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Natural Gas and Oil Property Divestitures (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2014
Business Combinations [Abstract] |
Drilling And Completion Costs Associated To Joint Ventures [Table Text Block] | For accounting purposes, initial cash proceeds from these joint venture transactions were reflected as a reduction of natural gas and oil properties with no gain or loss recognized. The transactions are detailed below.
Primary Play |  | Joint Venture Partner(a) |  | Joint Venture Date |  | Interest Sold |  | Initial Proceeds(b) |  | Total Drilling Carries |  | Total Initial Proceeds and Drilling Carries |  | Drilling Carries Remaining(c)
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ($ in millions)
Mississippi Lime |  | Sinopec |  | June 2013 |  | 50.0% |  | $ | 949 |  | (d) | $ | — |  |  | $ | 949 |  |  | $ | — |
Utica |  | TOT |  | December 2011 |  | 25.0% |  | 610 |  |  | 1,422 |  | (e) | 2,032 |  |  | 347 |
Niobrara |  | CNOOC |  | February 2011 |  | 33.3% |  | 570 |  |  | 697 |  | (f) | 1,267 |  |  | 26 |
Eagle Ford |  | CNOOC |  | November 2010 |  | 33.3% |  | 1,120 |  |  | 1,080 |  |  | 2,200 |  |  | — |
Barnett |  | TOT |  | January 2010 |  | 25.0% |  | 800 |  |  | 1,403 |  |  | 2,203 |  |  | — |
Marcellus |  | STO |  | November 2008 |  | 32.5% |  | 1,250 |  |  | 2,125 |  |  | 3,375 |  |  | — |
Fayetteville |  | BP |  | September 2008 |  | 25.0% |  | 1,100 |  |  | 800 |  |  | 1,900 |  |  | — |
Haynesville & Bossier |  | FCX |  | July 2008 |  | 20.0% |  | 1,650 |  |  | 1,508 |  |  | 3,158 |  |  | — |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 8,049 |  |  | $ | 9,035 |  |  | $ | 17,084 |  |  | $ | 373 |
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(a) | Joint venture partners are Sinopec International Petroleum Exploration and Production (Sinopec), Total S.A. (TOT), CNOOC Limited (CNOOC), Statoil (STO), BP America (BP) and Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX), formerly known as Plains Exploration & Production Company.
(b) | Excludes closing and post-closing adjustments.
(c) | As of June 30, 2014.
(d) | Excludes $71 million of net proceeds (or 7% of the total transaction) expected to be received pursuant to certain post-closing adjustments and approximately $90 million received at closing for closing adjustments.
(e) | The Utica drilling carry covers 60% of our drilling and completion costs for Utica wells drilled and must be used by December 2018. We expect to fully utilize this drilling carry commitment prior to expiration.
(f) | The Niobrara drilling carry covers 67% of our drilling and completion costs for Niobrara wells drilled and must be used by December 2014. We expect to fully utilize this drilling carry commitment prior to expiration.
VPP Transactions [Table Text Block] | Our outstanding VPPs consist of the following:
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Volume Sold
VPP # |  | Date of VPP |  | Location |  | Proceeds |  | Natural Gas |  | Oil |  | NGL |  | Total
|  |  |  |  |  | ($ in millions) |  | (bcf) |  | (mmbbl) |  | (mmbbl) |  | (bcfe)
10 |  | March 2012 |  | Anadarko Basin Granite Wash |  | $ | 744 |  |  | 87 |  |  | 3.0 |  |  | 9.2 |  |  | 160 |
9 |  | May 2011 |  | Mid-Continent |  | 853 |  |  | 138 |  |  | 1.7 |  |  | 4.8 |  |  | 177 |
8 |  | September 2010 |  | Barnett Shale |  | 1,150 |  |  | 390 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 390 |
6 |  | February 2010 |  | East Texas and NW Louisiana |  | 180 |  |  | 44 |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | — |  |  | 46 |
5 |  | August 2009 |  | South Texas |  | 370 |  |  | 67 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | — |  |  | 68 |
4 |  | December 2008 |  | Anadarko and Arkoma Basins |  | 412 |  |  | 95 |  |  | 0.5 |  |  | — |  |  | 98 |
3 |  | August 2008 |  | Anadarko Basin |  | 600 |  |  | 93 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 93 |
2 |  | May 2008 |  | Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas |  | 622 |  |  | 94 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 94 |
1 |  | December 2007 |  | Kentucky and West Virginia |  | 1,100 |  |  | 208 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 208 |
|  |  |  |  |  | $ | 6,031 |  |  | 1,216 |  |  | 5.7 |  |  | 14.0 |  |  | 1,334 |
