Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS

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ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements  
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 7 — ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS

AROs represent the estimated present value of the amount incurred to plug, abandon and remediate our properties at the end of their productive lives.

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

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Six Months Ended June 30, 

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2022

Asset retirement obligations, beginning of period

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$

424,495

Liabilities settled

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(39,775)

Accretion expense

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12,917

Liabilities acquired

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33,202

Liabilities incurred

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138

Revisions of estimated liabilities

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29,792

Asset retirement obligations, end of period

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460,769

Less: Current portion

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(51,504)

Long-term

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$

409,265

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