Commitments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 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 September 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	$	298,885		17,680		136,145		37,317		3,038		493,065
2025		1,184,532		59,178		487,948		130,935		8,437		1,871,030
2026		1,182,065		26,001		462,483		103,538		3,976		1,778,063
2027		1,177,068		24,712		387,210		78,575		375		1,667,940
2028		1,118,610		23,379		330,913		57,845		—		1,530,747
Thereafter		4,439,689		86,473		849,561		93,520		—		5,469,243
Total	$	9,400,849		237,423		2,654,260		501,730		15,826		12,810,088

(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, loss contingency and settlements 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 September 30, 2024.