Cowtown Gas Processing S-3 Shelf registration

Exhibit 12.1

Quicksilver Resources Inc.

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(In thousands, except ratio)

	Three Months Ended			Years Ended December 31,
	March 31, 2014			2013			2012			2011			2010			2009
Earnings:
Add:
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	(56,182	)	$	176,168		$	(2,648,176	)	$	147,909		$	713,828		$	(836,856	)
Income of equity investees	—			—			—			8,439			(22,323		)	(75,444		)
Cash distributions from equity investees	—			—			—			19,830			20,906			11,100
Fixed charges	42,302			193,500			183,761			190,812			193,575			175,465
Deduct:
Interest capitalized	(1,309		)	(7,703		)	(18,423		)	(7,416		)	(4,750		)	(6,127		)
Noncontrolling interest	—			—			—			—			(9,724		)	(12,234		)
Earnings for computation	$	(15,189	)	$	361,965		$	(2,482,838	)	$	359,574		$	891,512		$	(744,096	)
Fixed charges:
Gross interest expense	$	39,375		$	165,381		$	172,502		$	172,696		$	174,906		$	155,696
Amortization of debt issuance/discount	2,665			26,920			9,854			16,510			17,226			18,410
Portion of rents representative of interest	262			1,199			1,405			1,606			1,443			1,359
Total fixed charges	$	42,302		$	193,500		$	183,761		$	190,812		$	193,575		$	175,465
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges	—			1.9			—			1.9			4.6			—
Earnings insufficient to cover fixed charges	$	(57,491	)	N/A			$	(2,666,599	)	N/A			N/A			$	(919,561	)