SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) July 20, 2006
Petroleum Development Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Nevada 0-7246 95-2636730
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
103 East Main Street; Bridgeport, WV 26330
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code 304-842-3597
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report
Item 8.01 Other Events
Bridgeport, West Virginia. Petroleum Development Corporation (Nasdaq GSM:PETD) today announced that it sold a portion of its undeveloped leasehold located in Grand Valley Field, Garfield County, Colorado to Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO). The sale encompassed 100% of the working interest in approximately 8,700 acres, including approximately 6400 acres of the Company's Chevron leasehold and 2300 acres of the Company's Puckett Land Company leasehold. The consideration paid to PDC by Marathon for the transaction was $354 million. The Company retained approximately 475 additional undeveloped locations on 10 acre spacing on the Grand Valley Field leasehold in addition to all of its producing properties in the Field.
EXHIBIT INDEX
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The news release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
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
Date: July 20, 2006
By: /s/ Darwin L. Stump
Darwin L. Stump
Chief Financial Officer