Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Property And Equipment (Tables)

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Property And Equipment (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Schedule Of Property And Equipment
The major categories of property and equipment and related accumulated depletion, depreciation, amortization and impairment as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:
 
 
June 30, 2012
 
December 31, 2011
Oil and natural gas properties
$
1,219,376,000

 
$
1,035,754,000

Office furniture and fixtures
4,201,000

 
3,692,000

Building
3,926,000

 
4,049,000

Land
260,000

 
283,000

Total property and equipment
1,227,763,000

 
1,043,778,000

Accumulated depletion, depreciation, amortization and impairment
(620,182,000
)
 
(575,142,000
)
Property and equipment, net
$
607,581,000

 
$
468,636,000

Summary Of Oil And Gas Properties Not Subject To Amortization
The following table summarizes the Company’s non-producing properties excluded from amortization by area at June 30, 2012:
 
 
June 30, 2012
West Texas Permian
$
15,033,000

Colorado
5,697,000

Bakken
300,000

Southern Louisiana
709,000

Ohio
172,103,000

Belize
5,711,000

Other
45,000

 
$
199,598,000

Schedule Of Asset Retirement Obligation
A reconciliation of the asset retirement obligation for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 is as follows:

 
June 30, 2012
 
June 30, 2011
Asset retirement obligation, beginning of period
$
12,653,000

 
$
10,845,000

Liabilities incurred
1,176,000

 
449,000

Liabilities settled
(1,002,000
)
 

Accretion expense
353,000

 
323,000

Asset retirement obligation as of end of period
13,180,000

 
11,617,000

Less current portion
60,000

 
635,000

Asset retirement obligation, long-term
$
13,120,000

 
$
10,982,000