Asset Retirement Obligations (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Asset Retirement Obligations

The following table shows certain information about our estimated AROs for the periods indicated (in thousands):

ARO liability, December 31, 2019 (Predecessor)	$	66,627
Accretion of discount	1,545
Liability incurred	465
Liability settled	(838)
Liability sold	(487)
Revision of estimates (1)	(28,328)
ARO liability, August 31, 2020 (Predecessor)	38,984
Fresh start adjustments	(14,393)
ARO liability, August 31, 2020 (Successor)	24,591
Accretion of discount	116
Liability incurred	141
Liability settled	(51)
Liability sold	—
Revision of estimates	125
ARO liability, September 30, 2020 (Successor)	24,922
Less current portion	2,186
Total long-term ARO	$	22,736

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1.Plugging liability estimates were revised in 2020 for updates in the cost of services used to plug wells over the preceding year and estimated dates to be plugged.

The following table shows certain information about our estimated AROs for the periods indicated (in thousands):

ARO liability, December 31, 2018 (Predecessor)	$	64,208
Accretion of discount	1,770
Liability incurred	4,325
Liability settled	(2,805)
Liability sold	(1,721)
Revision of estimates (1)	(1,705)
ARO liability, September 30, 2019 (Predecessor)	64,072
Less current portion	3,033
Total long-term ARO	$	61,039

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