Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS

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ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Notes to Financial Statements  
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS

NOTE 8 — 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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Nine Months Ended September 30, 

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2023

    

2022

Asset retirement obligations, beginning of period

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$

466,429

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$

424,495

Liabilities settled

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(24,918)

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(61,285)

Accretion expense

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21,641

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19,536

Liabilities acquired

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16,352

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33,202

Liabilities incurred

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113

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138

Revisions of estimated liabilities

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18,797

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37,524

Asset retirement obligations, end of period

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498,414

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453,610

Less: Current portion

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(33,169)

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(54,886)

Long-term

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$

465,245

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$

398,724

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