Reportable Segments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Reportable Segments

Reportable Segments

(16) Reportable Segments

(a) Summary of Reportable Segments

The Company’s operations, which are located in the United States, are organized into three reportable segments: (i) the exploration, development and production of natural gas, NGLs and oil; (ii) marketing and utilization of excess firm transportation capacity and (iii) midstream services through the Company’s equity method investment in Antero Midstream. Substantially all of the Company’s production revenues are attributable to customers located in the United States; however, some of the Company’s production revenues are attributable to customers who then transport the Company’s production to foreign countries for resale or consumption. These segments are monitored separately by management for performance and are consistent with internal financial reporting. These segments have been identified based on the differing products and services, regulatory environment and the expertise required for these operations. Management evaluates the performance of the Company’s business segments based on operating income (loss). General and administrative expenses were allocated to the midstream segment based on the nature of the expenses and on a combination of the segments’ proportionate share of the Company’s consolidated property and equipment, capital expenditures and labor costs, as applicable. General and administrative expenses related to the marketing segment are not allocated because they are immaterial. Other income, income taxes and interest expense are primarily managed and evaluated on a consolidated basis. Intersegment sales were transacted at prices which approximate market. Accounting policies for each segment are the same as the Company’s accounting policies described in Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

Exploration and Production

The exploration and production segment is engaged in the development, production, exploration and acquisition of natural gas, NGLs and oil properties located in the Appalachian Basin. The Company targets large, repeatable resource plays where horizontal drilling and advanced fracture stimulation technologies provide the means to economically develop and produce natural gas, NGLs and oil from unconventional formations.

Marketing

Where feasible, the Company purchases and sells third-party natural gas and NGLs and markets its excess firm transportation capacity, or engages third parties to conduct these activities on the Company’s behalf, in order to optimize the revenues from these transportation agreements. The Company has entered into long-term firm transportation agreements for a significant portion of its current and expected future production in order to secure guaranteed capacity to favorable markets.

Equity Method Investment in Antero Midstream

The Company receives midstream services through its equity method investment in Antero Midstream. Antero Midstream owns, operates and develops midstream energy infrastructure primarily to service the Company’s production and completion activity in the Appalachian Basin. Antero Midstream’s assets consist of gathering pipelines, compressor stations, interests in processing and fractionation plants and water handling assets. Antero Midstream provides midstream services to Antero Resources under long-term contracts.

(b) Reportable Segments Financial Information

The operating results and assets of the Company’s reportable segments were as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
					Equity Method
	Exploration				Investment in		Elimination of
	and				Antero		Unconsolidated		Consolidated
	Production		Marketing		Midstream		Affiliate		Total
Sales and revenues:
Third-party	$	717,283		69,038		395		(395)		786,321
Intersegment		519		—		218,096		(218,096)		519
Total revenue		717,802		69,038		218,491		(218,491)		786,840
Operating expenses:
Lease operating		17,780		—		—		—		17,780
Gathering, compression, processing, transportation and water handling		590,278		—		42,012		(42,012)		590,278
General and administrative		35,691		—		17,931		(17,931)		35,691
Depletion, depreciation and amortization		168,388		—		28,300		(28,300)		168,388
Impairment of property and equipment		22,462		—		—		—		22,462
Other		57,944		98,896		1,094		(1,094)		156,840
Total operating expenses		892,543		98,896		89,337		(89,337)		991,439
Operating income (loss)	$	(174,741)		(29,858)		129,154		(129,154)		(204,599)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	$	25,178		—		23,232		(23,232)		25,178
Capital expenditures for segment assets	$	215,876		—		84,267		(84,267)		215,876

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2023
					Equity Method
	Exploration				Investment in		Elimination of
	and				Antero		Unconsolidated		Consolidated
	Production		Marketing		Midstream		Affiliate		Total
Sales and revenues:
Third-party	$	1,349,476		58,529		272		(272)		1,408,005
Intersegment		343		—		259,203		(259,203)		343
Total revenue		1,349,819		58,529		259,475		(259,475)		1,408,348
Operating expenses:
Lease operating		29,321		—		—		—		29,321
Gathering, compression, processing, transportation and water handling		645,172		—		57,873		(57,873)		645,172
General and administrative		57,261		—		17,347		(17,347)		57,261
Depletion, depreciation and amortization		167,582		—		35,196		(35,196)		167,582
Impairment of property and equipment		15,560		—		—		—		15,560
Other		56,838		105,124		714		(714)		161,962
Total operating expenses		971,734		105,124		111,130		(111,130)		1,076,858
Operating income (loss)	$	378,085		(46,595)		148,345		(148,345)		331,490
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	$	17,681		—		24,456		(24,456)		17,681
Capital expenditures for segment assets	$	351,312		—		42,279		(42,279)		351,312

The summarized assets of the Company’s reportable segments are as follows (in thousands):

	As of December 31, 2022
							Elimination of
					Equity Method		Intersegment
	Exploration				Investment in		Transactions and
	and				Antero		Unconsolidated		Consolidated
	Production		Marketing		Midstream		Affiliate		Total
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates	$	220,429		—		652,767		(652,767)		220,429
Total assets		14,081,077		36,962		5,791,320		(5,791,320)		14,118,039

	(Unaudited)
	As of March 31, 2023
							Elimination of
					Equity Method		Intersegment
	Exploration				Investment in		Transactions and
	and				Antero		Unconsolidated		Consolidated
	Production		Marketing		Midstream		Affiliate		Total
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates	$	219,515		—		643,118		(643,118)		219,515
Total assets		13,855,955		15,191		5,779,728		(5,779,728)		13,871,146