2.4.0.810601 - Disclosure - Asset Retirement Obligationstruefalsefalse1false falsefalseDuration_1_1_2013_To_6_30_2013http://www.sec.gov/CIK0001502012duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true 1us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationDisclosureAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Asset Retirement Obligations [Abstract]2false 2us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationDisclosureTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div> <div style="margin-left:0pt;margin-right:0pt;"> NOTE 6 – ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS    We record the estimated asset retirement obligation (“ARO”) as a liability on our consolidated balance sheet and capitalize the cost in the “Oil and natural gas properties, using the full cost method of accounting” balance sheet caption during the period in which the obligation is incurred. We record the accretion of our ARO liabilities in “Accretion of asset retirement obligations” in our consolidated statements of operations. Payments to settle asset retirement obligations occur over the lives of the oil and natural gas properties.   Changes in our asset retirement obligations for the six months ended June 30, 2013 are presented in the following table: <div style="width:100%"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="center" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;"> <tr> <td valign="bottom" style="width:63.62%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #FFFFFF;height:1pt;padding:0pt;">   </td> <td valign="bottom" style="width:03.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #FFFFFF;height:1pt;padding:0pt;">   </td> <td valign="bottom" style="width:03.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #FFFFFF;height:1pt;padding:0pt;">   </td> <td valign="bottom" style="width:29.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #FFFFFF;height:1pt;padding:0pt;">   </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" style="width:63.62%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #FFFFFF;height:12pt;padding:0pt;">   </td> <td valign="bottom" style="width:03.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #FFFFFF;height:12pt;padding:0pt;">   </td> <td valign="bottom" style="width:03.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #FFFFFF;height:12pt;padding:0pt;">   </td> <td valign="bottom" style="width:29.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #FFFFFF;height:12pt;padding:0pt;">   </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" style="width:63.62%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #FFFFFF;height:12pt;padding:0pt;">   </td> <td valign="bottom" style="width:03.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #FFFFFF;height:12pt;padding:0pt;">   </td> <td valign="bottom" style="width:03.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #FFFFFF;height:12pt;padding:0pt;">   </td> <td valign="bottom" style="width:29.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #FFFFFF;height:12pt;padding:0pt;"> Six Months Ended </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" style="width:63.62%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #FFFFFF;height:12pt;padding:0pt;">   </td> <td valign="bottom" style="width:03.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #FFFFFF;height:12pt;padding:0pt;">   </td> <td valign="bottom" style="width:03.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #FFFFFF;height:12pt;padding:0pt;">   </td> <td valign="bottom" style="width:29.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #FFFFFF;height:12pt;padding:0pt;"> June 30, 2013 </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" style="width:63.62%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #CCEEFF;height:12pt;padding:0pt;"> Beginning of period </td> <td valign="bottom" style="width:03.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #CCEEFF;height:12pt;padding:0pt;">   </td> <td valign="bottom" style="width:03.46%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #CCEEFF;height:12pt;padding:0pt;"> $ </td> <td valign="bottom" style="width:29.46%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #CCEEFF;height:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:8pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>126,991  </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" style="width:63.62%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #FFFFFF;height:12pt;padding:0pt;"> Revisions to previous estimates </td> <td valign="bottom" style="width:03.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #FFFFFF;height:12pt;padding:0pt;">   </td> <td valign="bottom" style="width:03.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #FFFFFF;height:12pt;padding:0pt;">   </td> <td valign="bottom" style="width:29.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #FFFFFF;height:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:8pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>2,494  </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" style="width:63.62%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #CCEEFF;height:12pt;padding:0pt;"> Liabilities incurred </td> <td valign="bottom" style="width:03.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #CCEEFF;height:12pt;padding:0pt;">   </td> <td valign="bottom" style="width:03.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #CCEEFF;height:12pt;padding:0pt;">   </td> <td valign="bottom" style="width:29.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #CCEEFF;height:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:8pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>162  </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" style="width:63.62%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #FFFFFF;height:12pt;padding:0pt;"> Liabilities settled </td> <td valign="bottom" style="width:03.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #FFFFFF;height:12pt;padding:0pt;">   </td> <td valign="bottom" style="width:03.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #FFFFFF;height:12pt;padding:0pt;">   </td> <td valign="bottom" style="width:29.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #FFFFFF;height:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:8pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>(3,000) </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" style="width:63.62%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #CCEEFF;height:12pt;padding:0pt;"> Accretion expense </td> <td valign="bottom" style="width:03.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #CCEEFF;height:12pt;padding:0pt;">   </td> <td valign="bottom" style="width:03.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #CCEEFF;height:12pt;padding:0pt;">   </td> <td valign="bottom" style="width:29.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #CCEEFF;height:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:8pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>3,490  </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" style="width:63.62%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #FFFFFF;height:12pt;padding:0pt;"> End of period </td> <td valign="bottom" style="width:03.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #FFFFFF;height:12pt;padding:0pt;">   </td> <td valign="bottom" style="width:03.46%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #FFFFFF;height:12pt;padding:0pt;"> $ </td> <td valign="bottom" style="width:29.46%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #FFFFFF;height:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:8pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>130,137  </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" style="width:63.62%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #CCEEFF;height:12pt;padding:0pt;"> Less: Current portion of asset retirement obligations </td> <td valign="bottom" style="width:03.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #CCEEFF;height:12pt;padding:0pt;">   </td> <td valign="bottom" style="width:03.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #CCEEFF;height:12pt;padding:0pt;">   </td> <td valign="bottom" style="width:29.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #CCEEFF;height:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:8pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>(1,562) </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" style="width:63.62%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #FFFFFF;height:12pt;padding:0pt;"> Asset retirement obligations - non-current </td> <td valign="bottom" style="width:03.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #FFFFFF;height:12pt;padding:0pt;">   </td> <td valign="bottom" style="width:03.46%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:2pt double #000000 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #FFFFFF;height:12pt;padding:0pt;"> $ </td> <td valign="bottom" style="width:29.46%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:2pt double #000000 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #FFFFFF;height:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:8pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>128,575  </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" style="width:63.62%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #FFFFFF;height:15pt;padding:0pt;">   </td> <td valign="bottom" style="width:03.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #FFFFFF;height:15pt;padding:0pt;">   </td> <td valign="bottom" style="width:03.46%;border-top:2pt double #000000 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15pt;padding:0pt;">   </td> <td valign="bottom" style="width:29.46%;border-top:2pt double #000000 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:15pt;padding:0pt;">   </td> </tr> </table></div>   </div> </div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaThe 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.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 410 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6392692&loc=d3e7535-110849 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 410 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6392692&loc=d3e7569-110849 false0Asset Retirement ObligationsfalseAsset Retirement ObligationsUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnowntruefalsefalseSheethttp://qrenergylp.com/role/DisclosureAssetRetirementObligations12