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Asset Retirement Obligation

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Asset Retirement Obligation

Asset Retirement Obligation

9. Asset Retirement Obligation

        Activity related to the Company's asset retirement obligation during the year ended December 31, 2012 is as follows:

(In thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2011		$	60,142
Liabilities incurred			2,685
Liabilities settled			(1,259	)
Liabilities divested			(4,463	)
Accretion expense			3,165
Change in Estimate			6,746
Balance at December 31, 2012		$	67,016

        The change in estimate during 2012 is attributable to increased costs for materials and services to plug and abandon wells in certain areas of our operations.

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The entire disclosure for an asset retirement obligation and the associated long-lived asset. An asset retirement obligation is a legal obligation associated with the disposal or retirement from service of a tangible long-lived asset that results from the acquisition, construction or development, or the normal operations of a long-lived asset, except for certain obligations of lessees.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 143

-Paragraph 22

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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