Asset Retirement Obligations (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]

A reconciliation of the Partnership's liability for well plugging and abandonment costs

A reconciliation of the Partnership’s liability for well plugging and abandonment costs for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and the year ended December 31, 2016 is as follows:

	2017			2016
Balance, beginning of period	$	572,433		$	545,723
Liabilities incurred		2,757			7,204
Liabilities reduced due to settlements		(6,097	)		(4,730	)
Accretion expense		12,969			24,236
Balance, end of period	$	582,062		$	572,433