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Supplemental Oil And Gas Disclosures
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Supplemental Oil And Gas Disclosures [Abstract]  
Supplemental Oil And Gas Disclosures

17. Supplemental Oil and Gas Disclosures

The supplemental data presented below reflects information for all of the Company's oil and natural gas producing activities.

Capitalized Costs

The following table sets forth the capitalized costs related to the Company's oil and natural gas producing activities at December 31, 2011 and 2010:

 

      September 30,       September 30,  
       December 31,  
       2011      2010  
       (In thousands)  

Proved oil and gas properties

     $ 1,152,532       $ 479,657   

Less: Accumulated depreciation, depletion, amortization and impairment

       (174,948      (98,821
      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Proved oil and gas properties, net

       977,584         380,836   

Unproved oil and gas properties

       82,825         101,311   
      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total oil and gas properties, net

     $ 1,060,409       $ 482,147   
      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Pursuant to the FASB's authoritative guidance on ARO, net capitalized costs include asset retirement costs of $11.4 million and $6.3 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Costs Incurred in Oil and Natural Gas Property Acquisition, Exploration and Development Activities

The following table sets forth costs incurred related to the Company's oil and natural gas activities for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009:

 

      September 30,       September 30,       September 30,  
       Year Ended December 31,  
       2011        2010        2009  
       (In thousands)  

Acquisition costs:

                                

Proved oil and gas properties

     $ 3,356         $ 20,259         $ 35,134   

Unproved oil and gas properties

       15,197           81,624           13,917   

Exploration costs

       1,685           297           1,019   

Development costs

       618,737           243,758           38,526   

Asset retirement costs

       5,055           968           1,314   
      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total costs incurred

     $ 644,030         $ 346,906         $ 89,910   
      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Results of Operations for Oil and Natural Gas Producing Activities

Results of operations for oil and natural gas producing activities, which excludes straight-line depreciation, general and administrative expenses and interest expense, are presented below.