Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS

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ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 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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Six Months Ended June 30, 

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2023

Asset retirement obligations, beginning of period

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$

466,430

Liabilities settled

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(11,841)

Accretion expense

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15,227

Liabilities incurred

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113

Revisions of estimated liabilities

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10,903

Asset retirement obligations, end of period

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480,832

Less: Current portion

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(37,763)

Long-term

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$

443,069

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