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Asset Retirement Obligations (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Asset Retirement Obligations [Abstract]

Reconciliation of the total liability for asset retirement obligations

The following is a reconciliation of the total liability for asset retirement obligations:

		(In thousands)
		March 31,				December 31,
		2014				2013
Beginning asset retirement obligation		$	812			$	686
Accretion of discount			10				38
Liabilities incurred			76				131
Liabilities settled			--				(43	)
Ending asset retirement obligation		$	898			$	812
Mineral properties		$	178			$	175
Oil & Gas wells			720				637
Ending asset retirement obligation		$	898			$	812

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- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the carrying amount of a liability for asset retirement obligations.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 410

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6392692&loc=d3e7535-110849

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