UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
October
11, 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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(Commission
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(IRS
employer
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of
incorporation)
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file
number)
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identification
No.)
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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
No
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Item
5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change
in Fiscal Year.
Effective
October 11, 2007, the Board of Directors of Petroleum Development Corporation
(the "Company") amended the Company's Bylaws. Article V, Officers, of
the Company's Bylaws was amended to (1) separate into two distinct offices
the
position of Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and (2) redefine the position
of Chief Financial Officer to remove the requirement that the Chief Financial
Officer be the Treasurer.
The
foregoing description of the amended Bylaws is qualified in its entirety
by
reference to the amended Bylaws, including Article V thereof, a copy of which
is
attached hereto as Exhibit 3.2, filed herewith.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Exhibit
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Number
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Description
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3.2
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Amended
Bylaws of Petroleum Development Corporation, adopted October 11,
2007
(filed herewith).
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SIGNATURE
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.
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Petroleum
Development Corporation
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(Registrant)
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Date:
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October
17, 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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