Exhibit 12.1

Penn Virginia Resource GP Holdings, 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, |        | Six Months EndedJune 30, 2009
|                                   |  | 2004                    |        | 2005                          |   | 2006   |  | 2007 |        | 2008 |  
|Earnings                           |  |                         |        |                               |   |        |  |      |        |      |   |        |  |   |         |  |   |       
|Pre-tax income *                   |  | $                       | 15,850 |                               | $ | 22,038 |  | $    | 33,030 |      | $ | 28,098 |  | $ | 101,701 |  | $ | 20,424
|Fixed charges                      |  |                         | 7,328  |                               |   | 14,351 |  |      | 19,783 |      |   | 19,766 |  |   | 26,850  |  |   | 13,414
|                                   |  |                         |        |                               |   |        |  |      |        |      |   |        |  |   |         |  |   |       
|Total earnings                     |  | $                       | 23,178 |                               | $ | 36,389 |  | $    | 52,813 |      | $ | 47,864 |  | $ | 128,551 |  | $ | 33,838
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|Fixed Charges                      |  |                         |        |                               |   |        |  |      |        |      |   |        |  |   |         |  |   |       
|Interest expense                   |  | $                       | 7,267  |                               | $ | 14,053 |  | $    | 19,151 |      | $ | 18,896 |  | $ | 25,346  |  | $ | 12,215
|Rental interest factor             |  |                         | 61     |                               |   | 298    |  |      | 632    |      |   | 870    |  |   | 1,504   |  |   | 1,199 
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|Total fixed charges                |  | $                       | 7,328  |                               | $ | 14,351 |  | $    | 19,783 |      | $ | 19,766 |  | $ | 26,850  |  | $ | 13,414
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |  |                         | 3.2x   |                               |   | 2.5x   |  |      | 2.7x   |      |   | 2.4x   |  |   | 4.8x    |  |   | 2.5x  



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