Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We have issued our reports dated March 29, 2012, with respect to the balance sheet and internal control over financial reporting included in the Annual Report of Atlas Resource Partners, L.P. on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, which are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement. We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement of the aforementioned reports, and to the use of our name as it appears under the caption “Experts”
/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP
Cleveland, Ohio
March 29, 2012