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Apache Corp. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/22 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Thursday, 2/23/23, at 3:18pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/22   ·   Accession #:  1784031-23-8   ·   File #:  1-04300

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 2/23/23  Apache Corp.                      10-K       12/31/22  131:30M                                    Pasillas Anabel/FA

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   5.39M 
 2: EX-23.1     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     38K 
 6: EX-99.1     Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML     93K 
 3: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     41K 
 4: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     41K 
 5: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     40K 
12: R1          Cover                                               HTML     93K 
13: R2          Audit Information                                   HTML     42K 
14: R3          Statement of Consolidated Operations                HTML    145K 
15: R4          Statement of Consolidated Comprehensive Income      HTML     74K 
                (Loss)                                                           
16: R5          Statement of Consolidated Cash Flows                HTML    156K 
17: R6          Consolidated Balance Sheet                          HTML    180K 
18: R7          Consolidated Balance Sheet (Parenthetical)          HTML     80K 
19: R8          Statement of Consolidated Changes in Equity         HTML    122K 
                (Deficit) and Noncontrolling Interest                            
20: R9          Statement of Consolidated Changes in Equity         HTML     39K 
                (Deficit) and Noncontrolling Interest                            
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
21: R10         Nature of Operations                                HTML     41K 
22: R11         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    146K 
23: R12         Transactions With Parent Affiliate                  HTML     47K 
24: R13         Acquisitions and Divestitures                       HTML     62K 
25: R14         Capitalized Exploratory Well Costs                  HTML     74K 
26: R15         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML    110K 
27: R16         Other Current Assets                                HTML     46K 
28: R17         Equity Method Interests                             HTML     92K 
29: R18         Other Current Liabilities                           HTML     52K 
30: R19         Asset Retirement Obligation                         HTML     54K 
31: R20         Debt and Financing Costs                            HTML    121K 
32: R21         Income Taxes                                        HTML    171K 
33: R22         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML    106K 
34: R23         Retirement and Deferred Compensation Plans          HTML    215K 
35: R24         Redemable Noncontrolling Interest - Altus           HTML    154K 
36: R25         Capital Stock and Equity                            HTML    154K 
37: R26         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML     49K 
38: R27         Major Customers                                     HTML     40K 
39: R28         Business Segment Information                        HTML    281K 
40: R29         Supplemental Oil and Gas Disclosures (Unaudited)    HTML    552K 
41: R30         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    156K 
                (Policies)                                                       
42: R31         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     85K 
                (Tables)                                                         
43: R32         Acquisitions and Divestitures (Tables)              HTML     54K 
44: R33         Capitalized Exploratory Well Costs (Tables)         HTML     77K 
45: R34         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML    135K 
                (Tables)                                                         
46: R35         Other Current Assets (Tables)                       HTML     46K 
47: R36         Equity Method Interests (Tables)                    HTML     87K 
48: R37         Other Current Liabilities (Tables)                  HTML     52K 
49: R38         Asset Retirement Obligation (Tables)                HTML     52K 
50: R39         Debt and Financing Costs (Tables)                   HTML    103K 
51: R40         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    176K 
52: R41         Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)              HTML    121K 
53: R42         Retirement and Deferred Compensation Plans          HTML    216K 
                (Tables)                                                         
54: R43         Redemable Noncontrolling Interest - Altus (Tables)  HTML     55K 
55: R44         Capital Stock and Equity (Tables)                   HTML    121K 
56: R45         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML     48K 
                (Tables)                                                         
57: R46         Business Segment Information (Tables)               HTML    277K 
58: R47         Supplemental Oil and Gas Disclosures (Unaudited)    HTML    554K 
                (Tables)                                                         
59: R48         Nature of Operations (Details)                      HTML     38K 
60: R49         SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES -        HTML    176K 
                Additional Information (Details)                                 
61: R50         SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Asset  HTML     55K 
                Impairments Recorded in Connection with Fair Value               
                Assessments (Details)                                            
62: R51         SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES -        HTML     44K 
                Allowance for Credit Loss Roll-forward (Details)                 
63: R52         SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES -        HTML     55K 
                Non-Cash Impairments of Proved and Unproved                      
                Property and Equipment (Details)                                 
64: R53         Transactions With Parent Affiliate (Details)        HTML    111K 
65: R54         ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES - 2022 Activity       HTML     91K 
