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):

Six Months Ended June 30, 

    

2023

Asset retirement obligations, beginning of period

$

466,430

Liabilities settled

 

(11,841)

Accretion expense

 

15,227

Liabilities incurred

113

Revisions of estimated liabilities

 

10,903

Asset retirement obligations, end of period

480,832

Less: Current portion

 

(37,763)

Long-term

$

443,069