Asset Retirement Obligations (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Asset Retirement Obligations

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

	Six Months Ended
	June 30,
	2019		2018
	(In thousands)
ARO liability, January 1:	$	64,208	$	69,444
Accretion of discount	1,168		1,248
Liability incurred	3,656		211
Liability settled	(2,316)		(3,142)
Liability sold	(1,632)		(94)
Revision of estimates (1)	2,349		(4,829)
ARO liability, June 30:	67,433		62,838
Less current portion	1,784		1,451
Total long-term ARO	$	65,649	$	61,387

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1.Plugging liability estimates were revised in both 2019 and 2018 for updates in the cost of services used to plug wells over the preceding year. We had various upward and downward adjustments.