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2005, respectively. We have also included non-cash asset retirement obligations
of $0.7 million, $0.5 million and $1.8 million for the years ended December 31,
2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively. 
For
the three year period ended December 31, 2005, our total adjusted costs for development,
exploration and acquisition activities was approximately $238.5 million. Total
exploration, development and acquisition activities for the three year period
ended December 31, 2005 have added approximately 113.4 Bcfe of net proved reserves
at an all-sources finding cost of $2.10 per Mcfe. Our
finding and development cost computation excludes net additions/reductions to
total future development costs with respect to proved undeveloped properties necessary
to convert those properties into proved developed properties of $0.7 million,
$39.8 million and $99.8 million at December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively,
and includes total additions to proved undeveloped reserves of 2.9, 27.6 and 25.4
Bcfe for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively. Accordingly,
had we included future development costs in our computations, the average all-sources
finding costs would have been $2.15, $2.59 and $4.39 per Mcfe for the years ended
December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively. In
order to maintain continued growth and profitability, our annual goal is to add
new reserves exceeding our yearly production at a finding and development cost
that contributes to an acceptable profit margin. Accordingly, we use the finding
and development cost in combination with our reserve replacement ratio, as previously
defined, to measure our operating and financial performance. Our
all-source finding cost measure is a measure with limitations. Consistent with
industry practice, our finding and development costs have historically fluctuated
on a year-to-year basis based on a number of factors including the extent and
timing of new discoveries and property acquisitions. Due to the timing of proved
reserve additions and timing of the related costs incurred to find and develop
our reserves, our all-sources finding cost measure often includes quantities of
reserves for which a majority of the costs of development have not yet been incurred.
Conversely, the measure also often includes costs to develop proved reserves that
had been added in earlier years. Finding and development costs, as measured annually,
may not be indicative of our ability to economically replace oil and natural gas
reserves because the recognition of costs may not necessarily coincide with the
addition of proved reserves. Our all sources finding cost may also be calculated
differently than the comparable measure of other oil and gas companies.
Development, Exploration and Acquisition Capital Expenditures The
following table sets forth certain information regarding the gross costs incurred
in the purchase of proved and unproved properties and in development and exploration
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