Asset Retirement Obligations (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule Of Asset Retirement Obligations

The following table shows certain information about our AROs for the periods indicated:

	Six Months Ended
	June 30,
	2014			2013
	(In thousands)
ARO liability, January 1:	$	133,657		$	146,159
Accretion of discount	2,366			2,825
Liability incurred	1,900			2,869
Liability settled	(1,917		)	(3,192		)
Liability sold	(877		)	(324		)
Revision of estimates (1)	(14,538		)	(11,298		)
ARO liability, June 30:	120,591			137,039
Less current portion	3,118			2,948
Total long-term ARO	$	117,473		$	134,091

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(1) Plugging liability estimates were revised in both 2014 and 2013 for updates in the cost of services used to plug wells over the preceding year. We had various upward and downward adjustments.