Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Asset Retirement Obligations (Tables)

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Asset Retirement Obligations (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]  
Reconciliation of Asset Retirement Obligations Liability

The following table is a reconciliation of our ARO liability (in thousands):

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Asset retirement obligations, beginning of period

$

334,438

 

 

$

378,322

 

Liabilities settled

 

(72,409

)

 

 

(72,320

)

Accretion of discount

 

17,172

 

 

 

17,571

 

Liabilities incurred

 

163

 

 

 

398

 

Revisions of estimated liabilities

 

21,082

 

 

 

10,467

 

Asset retirement obligations, end of period

 

300,446

 

 

 

334,438

 

Less current portion

 

23,613

 

 

 

78,264

 

Long-term

$

276,833

 

 

$

256,174