-Term Debt

12 Months Ended

Dec. 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 $300 million 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 $75 million. 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. The prime rate in effect for December 2023 was 8.50%, and if the Company had loans designated as prime rate loans, it would have been subject to an effective rate of prime plus a borrowing base utilization percentage between 2.25% and 3.25%, depending on the outstanding borrowings of effective rates between 10.75% and 11.75%.

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

Effective July 29, 2024, the Company and its lenders entered into the Third Amendment to the 2022 Credit Agreement, increasing the Borrowing Base from $85,000,000 to $115,000,000.

Effective December 20, 2024, the Company and its lenders entered into the Fourth Amendment to the 2022 Credit Agreement, reaffirming the credit agreement at $115,000,000. The Borrowing base will remain in effect until the next Redetermination Date, June 2025, or the date the Borrowing Base is next adjusted in accordance with the Credit Agreement. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had $4 million in outstanding borrowings and $111 million in availability. The prime rate in effect for December 2024, was 7.50%. The $4 million in outstanding borrowings was considered prime rate borrowings, and were subject to utilization percentage of 2.25%. The effective rate for this borrowing balance at December 31, 2024, was 9.75%.