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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,
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
2012
 
2011
Earnings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
$
114

 
$
(30
)
 
$
(4,326
)
 
$
1,159

 
$
8

 
$
(306
)
 
 
$
321

 
$
628

Loss from equity investees

 

 

 

 
12

 
2

 
 
5

 
7

Income (loss) before income taxes before adjustment for loss from equity investees
114

 
(30
)
 
(4,326
)
 
1,159

 
20

 
(304
)
 
 
326

 
635

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fixed charges
235

 
262

 
346

 
341

 
375

 
232

 
 
18

 
25

Distributed income of equity investees

 

 

 

 
24

 
14

 
 
8

 
46

Capitalized interest
(3
)
 
(12
)
 
(14
)
 
(21
)
 
(19
)
 
(12
)
 
 
(4
)
 
(10
)
Total earnings available for fixed charges
$
346

 
$
220

 
$
(3,994
)
 
$
1,479

 
$
400

 
$
(70
)
 
 
$
348

 
$
696

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fixed charges
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest and debt expense
$
234

 
$
261

 
$
344

 
$
339

 
$
373

 
$
231

 
 
$
18

 
$
25

Interest component of rent
1

 
1

 
2

 
2

 
2

 
1

 
 

 

Total fixed charges
$
235

 
$
262

 
$
346

 
$
341

 
$
375

 
$
232

 
 
$
18

 
$
25

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges(1)
1.47x

 

 
 
4.35x

 
1.07x

 

 
 
19.33x

 
27.84x

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(1)
Earnings for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 were inadequate to cover fixed charges by $42 million. Earnings for the year ended December 31, 2015 were inadequate to cover fixed charges by $4,340 million, due to non-cash impairment charges of approximately $4.3 billion associated with proved and unproved oil and natural gas properties related to a decline in commodity prices. 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.