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This excerpt taken from the CHK 8-K filed Jun 25, 2009.

Other Property and Equipment

Other property and equipment consists primarily of natural gas gathering and processing facilities, drilling rigs, land, buildings and improvements, natural gas compressors, vehicles, office equipment, and software. Major renewals and betterments are capitalized while the costs of repairs and maintenance are charged to expense as incurred. The costs of assets retired or otherwise disposed of and the applicable accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and the resulting gain or loss is reflected in operations. Other property and equipment costs are depreciated on a straight-line basis. A summary of other property and equipment and the useful lives are as follows:

 

     December 31,     
     2008    2007   

Useful Life

     ($ in millions)    (in years)

Natural gas gathering systems and treating plants

   $ 2,717    $ 1,135    20

Buildings and improvements

     681      421    15 – 39

Drilling rigs and equipment

     430      106    15

Natural gas compressors

     184      63    20

Other

     482      327    2 - 7

Land

     832      395   
                

Total

   $ 5,326    $ 2,447   
                

Realization of the carrying value of other property and equipment is reviewed for possible impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. Assets are determined to be impaired if a forecast of undiscounted estimated future net operating cash flows directly related to the asset including disposal value if any, is less than the carrying amount of the asset. If any asset is determined to be impaired, the loss is measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its fair value. An estimate of fair value is based on the best information available, including prices for similar assets. For 2008, we recorded an impairment of $30 million associated with certain of our midstream assets.

These excerpts taken from the CHK 10-K filed Mar 2, 2009.

Other Property and Equipment

Other property and equipment consists primarily of natural gas gathering and processing facilities, drilling rigs, land, buildings and improvements, natural gas compressors, vehicles, office equipment, and software. Major renewals and betterments are capitalized while the costs of repairs and maintenance are charged to expense as incurred. The costs of assets retired or otherwise disposed of and the applicable accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and the resulting gain or loss is reflected in operations. Other property and equipment costs are depreciated on a straight-line basis. A summary of other property and equipment and the useful lives are as follows:

 

     December 31,     
     2008    2007    Useful Life
     ($ in millions)    (in years)

Natural gas gathering systems and treating plants

   $ 2,717    $ 1,135    20

Buildings and improvements

     681      421    15 –39

Drilling rigs and equipment

     430      106    15

Natural gas compressors

     184      63    20

Other

     482      327    2 – 7

Land

     832      395   
                

Total

   $ 5,326    $ 2,447   
                

Realization of the carrying value of other property and equipment is reviewed for possible impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. Assets are determined to be impaired if a forecast of undiscounted estimated future net operating cash flows directly related to the asset including disposal value if any, is less than the carrying amount of the asset. If any asset is determined to be impaired, the loss is measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its fair value. An estimate of fair value is based on the best information available, including prices for similar assets. For 2008, we recorded an impairment of $30 million associated with certain of our midstream assets.

Other Property and Equipment

STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%">Other property and equipment consists primarily of natural gas gathering and processing facilities, drilling rigs, land, buildings and improvements,
natural gas compressors, vehicles, office equipment, and software. Major renewals and betterments are capitalized while the costs of repairs and maintenance are charged to expense as incurred. The costs of assets retired or otherwise disposed of and
the applicable accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and the resulting gain or loss is reflected in operations. Other property and equipment costs are depreciated on a straight-line basis. A summary of other property and equipment
and the useful lives are as follows:

 




























































































































   December 31,   
   2008  2007  Useful Life
   ($ in millions)  (in years)

Natural gas gathering systems and treating plants

  $2,717  $1,135  20

Buildings and improvements

   681   421  15 –39

Drilling rigs and equipment

   430   106  15

Natural gas compressors

   184   63  20

Other

   482   327  2 – 7

Land

   832   395  
          

Total

  $5,326  $2,447  
          

Realization of the carrying value of other property and equipment is reviewed for possible
impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. Assets are determined to be impaired if a forecast of undiscounted estimated future net operating cash flows directly related to the
asset including disposal value if any, is less than the carrying amount of the asset. If any asset is determined to be impaired, the loss is measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its fair value. An estimate of fair
value is based on the best information available, including prices for similar assets. For 2008, we recorded an impairment of $30 million associated with certain of our midstream assets.

STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%">Investments

Investments in
securities are accounted for under the equity method in circumstances where we are deemed to exercise significant influence over the operating and investing policies of the investee but do not have control. Under the equity method, we recognize our
share of the investee’s earnings in our consolidated statements of operations. Investments in securities not accounted for under the equity method are accounted for under the cost

 


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CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

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method. Investments in marketable equity securities accounted for under the cost method have been designated as available for sale and, as such, are recorded
at fair value. We evaluate our investments for impairment in value and recognize a charge to earnings when any identified impairment is judged to be other than temporary. For 2008, we recorded an impairment of $180 million associated with certain of
our investments. See Note 12 for further discussion of investments.

These excerpts taken from the CHK 10-K filed Feb 29, 2008.

Other Property and Equipment

Other property and equipment consists primarily of natural gas gathering and processing facilities, drilling rigs, land, buildings and improvements, natural gas compressors, vehicles, office equipment, and software. Major renewals and betterments are capitalized while the costs of repairs and maintenance are charged to expense as incurred. The costs of assets retired or otherwise disposed of and the applicable accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and the resulting gain or loss is reflected in operations. Other property and equipment costs are depreciated on a straight-line basis. A summary of other property and equipment and the useful lives are as follows:

 

     December 31    Useful Life
     2007    2006   
     ($ in millions)    (in years)

Natural gas gathering systems and treating plants

   $ 1,135    $ 552    20

Buildings and improvements

     421      305    15 – 39

Drilling rigs and equipment

     106      301    15

Other fixtures and equipment

     327      241    2 – 7

Natural gas compressors

     63      127    15

Land

     395      124    —  
                

Total

   $ 2,447    $ 1,650   
                

Other Property and Equipment

STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%">Other property and equipment consists primarily of natural gas gathering and processing facilities, drilling rigs, land, buildings and improvements,
natural gas compressors, vehicles, office equipment, and software. Major renewals and betterments are capitalized while the costs of repairs and maintenance are charged to expense as incurred. The costs of assets retired or otherwise disposed of and
the applicable accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and the resulting gain or loss is reflected in operations. Other property and equipment costs are depreciated on a straight-line basis. A summary of other property and equipment
and the useful lives are as follows:

 



























































































































   December 31  Useful Life
   2007  2006  
   ($ in millions)  (in years)

Natural gas gathering systems and treating plants

  $1,135  $552  20

Buildings and improvements

   421   305  15 – 39

Drilling rigs and equipment

   106   301  15

Other fixtures and equipment

   327   241  2 – 7

Natural gas compressors

   63   127  15

Land

   395   124  —  
          

Total

  $2,447  $1,650  
          
This excerpt taken from the CHK 10-K filed Mar 1, 2007.

Other Property and Equipment

Other property and equipment consists primarily of natural gas gathering and processing facilities, drilling rigs, land, buildings and improvements, natural gas compressors, vehicles, office equipment, and software. Land purchases are made in order to build additional office space at our Oklahoma City headquarters and additional offices in various states. Major renewals and betterments are capitalized while the costs of repairs and maintenance are charged to expense as incurred. The costs of assets retired or otherwise disposed of and the applicable accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and the resulting gain or loss is reflected in operations. Other property and equipment costs are depreciated on a straight-line basis. A summary of other property and equipment and the useful lives are as follows:

 

     December 31     
     2006    2005    Useful Life
     ($ in thousands)    (in years)

Natural gas gathering systems

   $ 552,608    $ 333,365    7 – 20

Buildings and improvements

     304,959      159,001    15 –39  

Drilling rigs

     300,810      116,133    15

Other fixtures and equipment

     241,092      110,208    2 – 7  

Natural gas compressors

     126,806      73,043    15  

Land

     123,733      74,466    —  
                

Total

   $ 1,650,008    $ 866,216   
                
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