Asset Retirement Obligation (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Asset Retirement Obligation

Reconciliation of changes in asset retirement obligation

The following table is a reconciliation of changes in ARO for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and the year ended December 31, 2019 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended		Year Ended
	March 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Asset retirement obligation, beginning balance	$	6,898	$	6,200
Liabilities added from escalating working interests		—		172
Accretion expense		138		526
Asset retirement obligation, ending balance	$	7,036	$	6,898