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Asset Retirement Obligations (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2018
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Asset Retirement Obligations
The following table shows certain information about our AROs for the periods indicated:
 
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
June 30,
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
 
(In thousands)
ARO liability, January 1:
 
$
69,444

 
$
70,170

Accretion of discount
 
1,248

 
1,458

Liability incurred
 
211

 
1,018

Liability settled
 
(3,142
)
 
(1,224
)
Liability sold
 
(94
)
 
(1,412
)
Revision of estimates (1)
 
(4,829
)

39

ARO liability, June 30:
 
62,838

 
70,049

Less current portion
 
1,451

 
2,825

Total long-term ARO
 
$
61,387

 
$
67,224

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(1)
Plugging liability estimates were revised in both 2018 and 2017 for updates in the cost of services used to plug wells over the preceding year. We had various upward and downward adjustments.