2.4.0.81060 - Disclosure - ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONtruefalsefalse1false falsefalseD2013Q2YTDhttp://www.sec.gov/CIK0000892986duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true 1us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationDisclosureAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION2false 2us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationDisclosureTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;"> NOTE F—ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION   The estimated fair value of the future costs associated with dismantlement, abandonment and restoration of oil and gas properties is recorded generally upon acquisition or completion of a well. The net estimated costs are discounted to present values using a risk adjusted rate over the estimated economic life of the oil and gas properties. Such costs are capitalized as part of the related asset. The asset is depleted on the units-of-production method. The associated liability is classified in other long-term liabilities, net of current portion, in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. The liability is periodically adjusted to reflect (1) new liabilities incurred, (2) liabilities settled during the period, (3) accretion expense, and (4) revisions to estimated future cash flow requirements. The accretion expense is recorded as a component of depreciation, depletion and amortization. The Company has cash held in escrow with a fair market value of $3.2 million that is legally restricted for potential plugging and abandonment liability in the Wilmington field which is recorded in other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. A reconciliation of the Company’s asset retirement obligations is as follows:   <table style="text-align:left;WIDTH: 73.34%; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; MARGIN-LEFT: 1in;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="73%"> <tr style="padding:0;"> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 78.88%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="78%">  </td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 3.4%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="3%">  </td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 16.36%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="16%" colspan="2"> June 30,</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 1.36%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="1%">  </td></tr> <tr style="padding:0;"> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 78.88%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="78%">  </td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 3.4%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="3%">  </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 16.36%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="16%" colspan="2"> 2013</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 1.36%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="1%">  </td></tr> <tr style="padding:0;"> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 78.88%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="78%">  </td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 3.4%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="3%">  </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 16.36%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="16%" colspan="2"> (in thousands)</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 1.36%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="1%">  </td></tr> <tr style="padding:0;"> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 78.88%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" valign="top" width="78%"> Balance at beginning of period</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 3.4%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" valign="bottom" width="3%">  </td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 1.3%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" valign="bottom" width="1%"> $</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 15.06%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" valign="bottom" width="15%"> 25,236</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 1.36%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" valign="bottom" width="1%">  </td></tr> <tr style="padding:0;"> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 78.88%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" valign="top" width="78%"> Liabilities incurred in current period</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 3.4%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="3%">  </td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 16.36%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="16%" colspan="2"> 395</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 1.36%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="1%">  </td></tr> <tr style="padding:0;"> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 78.88%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" valign="top" width="78%"> Liabilities settled in current period</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 3.4%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" valign="bottom" width="3%">  </td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 16.36%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" valign="bottom" width="16%" colspan="2"> (1,194</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 1.36%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" valign="bottom" width="1%"> )</td></tr> <tr style="padding:0;"> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 78.88%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" valign="top" width="78%"> Accretion expense</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 3.4%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="3%">  </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 16.36%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="16%" colspan="2"> 1,093</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 1.36%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="1%">  </td></tr> <tr style="padding:0;"> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 78.88%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" valign="top" width="78%"> Balance at end of period</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 3.4%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" valign="bottom" width="3%">  </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 1.3%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" valign="bottom" width="1%"> $</td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 15.06%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" valign="bottom" width="15%"> 25,530</td> <td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 1.36%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" valign="bottom" width="1%">  </td></tr></table> </div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaThe entire disclosure for an asset retirement obligation and the associated long-lived asset. An asset retirement obligation is a legal obligation associated with the disposal or retirement from service of a tangible long-lived asset that results from the acquisition, construction or development, or the normal operations of a long-lived asset, except for certain obligations of lessees.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 410 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6392692&loc=d3e7535-110849 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 410 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6392692&loc=d3e7569-110849 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 143 -Paragraph 22 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. 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