Asset Retirement Obligations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule Of Asset Retirement Obligations [Table Text Block]

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

	2018		2017
	(In thousands)
ARO liability, January 1:	$	69,444	$	70,170
Accretion of discount	2,393		2,886
Liability incurred	2,632		1,948
Liability settled	(4,493)		(2,694)
Liability sold	(281)		(1,735)
Revision of estimates (1)	(5,487)		(1,131)
ARO liability, December 31:	64,208		69,444
Less current portion	1,437		1,726
Total long-term ARO liability	$	62,771	$	67,718

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1.Plugging liability estimates were revised in both 2018 and 2017 for updates in the cost of services used to plug wells over the preceding year. We had various upward and downward adjustments and changes in estimated timing of cash flows.