                (Details)                                                        
66: R55         ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES - Components of       HTML     77K 
                Deconsolidation (Details)                                        
67: R56         ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES - 2021 Activity       HTML     57K 
                (Details)                                                        
68: R57         ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES - 2020 Activity       HTML     50K 
                (Details)                                                        
69: R58         CAPITALIZED EXPLORATORY WELL COSTS - Capitalized    HTML     48K 
                Exploratory Well Costs Rollforward (Details)                     
70: R59         CAPITALIZED EXPLORATORY WELL COSTS - Aging of       HTML     46K 
                Suspended Well Balances (Details)                                
71: R60         CAPITALIZED EXPLORATORY WELL COSTS - Additional     HTML     42K 
                Information (Details)                                            
72: R61         CAPITALIZED EXPLORATORY WELL COSTS - Aging by       HTML     59K 
                Geographic Area of Exploratory Well Costs                        
                Capitalized Greater than One Year (Details)                      
73: R62         DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES -     HTML     44K 
                Additional Information (Details)                                 
74: R63         DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES -     HTML     84K 
                Derivative Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair               
                Value (Details)                                                  
75: R64         DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES -     HTML     58K 
                Derivative Assets and Liabilities and Locations on               
                Consolidated Balance Sheet (Details)                             
76: R65         DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES -     HTML     56K 
                Derivative Activities Recorded in the Statement of               
                Consolidated Operations (Details)                                
77: R66         Other Current Assets (Details)                      HTML     49K 
78: R67         EQUITY METHOD INTERESTS - Additional Information    HTML     77K 
                (Details)                                                        
79: R68         EQUITY METHOD INTERESTS - Roll Forward Activity of  HTML     51K 
                Kinetik Holdings (Details)                                       
80: R69         EQUITY METHOD INTERESTS - Summary of Investments    HTML     61K 
                (Details)                                                        
81: R70         EQUITY METHOD INTERESTS - Rollforward Activity      HTML     83K 
                (Details)                                                        
82: R71         Other Current Liabilities (Details)                 HTML     60K 
83: R72         ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION - Schedule of changes   HTML     57K 
                to Asset Retirement Obligation (Details)                         
84: R73         ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION - Additional            HTML     41K 
                Information (Details)                                            
85: R74         DEBT AND FINANCING COSTS - Additional Information   HTML    226K 
                (Details)                                                        
86: R75         DEBT AND FINANCING COSTS - Schedule of Debt         HTML    123K 
                (Details)                                                        
87: R76         DEBT AND FINANCING COSTS - Schedule of Long Term    HTML     57K 
                Debt by Maturity (Details)                                       
88: R77         DEBT AND FINANCING COSTS - Components of Financing  HTML     53K 
                Costs, Net (Details)                                             
89: R78         INCOME TAXES - Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes    HTML     47K 
                (Details)                                                        
90: R79         INCOME TAXES - Total Provision for Income Taxes     HTML     62K 
                (Details)                                                        
91: R80         INCOME TAXES - Reconciliation of Tax of Income      HTML     66K 
                Before Income Taxes and Total Tax Expense                        
                (Details)                                                        
92: R81         INCOME TAXES - Net Deferred Tax Liability           HTML     87K 
                (Details)                                                        
93: R82         INCOME TAXES - Net Deferred Tax Assets and          HTML     47K 
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
94: R83         INCOME TAXES - Summary of Valuation Allowance       HTML     49K 
                Against Certain Foreign Net Deferred Tax Assets                  
                and State Net Operating Losses (Details)                         
95: R84         INCOME TAXES - Net Operating Losses (Details)       HTML     42K 
96: R85         INCOME TAXES - Additional Information (Details)     HTML     89K 
97: R86         INCOME TAXES - Schedule of Foreign Tax Credit       HTML     39K 
                Carryforward (Details)                                           
98: R87         INCOME TAXES - Reconciliation of Beginning and      HTML     47K 
                Ending Amount of Unrecognized Tax Benefits                       
                (Details)                                                        
99: R88         COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Additional          HTML    154K 
                Information (Details)                                            
100: R89         COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Company's Weighted  HTML     46K  
                Average Lease Term and Discount Rate related to                  
                Leases (Details)                                                 
101: R90         COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Schedule of Future  HTML    113K  
                Minimum Lease Payments (Details)                                 
102: R91         RETIREMENT AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS -        HTML     64K  
                Additional Information (Details)                                 
