Exhibit 12.1

Penn Virginia Resources Partners, L.P.

Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed
Charges Calculation

(in thousands, except ratios)



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|                                   |  | Year Ended December 31, |       
|                                   |  | 2004                    |        |   | 2005 |   |        | 2006 |  |   | 2007   |   |  | 2008 |       
|Earnings                           |  |                         |        |   |      |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |      |        |   |  |   |         |  
|Pre-tax income *                   |  | $                       | 34,876 |   |      | $ | 52,430 |      |  | $ | 74,910 |   |  | $    | 55,552 |   |  | $ | 103,603 |  
|Fixed charges                      |  |                         | 7,328  |   |      |   | 14,351 |      |  |   | 19,783 |   |  |      | 19,766 |   |  |   | 26,850  |  
|                                   |  |                         |        |   |      |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |      |        |   |  |   |         |  
|Total earnings                     |  | $                       | 42,204 |   |      | $ | 66,781 |      |  | $ | 94,693 |   |  | $    | 75,318 |   |  | $ | 130,453 |  
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|Fixed Charges                      |  |                         |        |   |      |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |      |        |   |  |   |         |  
|Interest expense                   |  | $                       | 7,267  |   |      | $ | 14,053 |      |  | $ | 19,151 |   |  | $    | 18,896 |   |  | $ | 25,346  |  
|Rental interest factor             |  |                         | 61     |   |      |   | 298    |      |  |   | 632    |   |  |      | 870    |   |  |   | 1,504   |  
|                                   |  |                         |        |   |      |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |      |        |   |  |   |         |  
|Total fixed charges                |  | $                       | 7,328  |   |      | $ | 14,351 |      |  | $ | 19,783 |   |  | $    | 19,766 |   |  | $ | 26,850  |  
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |  |                         | 5.8    | x |      |   | 4.7    | x    |  |   | 4.8    | x |  |      | 3.8    | x |  |   | 4.9     | x



|* | Includes cash distributions from equity affiliates and excludes equity earnings from affiliates. Also excludes capitalized interest.
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