Asset Retirement Obligations

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Asset Retirement Obligations [Abstract]

Note 5 — Asset Retirement Obligations

The following table reflects the changes to the Company’s asset retirement obligations for the period indicated (in thousands):


	Predecessors
	January 1, 2010 to			March 6, 2010 to			Six Months Ended
	March 5, 2010			June 30, 2010			June 30, 2011
Asset retirement obligations at beginning of period	$	6,552		$	6,648		$	7,150
Liabilities incurred		—			3			44
Liabilities settled		(1	)		(10	)		—
Accretion		97			193			322
Divestitures		—			—			—

Asset retirement obligations at end of period	$	6,648		$	6,834		$	7,516

- Definition

The entire disclosure for an asset retirement obligation and the associated long-lived asset. An asset retirement obligation is a legal obligation associated with the disposal or retirement from service of a tangible long-lived asset that results from the acquisition, construction or development, or the normal operations of a long-lived asset, except for certain obligations of lessees.

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