Asset Retirement Obligations (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]

Asset Retirement Obligation

A reconciliation of our liability for plugging and abandonment costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and the year ended December 31, 2022 is as follows (in thousands):

	Nine Months Ended September 30,  2023			Year Ended December 31, 2022
Beginning of period	$	109,851		$	95,836
Liabilities incurred		2,209			2,589
Liabilities settled		(2,606	)		(10,650	)
Accretion expense		4,465			6,569
Change in estimate		168			15,507
End of period		114,087			109,851
Less current portion		(4,570	)		(4,570	)
Long-term asset retirement obligations	$	109,517		$	105,281