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Asset Retirement Obligation
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Asset Retirement Obligation [Abstract]  
Asset Retirement Obligation
Note 4 - Asset Retirement Obligation
 
Our asset retirement obligations relate to the liabilities associated with the abandonment of oil and natural gas wells. The amounts recognized are based on numerous estimates and assumptions, including future retirement costs, inflation rates and credit adjusted risk-free interest rates. The following shows the changes in asset retirement obligations:
 
Asset retirement obligations, December 31, 2013
 
$
2,687,801
 
Liabilities incurred during the period
 
 
2,363
 
Liabilities settled during the period
 
 
(30,647)
 
Accretion
 
 
127,389
 
Asset retirement obligations, June 30, 2014
 
$
2,786,906