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Asset Retirement Obligations (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
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,
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
(In thousands)
ARO liability, January 1:
 
$
100,567

 
$
133,657

Accretion of discount
 
1,757

 
2,366

Liability incurred
 
5,986

 
1,900

Liability settled
 
(1,566
)
 
(1,917
)
Liability sold
 
(246
)
 
(877
)
Revision of estimates (1)
 
(10,130
)

(14,538
)
ARO liability, June 30:
 
96,368

 
120,591

Less current portion
 
3,277

 
3,118

Total long-term ARO
 
$
93,091

 
$
117,473

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(1)
Plugging liability estimates were revised in both 2015 and 2014 to account for changes in the cost of services used to plug wells over the preceding year. We had various upward and downward adjustments.