Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS

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ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Notes to Financial Statements  
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS

NOTE 7 — ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS

AROs represent the estimated present value of the amount incurred to plug, abandon and remediate the Company’s properties at the end of their productive lives. A summary of the changes to ARO is as follows (in thousands):

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Three Months Ended March 31, 

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2023

Asset retirement obligations, beginning of period

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$

466,430

Liabilities settled

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(8,642)

Accretion expense

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7,510

Liabilities incurred

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110

Revisions of estimated liabilities

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3,798

Asset retirement obligations, end of period

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469,206

Less: Current portion

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(9,859)

Long-term

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$

459,347

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