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Exhibit 12.1


EP ENERGY CORPORATION
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(In millions)

 
Successor
 
 
Predecessor
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
February 14 to December 31,
 
 
January 1 to May 24,
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
2012
 
2011
 
2010
Earnings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes
$
(30
)
 
$
161

 
$
1,159

 
$
8

 
$
(306
)
 
 
$
321

 
$
628

 
$
709

Loss from equity investees

 

 

 
12

 
2

 
 
5

 
7

 
7

(Loss) income before income taxes before adjustment for loss from equity investees
(30
)
 
161

 
1,159

 
20

 
(304
)
 
 
326

 
635

 
716

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fixed charges
262

 
253

 
341

 
375

 
232

 
 
18

 
25

 
30

Distributed income of equity investees

 

 

 
24

 
14

 
 
8

 
46

 
50

Capitalized interest
(12
)
 
(16
)
 
(21
)
 
(19
)
 
(12
)
 
 
(4
)
 
(10
)
 
(7
)
Total earnings available for fixed charges
$
220

 
$
398

 
$
1,479

 
$
400

 
$
(70
)
 
 
$
348

 
$
696

 
$
789

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fixed charges
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest and debt expense
$
261

 
$
251

 
$
339

 
$
373

 
$
231

 
 
$
18

 
$
25

 
$
30

Interest component of rent
1

 
2

 
2

 
2

 
1

 
 

 

 

Total fixed charges
$
262

 
$
253

 
$
341

 
$
375

 
$
232

 
 
$
18

 
$
25

 
$
30

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges(1)

 
1.57x

 
4.35x

 
1.07x

 

 
 
19.33x

 
27.84x

 
26.30x

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(1)
Earnings for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 were inadequate to cover fixed charges by $42 million. Earnings for the period from February 14 to December 31, 2012 were inadequate to cover fixed charges by $302 million.

For purposes of computing these ratios, earnings means income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes before income or loss from equity investees, adjusted to reflect actual distributions from equity investments and fixed charges less capitalized interest.  Fixed charges means the sum of interest costs (not including interest on tax liabilities which is included in income tax expense on our income statement), amortization of debt costs and that portion of rental expense we believe reflects a reasonable approximation of the interest component of rent expense.