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EXHIBIT 12.1

WESTERN GAS PARTNERS, LP

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

 
 
Year Ended December 31,
thousands
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
 
2010
Earnings:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income before income taxes
 
$
392,585

 
$
287,798

 
$
169,957

 
$
239,011

 
$
178,450

Add:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fixed charges
 
86,824

 
63,903

 
48,422

 
30,993

 
19,292

Distributions from equity investees
 
81,022

 
22,136

 
20,660

 
15,999

 
10,973

Amortization of capitalized interest
 
1,687

 
814

 
479

 
294

 
256

Less:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity income, net
 
57,836

 
22,948

 
16,042

 
11,261

 
7,628

Capitalized interest
 
9,832

 
11,945

 
6,196

 
420

 

Net income before taxes attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
14,025

 
10,816

 
14,890

 
14,103

 
11,005

Earnings
 
$
480,425


$
328,942


$
202,390


$
260,513


$
190,338

Fixed charges:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense, including capitalized interest
 
$
86,598

 
$
63,742

 
$
48,256

 
$
30,765

 
$
18,794

Interest component of rent expense
 
226

 
161

 
166

 
228

 
498

Fixed charges
 
$
86,824

 
$
63,903

 
$
48,422

 
$
30,993

 
$
19,292

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
 
5.5x

 
5.1x

 
4.2x

 
8.4x

 
9.9x


These ratios were computed by dividing earnings by fixed charges. For this purpose, earnings include pre-tax income, plus fixed charges to the extent they affect current year earnings, amortization of capitalized interest and distributed income of equity investees, then subtracting equity income, noncontrolling interests in pre-tax income from subsidiaries that did not incur fixed charges, and interest capitalized during the year. Fixed charges include interest expensed and capitalized, amortized premiums, discounts and capitalized expenses related to indebtedness, and estimates of interest within rental expenses.