Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS

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ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Notes to Financial Statements  
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS

NOTE 5 ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS

AROs represent the estimated present value of the amount incurred to plug, abandon and remediate the Company’s properties at the end of their productive lives. A summary of the changes to ARO is as follows (in thousands):

Three Months Ended March 31, 

    

2024

    

2023

Asset retirement obligations, beginning of period

$

498,815

$

466,430

Liabilities settled

 

(3,788)

 

(8,642)

Accretion expense

 

7,969

 

7,510

Liabilities acquired

 

18,161

 

Liabilities incurred

110

Revisions of estimated liabilities

 

8,654

 

3,798

Asset retirement obligations, end of period

529,811

469,206

Less: Current portion

 

(37,745)

 

(9,859)

Long-term

$

492,066

$

459,347