EXHIBIT 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Directors
Petroleum Development Corporation:
We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statement on Form S-8 related to the registration of shares for the 2005 Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Plan of our reports dated March 30, 2005 with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Petroleum Development Corporation and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2004 and 2003 and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders' equity and comprehensive income (loss), and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2004, and the related financial statement schedule, management's assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004. Our report with respect to the aforementioned consolidated financial statements refers to the Company's adoption of the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 143, Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations, in 2003.
/s/ KPMG LLP
KPMG LLP
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
July 6, 2005