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The revenues derived from sales of oil or gas in each geographic area during the reporting period divided by the number of barrels of oil produced or thousands of cubic feet of gas produced.

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

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The equity interest of noncontrolling shareholders, partners or other equity holders in consolidated entity.

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The excess of unamortized costs capitalized within a cost center, less related deferred income taxes, over the cost center ceiling limitation, which is charged to expense for oil and gas producing companies that use full cost method of accounting for investments in oil and gas producing properties.

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

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