Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Lauck Lance
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PDC ENERGY, INC. [PDCE] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Sr. VP Corporate Development
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1775 SHERMAN STREET, SUITE 3000		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/16/2014
(Street)

DENVER, CO 80203		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 01/16/2014   M   2,794 A (1) 62,685 D  
Common Stock 01/16/2014   F   894 D $ 49.57 61,791 D  
Common Stock 01/16/2014   F   2,359 (2) D $ 49.57 59,432 D  
Common Stock 01/16/2014   A   11,948 (3) A $ 0 71,380 D  
Common Stock               1,540 (4) I By 401(k) Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Performance Share Rights (1) 01/16/2014   M     1,791   (1) 12/31/2013 Common Stock 1,791 (1) 0 D  
Stock Appreciation Rights (5) $ 49.57 01/16/2014   A   10,096   12/31/2014 01/16/2024 Common Stock 10,096 $ 0 10,096 D  
Performance Share Rights (6) 01/16/2014   A   4,820     (6) 12/31/2016 Common Stock 4,820 $ 0 4,820 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Lauck Lance
1775 SHERMAN STREET, SUITE 3000
DENVER, CO 80203		       Sr. VP Corporate Development  

Signatures

 /s/Lance Lauck   01/21/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Each performance share/right represented a contingent right to receive a share of PDC Energy, Inc. ("Company") stock upon achievement of specified minimum thresholds of total shareholder return (TSR) compared to certain peers described in the related grant agreement. Shares granted represented a 156% payout on previously awarded performance shares/rights.
(2) Represents shares of common stock surrendered to issuer to cover tax withholding obligation of the reporting person upon vesting of shares of restricted stock pursuant to time-based vesting.
(3) The common stock vests in three pro rata installments on December 31, 2014, December 31, 2015 and January 16, 2017.
(4) 401(k) Plan holdings as of January 16, 2014.
(5) The SARs become exercisable in three pro rata installments on December 31, 2014, December 31, 2015 and January 16, 2017. The reporting person also holds additional previously awarded SARs subject to different vesting, exercise price and other criteria.
(6) Each performance share/right represents a contingent right to receive 0-200% of that number in shares of PDCE common stock. The performance shares/rights vest upon continued employment and achievement of specified thresholds of total shareholder return (TSR) compared to certain peers, as described in the related grant agreement. Participant also holds additional previously awarded performance shares/rights, all subject to different future vesting and performance criteria.

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