Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)]

ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS

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ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS  
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS

NOTE 3 ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS

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):

Three Months Ended March 31, 

  ​ ​ ​

2026

  ​ ​ ​

2025

Asset retirement obligations, beginning of period

$

561,851

$

548,832

Liabilities settled

 

(17,166)

 

(3,771)

Accretion expense

 

8,517

 

8,392

Liabilities incurred

1,029

Revisions of estimated liabilities

 

12,837

 

7,369

Asset retirement obligations, end of period

566,039

561,851

Less: Current portion

 

(25,471)

 

(29,098)

Long-term

$

540,568

$

532,753