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Commitments
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Commitments  
Commitments

(13) Commitments

The following table sets forth a schedule of future minimum payments for the Company’s contractual obligations, which include leases that have a lease term in excess of one year as of March 31, 2023 (in thousands):

Processing,

Gathering,

Firm

Compression

Operating and

Imputed Interest

Transportation

and Water Service

Financing Leases

for Leases

Other

   

(a)

   

(b)

   

(c)

   

(c)

   

(d)

   

Total

 

Remainder of 2023

$

886,835

53,618

426,736

135,514

641

1,503,344

2024

1,145,151

62,892

532,603

153,869

1,894,515

2025

1,131,583

51,545

486,033

124,760

1,793,921

2026

1,129,147

18,368

459,014

97,985

1,704,514

2027

1,124,462

17,080

384,371

73,639

1,599,552

Thereafter

5,465,800

85,209

1,116,346

136,367

6,803,722

Total

$

10,882,978

288,712

3,405,103

722,134

641

15,299,568

(a)Firm Transportation

The Company has entered into firm transportation agreements with various pipelines in order to facilitate the delivery of its production to market. These contracts commit the Company to transport minimum daily natural gas or NGLs volumes at negotiated rates or pay for any deficiencies at specified reservation fee rates. The amounts in this table are based on the Company’s minimum daily volumes at the reservation fee rate. The values in the table represent the gross amounts that the Company is committed to pay; however, the Company will record in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements its proportionate share of costs based on its working interest.

(b)Processing, Gathering, Compression and Water Service Commitments

The Company has entered into various long-term gas processing, gathering, compression and water service agreements. Certain of these agreements were determined to be leases. The minimum payment obligations under the agreements that are not leases are presented in this column.

The values in the table represent the gross amounts that the Company is committed to pay; however, the Company will record in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements its proportionate share of costs based on its working interest.

(c)Operating and Finance Leases, including Imputed Interest

The Company has obligations under contracts for services provided by drilling rigs and completion fleets, processing, gathering, and compression services agreements, and office and equipment leases. The values in the table represent the gross amounts that Antero Resources is committed to pay; however, the Company will record in its financial statements its proportionate share of costs based on its working interests. See Note 12—Leases to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for more information on the Company’s operating and finance leases.

(d)

Other

The Company has entered into various land acquisition and sand supply agreements. Certain of these agreements contain minimum payment obligations over various terms. The values in the table represent the minimum payments due under these arrangements. None of these agreements were determined to be leases.

(e)

Contract Terminations

The Company incurs costs associated with the delay or cancellation of certain contracts with third-parties. These costs are recorded in Contract termination and included in the statement of operations and comprehensive income (loss). During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company executed an early termination of its firm transportation commitment of 200,000 MMBtu per day on the Equitrans pipeline and made a cash payment of $24 million. There are no remaining payment obligations related to these delayed or cancelled contracts as of March 31, 2023.