Asset Retirement Obligations (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Change in Asset Retirement Obligation

The following table reflects the components of the change in Energen’s ARO balance for the nine months ended September 30, 2014:

(in thousands)
Balance as of December 31, 2013	$	108,533
Liabilities incurred	2,265
Liabilities settled	(1,017		)
Accretion expense	5,650
Balance as of September 30, 2014	$	115,431