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EX-31.1 - CERTIFICATION BY CEO PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 - PDC ENERGY, INC.a2011q1_exx3111.htm
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exhibit 12.1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ended
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
March 31,
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
2011
 
2010
 
2009
 
2008
 
2007 (d)
 
2006 (d)
 
 
 
 
(dollars in thousands)
Earnings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss ) from continuing operations before income taxes
 
$
(36,391
)
 
$
8,113
 
 
$
(125,172
)
 
$
163,168
 
 
$
42,590
 
 
$
379,800
 
Fixed charges (see below)
 
9,911
 
 
35,197
 
 
39,403
 
 
31,629
 
 
12,796
 
 
4,187
 
Amortization of capitalized interest
 
187
 
 
788
 
 
991
 
 
744
 
 
366
 
 
52
 
Interest capitalized
 
(237
)
 
(301
)
 
(751
)
 
(2,618
)
 
(3,023
)
 
(1,620
)
Total adjusted earnings (loss) available for fixed charges
 
$
(26,530
)
 
$
43,797
 
 
$
(85,529
)
 
$
192,923
 
 
$
52,729
 
 
$
382,419
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fixed Charges
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest and debt expense (a)
 
$
9,062
 
 
$
33,250
 
 
$
37,208
 
 
$
28,132
 
 
$
9,279
 
 
$
2,443
 
Interest capitalized
 
237
 
 
301
 
 
751
 
 
2,618
 
 
3,023
 
 
1,620
 
Interest component of rental expense (b)
 
612
 
 
1,646
 
 
1,444
 
 
879
 
 
494
 
 
124
 
Total fixed charges
 
$
9,911
 
 
$
35,197
 
 
$
39,403
 
 
$
31,629
 
 
$
12,796
 
 
$
4,187
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
 
 
(c)
1.2x
 
 
 
(c)
6.1x
 
 
4.1x
 
 
91.3x
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
__________
(a)
Represents interest expense on long-term debt and amortization of debt discount and issuance costs.
(b)
Represents the portion of rental expense which we believe represents an interest component.
(c)
For the three months ended March 31, 2011, and the year ended December 31, 2009, earning were insufficient to cover total fixed charges by $36.4 million and $124.9 million, respectively.
(d)
Total adjusted earnings available for fixed charges for the years ended December 31, 2006 through 2007 do not present the effects of the divestitures of our Michigan and North Dakota assets as discontinuing operations as the amounts related to these operations were immaterial to these years.