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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT AND ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2023 | Jan. 31, 2022 | Jul. 31, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2021
Property and equipment |  |  |  |  |
Proved Properties, Net Property and Equipment |  |  |  | $ 13,232 | $ 2,423
Unproved Properties, Net Property and Equipment |  |  |  | 0 | 962
Net drilling rigs and other property and equipment |  |  |  | 369 | 490
Total Gross Property and Equipment |  |  |  | 74,806 | 67,412
Total Accumulated Depletion, Depreciation, Amortization, and Impairment |  |  |  | (61,205) | (63,537)
Total Net Property and Equipment |  |  |  | 13,601 | 3,875
Oil and natural gas properties, full cost method of accounting: |  |  |  |  |
Unproved properties |  |  |  | 0 | 962
Accumulated depletion, depreciation, and impairment |  |  |  | (54,651) | (56,067)
Total oil and natural gas properties, net |  |  |  | 13,232 | 3,385
Gain on sale of corporate office |  |  |  | 0 | 1,982
Change in the asset retirement obligation |  |  |  |  |
Balance at the beginning of the year |  |  |  | 7,053 | 6,194
Obligations incurred on new wells drilled or acquired |  |  |  | 1,682 | 532
Liabilities associated with properties sold |  |  |  | (483) | (375)
Revision of estimated obligation |  |  |  | 1,021 | 279
Accretion expense |  |  |  | 767 | 580
Payments |  |  |  | (942) | (421)
Foreign currency translation adjustment |  |  |  | (642) | 264
Balance at the end of the year |  |  |  | 8,456 | 7,053
Less current portion |  |  |  | (1,327) | (713)
Asset retirement obligation, long-term |  |  |  | 7,129 | 6,340
Abandonment and reclamation cost, cash deposit |  |  | $ 888 |  | 1,525
Increase (decrease) in asset retirement obligation |  |  |  |  | 213
Abandonment and reclamation cost, cumulative cash deposit reduction |  |  |  | $ (113) |
Twining, Alberta, Canada | Barnwell Industries Inc |  |  |  |  |
Change in the asset retirement obligation |  |  |  |  |
Obligations incurred on new wells drilled or acquired |  | $ 1,500 |  |  |
Forecast |  |  |  |  |
Change in the asset retirement obligation |  |  |  |  |
Abandonment and reclamation cost, cash deposit | $ 637 |  |  |  |
Minimum |  |  |  |  |
Change in the asset retirement obligation |  |  |  |  |
Discount rate for ARO |  |  |  | 6.00% |
Maximum |  |  |  |  |
Change in the asset retirement obligation |  |  |  |  |
Discount rate for ARO |  |  |  | 13.50% |
Oil and natural gas properties |  |  |  |  |
Property and equipment |  |  |  |  |
Proved Properties, Gross Property and Equipment |  |  |  | $ 67,883 | 58,490
Proved Properties, Accumulated Depletion, Depreciation, Amortization, and Impairment |  |  |  | (54,651) | (56,067)
Proved Properties, Net Property and Equipment |  |  |  | 13,232 | 2,423
Unproved Properties, Gross Property and Equipment |  |  |  | 0 | 962
Unproved Properties, Accumulated Depletion, Depreciation, Amortization, and Impairment |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Unproved Properties, Net Property and Equipment |  |  |  | 0 | 962
Oil and natural gas properties, full cost method of accounting: |  |  |  |  |
Proved Properties |  |  |  | 67,883 | 58,490
Total oil and natural gas properties, gross |  |  |  | 67,883 | 59,452
Total oil and natural gas properties, net |  |  |  | 13,232 | 3,385
Change in the asset retirement obligation |  |  |  |  |
Oil and Gas Property, Full Cost Method, Depletion |  |  |  | (54,651) | (56,067)
Drilling rigs and equipment |  |  |  |  |
Property and equipment |  |  |  |  |
Gross Property and Equipment |  |  |  | 6,304 | 7,273
Accumulated Depletion, Depreciation, Amortization, and Impairment |  |  |  | (5,943) | (6,789)
Net drilling rigs and other property and equipment |  |  |  | $ 361 | $ 484
Drilling rigs and equipment | Minimum |  |  |  |  |
Property and equipment |  |  |  |  |
Estimated useful lives |  |  |  | 3 years | 3 years
Drilling rigs and equipment | Maximum |  |  |  |  |
Property and equipment |  |  |  |  |
Estimated useful lives |  |  |  | 10 years | 10 years
Other property and equipment |  |  |  |  |
Property and equipment |  |  |  |  |
Gross Property and Equipment |  |  |  | $ 619 | $ 687
Accumulated Depletion, Depreciation, Amortization, and Impairment |  |  |  | (611) | (681)
Net drilling rigs and other property and equipment |  |  |  | $ 8 | $ 6
Other property and equipment | Minimum |  |  |  |  |
Property and equipment |  |  |  |  |
Estimated useful lives |  |  |  | 3 years | 3 years
Other property and equipment | Maximum |  |  |  |  |
Property and equipment |  |  |  |  |
Estimated useful lives |  |  |  | 10 years | 10 years
Office |  |  |  |  |
Oil and natural gas properties, full cost method of accounting: |  |  |  |  |
Gain on sale of corporate office |  |  |  |  | $ 1,164
Proceeds from sale of corporate office |  |  |  |  | $ 1,864

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