2.4.0.8110 - Disclosure - ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONStruefalsefalse1false falsefalseeol_PE23789---1310-Q0005_STD_181_20130630_0http://www.sec.gov/CIK0000727538duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true 1us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationDisclosureAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]2false 2us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationDisclosureTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div> <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td valign="top" width="4%" align="left"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>4.</b></font></td> <td valign="top" align="left"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS</b></font></td> </tr> </table> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"> <font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">The following table describes the changes to the Partnership&#x2019;s asset retirement obligation liability for the first six months of 2013:</font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12px"> &#xA0;</p> <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="68%" align="center"> <tr> <td width="85%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="6%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Asset retirement obligation at December&#xA0;31, 2012</font></p> </td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">&#xA0;&#xA0;</font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">2,161,807</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">&#xA0;</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Accretion expense</font></p> </td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">&#xA0;&#xA0;</font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">&#xA0;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">63,504</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">&#xA0;</font></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Liabilities settled</font></p> </td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">&#xA0;&#xA0;</font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">&#xA0;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(195,851</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">)&#xA0;</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Revisions in estimated liabilities</font></p> </td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">&#xA0;&#xA0;</font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">&#xA0;</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">173,267</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">&#xA0;</font></td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px"> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">&#xA0;&#xA0;</td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid">&#xA0;</p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid">&#xA0;</p> </td> <td>&#xA0;</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> <p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Asset retirement obligation at June&#xA0;30, 2013</font></p> </td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">&#xA0;&#xA0;</font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">2,202,727</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">&#xA0;</font></td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px"> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">&#xA0;&#xA0;</td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double">&#xA0;</p> </td> <td valign="bottom"> <p style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double">&#xA0;</p> </td> <td>&#xA0;</td> </tr> </table> </div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaThe entire disclosure for an asset retirement obligation and the associated long-lived asset. 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