ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]

ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS

ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS

In connection with our well servicing activities, we operate a number of saltwater disposal (“SWD”) facilities. Our operations involve the transportation, handling and disposal of fluids in our SWD facilities that are by-products of the drilling process. SWD facilities used in connection with our fluid hauling operations are subject to future costs associated with the retirement of these properties. As a result, we have incurred costs associated with the proper storage and disposal of these materials.

Annual accretion of the assets associated with the asset retirement obligations were $0.2 million, $0.2 million, less than $0.1 million and $0.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, the period from December 16, 2016 through December 31, 2016 and the period from January 1, 2016 through December 15, 2016, respectively. The application of fresh-start accounting with the effectiveness of the Company’s Plan of Reorganization has resulted in the financial statements of the Predecessor and Successor not being comparable. A summary of changes in our asset retirement obligations is as follows (in thousands):

Predecessor
Balance at December 31, 2015	$	12,570
Additions	68
Costs incurred	(918		)
Accretion expense	570
Disposals	(400		)
Balance at December 15, 2016	11,890
Successor
Balance at December 15, 2016	9,035
Additions	—
Costs incurred	—
Accretion expense	34
Disposals	—
Balance at December 31, 2016	9,069
Additions	36
Costs incurred	(147		)
Accretion expense	221
Disposals	(248		)
Balance at December 31, 2017	8,931
Additions	340
Costs incurred	(417		)
Accretion expense	164
Disposals	—
Balance at December 31, 2018	$	9,018