Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Asset Retirement Obligations

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Asset Retirement Obligations
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]  
Asset Retirement Obligations

3.  Asset Retirement Obligations

Our ARO primarily represents the estimated present value of the amount we will incur to plug, abandon and remediate our producing properties at the end of their productive lives in accordance with applicable laws.  

A summary of the changes to our ARO is as follows (in thousands):  

 

Balance, December 31, 2015

$

378,322

 

Liabilities settled

 

(3,180

)

Accretion of discount

 

4,615

 

Revisions of estimated liabilities (1)

 

(19,993

)

Balance, March 31, 2016

 

359,764

 

Less current portion

 

83,778

 

Long-term

$

275,986

 

 

 

(1)

Revisions were primarily related to reduced cost estimates from service providers for plug and abandonment work at certain locations.