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Jun. 30, 2014 Mcfe | Jun. 30, 2014 Reserve Volume Remaining [Member] Mcfe | Jun. 30, 2014 Natural Gas [Member] Mcf | Jun. 30, 2014 Natural Gas [Member] Reserve Volume Remaining [Member] Mcf | Jun. 30, 2014 Oil [Member] MBbls | Jun. 30, 2014 Oil [Member] Reserve Volume Remaining [Member] MBbls | Jun. 30, 2014 NGL Reserves [Member] MBbls | Jun. 30, 2014 NGL Reserves [Member] Reserve Volume Remaining [Member] MBbls | Jun. 30, 2014 VPP 10 Anadarko Basin Granite Wash [Member] Reserve Volume Remaining [Member] Mcfe | Jun. 30, 2014 VPP 10 Anadarko Basin Granite Wash [Member] Natural Gas [Member] Reserve Volume Remaining [Member] Mcf | Jun. 30, 2014 VPP 10 Anadarko Basin Granite Wash [Member] Oil [Member] Reserve Volume Remaining [Member] MBbls | Jun. 30, 2014 VPP 10 Anadarko Basin Granite Wash [Member] NGL Reserves [Member] Reserve Volume Remaining [Member] MBbls | May 31, 2011 VPP 9 Mid-Continent [Member] Mcfe | Jun. 30, 2014 VPP 9 Mid-Continent [Member] Reserve Volume Remaining [Member] Mcfe | May 31, 2011 VPP 9 Mid-Continent [Member] Natural Gas [Member] Mcf | Jun. 30, 2014 VPP 9 Mid-Continent [Member] Natural Gas [Member] Reserve Volume Remaining [Member] Mcf | May 31, 2011 VPP 9 Mid-Continent [Member] Oil [Member] MBbls | Jun. 30, 2014 VPP 9 Mid-Continent [Member] Oil [Member] Reserve Volume Remaining [Member] MBbls | May 31, 2011 VPP 9 Mid-Continent [Member] NGL Reserves [Member] MBbls | Jun. 30, 2014 VPP 9 Mid-Continent [Member] NGL Reserves [Member] Reserve Volume Remaining [Member] MBbls | Sep. 30, 2010 VPP 8 Barnett Shale [Member] Mcfe | Jun. 30, 2014 VPP 8 Barnett Shale [Member] Reserve Volume Remaining [Member] Mcfe | Sep. 30, 2010 VPP 8 Barnett Shale [Member] Natural Gas [Member] Mcf | Jun. 30, 2014 VPP 8 Barnett Shale [Member] Natural Gas [Member] Reserve Volume Remaining [Member] Mcf | Sep. 30, 2010 VPP 8 Barnett Shale [Member] Oil [Member] MBbls | Jun. 30, 2014 VPP 8 Barnett Shale [Member] Oil [Member] Reserve Volume Remaining [Member] MBbls | Sep. 30, 2010 VPP 8 Barnett Shale [Member] NGL Reserves [Member] MBbls | Jun. 30, 2014 VPP 8 Barnett Shale [Member] NGL Reserves [Member] Reserve Volume Remaining [Member] MBbls | Feb. 28, 2010 VPP 6 East Texas and Texas Gulf Coast [Member] Mcfe | Jun. 30, 2014 VPP 6 East Texas and Texas Gulf Coast [Member] Reserve Volume Remaining [Member] Mcfe | Feb. 28, 2010 VPP 6 East Texas and Texas Gulf Coast [Member] Natural Gas [Member] Mcf | Jun. 30, 2014 VPP 6 East Texas and Texas Gulf Coast [Member] Natural Gas [Member] Reserve Volume Remaining [Member] Mcf | Feb. 28, 2010 VPP 6 East Texas and Texas Gulf Coast [Member] Oil [Member] MBbls | Jun. 30, 2014 VPP 6 East Texas and Texas Gulf Coast [Member] Oil [Member] Reserve Volume Remaining [Member] MBbls | Feb. 28, 2010 VPP 6 East Texas and Texas Gulf Coast [Member] NGL Reserves [Member] MBbls | Jun. 30, 2014 VPP 6 East Texas and Texas Gulf Coast [Member] NGL Reserves [Member] Reserve Volume Remaining [Member] MBbls | Aug. 31, 2009 VPP 5 South Texas [Member] Mcfe | Jun. 30, 2014 VPP 5 South Texas [Member] Reserve Volume Remaining [Member] Mcfe | Aug. 31, 2009 VPP 5 South Texas [Member] Natural Gas [Member] Mcf | Jun. 30, 2014 VPP 5 South Texas [Member] Natural Gas [Member] Reserve Volume Remaining [Member] Mcf | Aug. 31, 2009 VPP 5 South Texas [Member] Oil [Member] MBbls | Jun. 30, 2014 VPP 5 South Texas [Member] Oil [Member] Reserve Volume Remaining [Member] MBbls | Aug. 31, 2009 VPP 5 South Texas [Member] NGL Reserves [Member] MBbls | Jun. 30, 2014 VPP 5 South Texas [Member] NGL Reserves [Member] Reserve Volume Remaining [Member] MBbls | Dec. 31, 2008 VPP 4 Anadarko and Arkoma Basins [Member] Mcfe | Jun. 30, 2014 VPP 4 Anadarko and Arkoma Basins [Member] Reserve Volume Remaining [Member] Mcfe | Dec. 31, 2008 VPP 4 Anadarko and Arkoma Basins [Member] Natural Gas [Member] Mcf | Jun. 30, 2014 VPP 4 Anadarko and Arkoma Basins [Member] Natural Gas [Member] Reserve Volume Remaining [Member] Mcf | Dec. 31, 2008 VPP 4 Anadarko and Arkoma Basins [Member] Oil [Member] MBbls | Jun. 30, 2014 VPP 4 Anadarko and Arkoma Basins [Member] Oil [Member] Reserve Volume Remaining [Member] MBbls | Dec. 31, 2008 VPP 4 Anadarko and Arkoma Basins [Member] NGL Reserves [Member] MBbls | Jun. 30, 2014 VPP 4 Anadarko and Arkoma Basins [Member] NGL Reserves [Member] Reserve Volume Remaining [Member] MBbls | Aug. 31, 2008 VPP 3 Anadarko Basin [Member] Mcfe | Jun. 30, 2014 VPP 3 Anadarko Basin [Member] Reserve Volume Remaining [Member] Mcfe | Aug. 31, 2008 VPP 3 Anadarko Basin [Member] Natural Gas [Member] Mcf | Jun. 30, 2014 VPP 3 Anadarko Basin [Member] Natural Gas [Member] Reserve Volume Remaining [Member] Mcf | Aug. 31, 2008 VPP 3 Anadarko Basin [Member] Oil [Member] MBbls | Jun. 30, 2014 VPP 3 Anadarko Basin [Member] Oil [Member] Reserve Volume Remaining [Member] MBbls | Aug. 31, 2008 VPP 3 Anadarko Basin [Member] NGL Reserves [Member] MBbls | Jun. 30, 2014 VPP 3 Anadarko Basin [Member] NGL Reserves [Member] Reserve Volume Remaining [Member] MBbls | May 31, 2008 VPP 2 Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas [Member] Mcfe | Jun. 30, 2014 VPP 2 Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas [Member] Reserve Volume Remaining [Member] Mcfe | May 31, 2008 VPP 2 Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas [Member] Natural Gas [Member] Mcf | Jun. 30, 2014 VPP 2 Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas [Member] Natural Gas [Member] Reserve Volume Remaining [Member] Mcf | May 31, 2008 VPP 2 Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas [Member] Oil [Member] MBbls | Jun. 30, 2014 VPP 2 Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas [Member] Oil [Member] Reserve Volume Remaining [Member] MBbls | May 31, 2008 VPP 2 Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas [Member] NGL Reserves [Member] MBbls | Jun. 30, 2014 VPP 2 Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas [Member] NGL Reserves [Member] Reserve Volume Remaining [Member] MBbls | Dec. 31, 2007 VPP 1 Kentucky and West Virginia [Member] Mcfe | Jun. 30, 2014 VPP 1 Kentucky and West Virginia [Member] Reserve Volume Remaining [Member] Mcfe | Dec. 31, 2007 VPP 1 Kentucky and West Virginia [Member] Natural Gas [Member] Mcf | Jun. 30, 2014 VPP 1 Kentucky and West Virginia [Member] Natural Gas [Member] Reserve Volume Remaining [Member] Mcf | Dec. 31, 2007 VPP 1 Kentucky and West Virginia [Member] Oil [Member] MBbls | Jun. 30, 2014 VPP 1 Kentucky and West Virginia [Member] Oil [Member] Reserve Volume Remaining [Member] MBbls | Dec. 31, 2007 VPP 1 Kentucky and West Virginia [Member] NGL Reserves [Member] MBbls | Jun. 30, 2014 VPP 1 Kentucky and West Virginia [Member] NGL Reserves [Member] Reserve Volume Remaining [Member] MBbls
Acquisitions, Divestitures, Joint Ventures, VPP's [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term remaining (in months) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 92 months |  |  |  |  | 80 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 67 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 61 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 58 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 102 months |  |  |  |  |  |
Proved Developed Reserves (Volume) |  |  | 1,216,000,000,000 | 383,800,000,000 | 5,700,000 | 2,600,000 | 14,000,000 | 7,400,000 |  | 43,100,000,000 | 1,500,000 | 5,300,000 |  |  | 138,000,000,000 | 80,800,000,000 | 1,700,000 | 900,000 | 4,800,000 | 2,100,000 |  |  | 390,000,000,000 | 65,700,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |  | 44,000,000,000 | 19,200,000,000 | 300,000 | 100,000 | 0 | 0 |  |  | 67,000,000,000 | 13,500,000,000 | 200,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |  | 95,000,000,000 | 19,700,000,000 | 500,000 | 100,000 | 0 | 0 |  |  | 93,000,000,000 | 27,400,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |  | 94,000,000,000 | 16,000,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |  | 208,000,000,000 | 98,400,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Proved Developed Reserves (Energy) | 1,334,000,000,000 | 444,700,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 83,900,000,000 |  |  |  | 177,000,000,000 | 99,200,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 390,000,000,000 | 65,700,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 46,000,000,000 | 20,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 68,000,000,000 | 13,800,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 98,000,000,000 | 20,300,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 93,000,000,000 | 27,400,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 94,000,000,000 | 16,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 208,000,000,000 | 98,400,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |

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