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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2011
Goodwill by Operating Segment | Goodwill — Goodwill by operating segment as of September 30, 2011 and changes for the nine months then ended are as follows (in thousands):
|  | January 1, Balance |  |  | Changes to Goodwill |  |  | September 30, Balance |
Contract Drilling: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | $ | 86,234 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 86,234 |
Accumulated impairment losses |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Net goodwill in contract drilling segment |  |  | 86,234 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 86,234 |
Pressure Pumping: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | 67,575 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 67,575 |
Accumulated impairment losses |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Net goodwill in pressure pumping segment |  |  | 67,575 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 67,575 |
Total goodwill |  | $ | 153,809 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 153,809 |
Goodwill by operating segment as of September 30, 2010 and changes for the nine months then ended are as follows (in thousands):
|  | January 1, Balance |  |  | Changes to Goodwill |  |  | September 30, Balance |
Contract Drilling: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | $ | 86,234 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 86,234 |
Accumulated impairment losses |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Net goodwill in contract drilling segment |  |  | 86,234 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 86,234 |
Total goodwill |  | $ | 86,234 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 86,234 |
Activity with Respect to Intangible Assets | The following table sets forth the activity with respect to intangible assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 (in thousands):
|  | January 1, Balance |  |  | Amortization |  |  | September 30, Balance |
Non-compete agreement |  | $ | 1,400 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,400 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  | (116 | ) |  |  | (350 | ) |  |  | (466 | )
Net non-compete agreement |  |  | 1,284 |  |  |  | (350 | ) |  |  | 934 |
Customer relationships |  |  | 25,500 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 25,500 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  | (910 | ) |  |  | (2,732 | ) |  |  | (3,642 | )
Net customer relationships |  |  | 24,590 |  |  |  | (2,732 | ) |  |  | 21,858 |
Total intangible assets, net (excluding goodwill) |  | $ | 25,874 |  |  | $ | (3,082 | ) |  | $ | 22,792 |

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