Commitments

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2024

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 June 30, 2024 (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 2024	$	594,064		35,312		275,605		76,639		4,322		985,942
2025		1,176,592		59,080		487,920		130,962		5,818		1,860,372
2026		1,174,126		25,903		462,462		103,560		3,193		1,769,244
2027		1,169,146		24,614		387,207		78,578		375		1,659,920
2028		1,110,821		23,281		330,912		57,845		—		1,522,859
Thereafter		4,413,299		86,234		849,561		93,520		—		5,442,614
Total	$	9,638,048		254,424		2,793,667		541,104		13,708		13,240,951

(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 loss contingency in the statements of operations and comprehensive income. During the first quarter of 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 any delayed or cancelled contracts as of June 30, 2024.