PDC Energy (PDCE) 10-Q 2012 Q2 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION

FURNISHED PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of PDC Energy, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2012, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), the undersigned certify pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ James M. Trimble	August 2, 2012
James M. Trimble
President and Chief Executive Officer
/s/ Gysle R. Shellum	August 2, 2012
Gysle R. Shellum
Chief Financial Officer