VPP Volumes Produced During Period [Table Text Block] | The volumes produced on behalf of our VPP buyers for the Current Quarter, the Prior Quarter, the Current Period and the Prior Period were as follows:
|  | Three Months Ended June 30, 2014 |  | Three Months Ended June 30, 2013
VPP # |  | Natural Gas |  | Oil |  | NGL |  | Total |  | Natural Gas |  | Oil |  | NGL |  | Total
|  | (bcf) |  | (mbbl) |  | (mbbl) |  | (bcfe) |  | (bcf) |  | (mbbl) |  | (mbbl) |  | (bcfe)
10 |  | 2.7 |  |  | 103.0 |  |  | 329.9 |  |  | 5.3 |  |  | 3.4 |  |  | 141.0 |  |  | 379.0 |  |  | 6.5 |
9 |  | 3.9 |  |  | 47.5 |  |  | 103.9 |  |  | 4.8 |  |  | 4.3 |  |  | 54.2 |  |  | 115.4 |  |  | 5.3 |
8 |  | 15.2 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 15.2 |  |  | 17.3 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 17.3 |
6 |  | 1.1 |  |  | 6.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 1.1 |  |  | 1.2 |  |  | 6.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 1.2 |
5 |  | 1.7 |  |  | 6.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 1.7 |  |  | 1.9 |  |  | 6.2 |  |  | — |  |  | 1.9 |
4 |  | 2.3 |  |  | 12.2 |  |  | — |  |  | 2.3 |  |  | 2.6 |  |  | 13.8 |  |  | — |  |  | 2.7 |
3 |  | 1.8 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1.8 |  |  | 2.0 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2.0 |
2 |  | 1.6 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1.6 |  |  | 2.6 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2.6 |
1 |  | 3.4 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3.4 |  |  | 3.6 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3.6 |
|  | 33.7 |  |  | 174.7 |  |  | 433.8 |  |  | 37.2 |  |  | 38.9 |  |  | 221.2 |  |  | 494.4 |  |  | 43.1 |
|  | Six Months Ended June 30, 2014 |  | Six Months Ended June 30, 2013
VPP # |  | Natural Gas |  | Oil |  | NGL |  | Total |  | Natural Gas |  | Oil |  | NGL |  | Total
|  | (bcf) |  | (mbbl) |  | (mbbl) |  | (bcfe) |  | (bcf) |  | (mbbl) |  | (mbbl) |  | (bcfe)
10 |  | 5.5 |  |  | 212.0 |  |  | 675.1 |  |  | 10.8 |  |  | 7.0 |  |  | 295.0 |  |  | 786.7 |  |  | 13.5 |
9 |  | 7.9 |  |  | 96.5 |  |  | 210.4 |  |  | 9.7 |  |  | 8.7 |  |  | 110.4 |  |  | 234.2 |  |  | 10.8 |
8 |  | 30.9 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 30.9 |  |  | 35.3 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 35.3 |
6 |  | 2.2 |  |  | 12.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 2.3 |  |  | 2.4 |  |  | 12.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 2.4 |
5 |  | 3.4 |  |  | 12.3 |  |  | — |  |  | 3.5 |  |  | 3.9 |  |  | 12.2 |  |  | — |  |  | 3.9 |
4 |  | 4.6 |  |  | 24.6 |  |  | — |  |  | 4.7 |  |  | 5.2 |  |  | 28.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 5.4 |
3 |  | 3.7 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3.7 |  |  | 4.1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4.1 |
2 |  | 4.0 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4.0 |  |  | 5.3 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5.3 |
1 |  | 7.0 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 7.0 |  |  | 7.4 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 7.4 |
|  | 69.2 |  |  | 357.4 |  |  | 885.5 |  |  | 76.6 |  |  | 79.3 |  |  | 457.6 |  |  | 1,020.9 |  |  | 88.1 |
VPP Volumes Remaining to be Delivered [Table Text Block] | The volumes remaining to be delivered on behalf of our VPP buyers as of June 30, 2014 were as follows:
|  |  |  | Volume Remaining as of June 30, 2014
VPP # |  | Term Remaining |  | Natural Gas |  | Oil |  | NGL |  | Total
|  | (in months) |  | (bcf) |  | (mmbbl) |  | (mmbbl) |  | (bcfe)
10 |  | 92 |  | 43.1 |  |  | 1.5 |  |  | 5.3 |  |  | 83.9 |
9 |  | 80 |  | 80.8 |  |  | 0.9 |  |  | 2.1 |  |  | 99.2 |
8 |  | 14 |  | 65.7 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 65.7 |
6 |  | 67 |  | 19.2 |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | — |  |  | 20.0 |
5 |  | 31 |  | 13.5 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 13.8 |
4 |  | 30 |  | 19.7 |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | — |  |  | 20.3 |
3 |  | 61 |  | 27.4 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 27.4 |
2 |  | 58 |  | 16.0 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 16.0 |
1 |  | 102 |  | 98.4 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 98.4 |
|  |  |  | 383.8 |  |  | 2.6 |  |  | 7.4 |  |  | 444.7 |

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