Exhibit 12.1

Penn Virginia 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, |        |  | NineMonths EndedSeptember 30 |  
|                                   |  | 2005                    |        |  | 2006                         |   |        | 2007 |  |   | 2008   |  |  | 2009 |         |  | 2010 |  
|Earnings                           |  |                         |        |  |                              |   |        |      |  |   |        |  |  |      |         |  |      |   |        |  |  |   |        | 
|Pre-tax income *                   |  | $                       | 22,038 |  |                              | $ | 33,030 |      |  | $ | 28,098 |  |  | $    | 101,701 |  |      | $ | 60,148 |  |  | $ | 48,362 | 
|Fixed charges                      |  |                         | 14,351 |  |                              |   | 19,783 |      |  |   | 19,766 |  |  |      | 26,850  |  |      |   | 27,368 |  |  |   | 27,698 | 
|                                   |  |                         |        |  |                              |   |        |      |  |   |        |  |  |      |         |  |      |   |        |  |  |   |        | 
|Total earnings                     |  | $                       | 36,389 |  |                              | $ | 52,813 |      |  | $ | 47,864 |  |  | $    | 128,551 |  |      | $ | 87,516 |  |  | $ | 76,060 | 
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|Fixed Charges                      |  |                         |        |  |                              |   |        |      |  |   |        |  |  |      |         |  |      |   |        |  |  |   |        | 
|Interest expense                   |  | $                       | 14,053 |  |                              | $ | 19,151 |      |  | $ | 18,896 |  |  | $    | 25,346  |  |      | $ | 24,878 |  |  | $ | 25,438 | 
|Rental interest factor             |  |                         | 298    |  |                              |   | 632    |      |  |   | 870    |  |  |      | 1,504   |  |      |   | 2,490  |  |  |   | 2,260  | 
|                                   |  |                         |        |  |                              |   |        |      |  |   |        |  |  |      |         |  |      |   |        |  |  |   |        | 
|Total fixed charges                |  | $                       | 14,351 |  |                              | $ | 19,783 |      |  | $ | 19,766 |  |  | $    | 26,850  |  |      | $ | 27,368 |  |  | $ | 27,698 | 
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |  |                         | 2.5x   |  |                              |   | 2.7x   |      |  |   | 2.4x   |  |  |      | 4.8x    |  |      |   | 3.2x   |  |  |   | 2.7x   | 



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