SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
August
9,
2007
Date
of report (Date of earliest event reported)
Petroleum
Development Corporation
Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter
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Nevada
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0-7246
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95-2636730
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State
or Other Jurisdiction
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Incorporation
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Commission
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IRS
Employer
Identification
Number
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120
Genesis Boulevard, Bridgeport, WV 26330
Address
of Principal Executive Offices
304-842-3597
Registrant's
telephone number, including area code
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Item
2.02. Results
of Operations and Financial Condition
Petroleum
Development Corporation today reported net income of $18.1 million for the
second quarter of 2007, compared to $7.3 million for the same period of
2006.
A
copy of
the News release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
Press
Release: Petroleum Development Corporation Announces Second
Quarter 2007 Results
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
PETROLEUM
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
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Date:
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August
9, 2007
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By:
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/s/
Richard W. McCullough
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Richard
W. McCullough
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Chief
Financial Officer
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