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Asset Retirement Obligations (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

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,
		2015				2014
Beginning asset retirement obligation		$	1,133			$	812
Accretion of discount			12				40
Liabilities incurred			33				310
Liabilities settled			--				(29	)
Ending asset retirement obligation		$	1,178			$	1,133
Mineral properties		$	192			$	187
Oil and Gas wells			986				946
Ending asset retirement obligation		$	1,178			$	1,133

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- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the changes in carrying amount of a liability for asset retirement obligations, for changes such as new obligations, changes in estimates of existing obligations, spending on existing obligations, property dispositions, and foreign currency translation.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 410

-SubTopic 30

-Section 50

-Paragraph 5

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6393242&loc=d3e13201-110859

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