103: R92         RETIREMENT AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS -        HTML    130K  
                Changes in Benefit Obligation, Fair Value of Plan                
                Assets and Funded Status of Pension and                          
                Postretirement Benefit Plans (Details)                           
104: R93         RETIREMENT AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS -        HTML     57K  
                Allocations for Plan Asset Holding and Target                    
                Allocation for Company's Plan Asset (Details)                    
105: R94         RETIREMENT AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS - Fair   HTML     54K  
                Values of Plan Assets for Each Major Asset                       
                Category Based on Nature and Significant                         
                Concentration of Risks in Plan Assets (Details)                  
106: R95         RETIREMENT AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS -        HTML     78K  
                Components of Net Periodic Cost and Underlying                   
                Weighted Average Actuarial Assumptions Used for                  
                Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans (Details)               
107: R96         RETIREMENT AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS -        HTML     54K  
                Expected Future Benefit Payment (Details)                        
108: R97         REDEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST - ALTUS -         HTML     44K  
                Additional Information (Details)                                 
109: R98         REDEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST - ALTUS -         HTML     75K  
                Activity Related to Preferred Units (Details)                    
110: R99         CAPITAL STOCK AND EQUITY - Additional Information   HTML     80K  
                (Details)                                                        
111: R100        CAPITAL STOCK AND EQUITY - Description of Stock     HTML     43K  
                Based Compensation Plans and Related Costs                       
                (Details)                                                        
112: R101        CAPITAL STOCK AND EQUITY - Summary of Stock         HTML     76K  
                Options Activities (Details)                                     
113: R102        CAPITAL STOCK AND EQUITY - Schedule of Restricted   HTML     92K  
                Stock Activities (Details)                                       
114: R103        CAPITAL STOCK AND EQUITY - Performance Program      HTML    131K  
                Narrative (Details)                                              
115: R104        CAPITAL STOCK AND EQUITY - Schedule of Performance  HTML     59K  
                Program Activities (Details)                                     
116: R105        Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML     48K  
                (Details)                                                        
117: R106        Major Customers (Details)                           HTML     50K  
118: R107        BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION - Additional           HTML     38K  
                Information (Details)                                            
119: R108        BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION - Financial Segment    HTML    242K  
                Information (Details)                                            
120: R109        Supplemental Oil and Gas Disclosures (Unaudited) -  HTML     86K  
                Revenue and Direct Cost Information Relating to                  
                Company's Oil and Gas Exploration and Production                 
                Activities (Details)                                             
121: R110        Supplemental Oil and Gas Disclosures (Unaudited) -  HTML     87K  
                Costs Incurred in Oil and Gas Property                           
                Acquisitions, Exploration and Development                        
                Activities (Details)                                             
122: R111        Supplemental Oil and Gas Disclosures (Unaudited) -  HTML     62K  
                Capitalized Costs (Details)                                      
123: R112        Supplemental Oil and Gas Disclosures (Unaudited) -  HTML    151K  
                Oil and Gas Reserve Information (Details)                        
124: R113        Supplemental Oil and Gas Disclosures (Unaudited) -  HTML     95K  
                Additional Information (Details)                                 
125: R114        Supplemental Oil and Gas Disclosures (Unaudited) -  HTML     78K  
                Future Net Cash Flows (Details)                                  
126: R115        Supplemental Oil and Gas Disclosures (Unaudited) -  HTML     71K  
                Principal Sources of Change In Discounted Future                 
                Net Cash Flows (Details)                                         
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 5/23/11  Apache Finance Australia Pty Ltd. S-3ASR      5/23/11   11:1.9M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
12/03/10  Apache Corp.                      8-K:1,7,9  11/30/10    6:283K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 8/20/10  Apache Corp.                      8-K:1,7,9   8/17/10    5:250K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 1/26/07  Apache Corp.                      8-K:1,8,9   1/23/07    6:313K                                   Bowne - Houston/FA
 5/23/03  Apache Trust I                    S-3                   19:2.6M                                   Bowne - Houston/FA
12/14/99  Apache Corp.                      8-K/A:7    11/30/99    2:33K                                    Bowne - Houston/FA
11/12/99  Apache Corp.                      S-3/A                  4:462K                                   Bowne - Houston/FA
 8/08/97  Apache Corp.                      8-K:5,7     8/08/97    6:376K                                   Bowne - Houston/FA
11/04/96  Apache Corp.                      8-K:5,7    10/31/96    6:142K                                   Bowne - Houston/FA
 4/23/96  Apache Corp.                      8-K:5,7     4/19/96    5:139K                                   Bowne - Houston/FA
 2/23/96  Apache Corp.                      8-K:5,7     2/22/96    5:126K                                   Bowne - Houston/FA
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