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Petroleum Development Corporation Resets and Adds to Natural Gas Derivative Positions


BRIDGEPORT, W.Va., July 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Petroleum Development Corporation (Nasdaq: PETD) announced that the Company has reset and added to previously published natural gas derivative positions to protect against possible price instability in future periods.

For the period from November 2008 through March 2009, the Company replaced a Nymex collar with a swap. A Nymex based collar with a floor of $9.00/Mmbtu and a call of $11.32/Mmbtu was replaced by a Nymex swap net of all unwinding collar costs of $10.425/Mmbtu. This collar covers approximately 36% of production in the Appalachian andMichigan basins.

For the same period, the Company replaced a costless PEPL collar with a swap. A PEPL based collar with a floor of $7.25/Mmbtu and a call of $10.05/Mmbtu was replaced by a PEPL swap net of all unwinding collar costs of $9.00/Mmbtu. This collar covers approximately 15% of production for the Northeast Colorado (NECO) properties.

For the same period, the Company replaced a costless CIG collar with a swap. A CIG based collar with a floor of $7.00/Mmbtu and a call of $9.70/Mmbtu was replaced by a CIG swap net of all unwinding collar costs of $8.52/Mmbtu. This collar covers approximately 16% of production in the Grand Valley and Wattenberg fields.

For the period from November 2009 through March 2010, the Company entered into CIG swaps for approximately 33% and costless collars for approximately 45% of estimated production for the Grand Valley and Wattenberg fields; the swaps were at $9.20/Mmbtu and collars, with floors of $7.50/Mmbtu and calls of $11.40/Mmbtu. For the same period, PEPL swaps of $10.91/Mmbtu and collars with floors of $9.00/Mmbtu and calls of $14.00/Mmbtu were entered into for the NECO properties, which represent approximately 33% and 45% of production, respectively of this field.

For the same period, the Company entered into costless collars for approximately 66% of the production for the Appalachian andMichigan basins. Floors were set at $10.00/Mmbtu with calls set at $17.15/Mmbtu.

The positions in effect as of today shown in the table on the next page on a gross basis include both the Company and Partnership volumes; the net columns show the Company's share of production by area. Please be aware that the Company's share of production can change based upon the production volumes and the Company's interest in specific wells.



                                                               Floors

                                             Gross       PDC Net
                                            Monthly      Monthly
                                            Quantity     Quantity    Floor
    Month Set             Month            Mmbtu/Bbls   Mmbtu/Bbls   Price

    Colorado Interstate Gas (CIG) Based Derivatives (Piceance Basin)

    Feb-08              04/08-10/08          750,000        --         --
    Jan-08              04/08-10/08          630,000        --         --
    Apr-08              11/08-03/09          570,000        --         --
    Jul-08              11/08-03/09          340,000        --         --
    Feb-08              11/08-03/09          340,000        --         --
    Jan-08              04/09-10/09          570,000       345,534     $5.75
    Mar-08              04/09-10/09          560,000       339,472     $5.75
    Jul-08              11/09-03/10          450,000        --         --
    Jul-08              11/09-03/10          640,000       387,968     $7.50



                                                                  Swaps
                                               Ceilings       (Fixed Prices)

                                          PDC Net             PDC Net
                                          Monthly             Monthly
                                          Quantity  Ceiling   Quantity
    Month Set                            Mmbtu/Bbls  Price   Mmbtu/Bbls Price

    Colorado Interstate Gas (CIG) Based Derivatives (Piceance Basin)

    Feb-08                                    --       --      454,650   $7.05
    Jan-08                                    --       --      381,906   $6.54
    Apr-08                                    --       --      345,534   $7.76
    Jul-08                                    --       --      206,108   $8.52
    Feb-08                                    --       --      206,108   $8.18
    Jan-08                                  345,534    $8.75     --       --
    Mar-08                                  339,472    $9.05     --       --
    Jul-08                                    --       --      272,790   $9.20
    Jul-08                                  387,968   $11.40     --       --



                                                               Floors

                                             Gross       PDC Net
                                            Monthly      Monthly
                                            Quantity     Quantity    Floor
    Month Set             Month            Mmbtu/Bbls   Mmbtu/Bbls   Price

    Nymex Based Derivatives (Appalachian and Michigan Basins)

    Feb-08              04/08-10/08            170,000      --         --
    Feb-08              04/08-10/08            170,000      --         --
    Jul-08              11/08-03/09            170,000      --         --
    Feb-08              11/08-03/09            100,000      73,390      $8.40
    Feb-08              11/08-03/09            100,000      --         --
    Jan-08              04/09-10/09            170,000     124,763      $6.75
    Mar-08              04/09-10/09            170,000     124,763      $7.50
    May-08              04/09-03/12             60,000      --         --
    Jul-08              11/09-03/10            320,000     234,848     $10.00
    Feb-08              04/08-02/11             90,000      --         --


                                                                  Swaps
                                               Ceilings       (Fixed Prices)

                                          PDC Net             PDC Net
                                          Monthly             Monthly
                                          Quantity  Ceiling   Quantity
    Month Set                            Mmbtu/Bbls  Price   Mmbtu/Bbls Price

    Nymex Based Derivatives (Appalachian and Michigan Basins)
    Feb-08                                   --       --    124,763   $8.33
    Feb-08                                   --       --    124,763   $8.58
    Jul-08                                   --       --    124,763  $10.42
    Feb-08                                  73,390  $13.05    --       --
    Feb-08                                   --       --     73,390   $9.62
    Jan-08                                 124,763  $12.45    --       --
    Mar-08                                 124,763  $13.25    --       --
    May-08                                   --       --     44,034   $9.89
    Jul-08                                 234,848  $17.15    --       --
    Feb-08                                   --       --     90,000   $8.62



                                                               Floors

                                             Gross       PDC Net
                                            Monthly      Monthly
                                            Quantity     Quantity    Floor
    Month Set             Month            Mmbtu/Bbls   Mmbtu/Bbls   Price

    Panhandle Based Derivatives (NECO)

    Feb-08              04/08-10/08            180,000      --         --
    Jan-08              04/08-10/08            120,000      --         --
    Apr-08              11/08-03/09            110,000      --         --
    Jul-08              11/08-03/09             80,000      --         --
    Feb-08              11/08-03/09             80,000      --         --
    Jan-08              04/09-10/09            110,000     110,000     $6.00
    Mar-08              04/09-10/09            130,000     130,000     $6.25
    Jul-08              11/09-03/10            120,000
    Jul-08              11/09-03/10            170,000     170,000     $9.00


                                                                  Swaps
                                               Ceilings       (Fixed Prices)

                                          PDC Net             PDC Net
                                          Monthly             Monthly
                                          Quantity  Ceiling   Quantity
    Month Set                            Mmbtu/Bbls  Price   Mmbtu/Bbls Price

    Panhandle Based Derivatives (NECO)

    Feb-08                                   --       --    180,000   $7.45
    Jan-08                                   --       --    120,000   $6.80
    Apr-08                                   --       --    110,000   $8.09
    Jul-08                                   --       --     80,000   $9.00
    Feb-08                                   --       --     80,000   $8.44
    Jan-08                                 110,000   $9.70    --       --
    Mar-08                                 130,000  $11.75    --       --
    Jul-08                                                  120,000  $10.91
    Jul-08                                 170,000  $14.00    --       --



                                                               Floors

                                             Gross       PDC Net
                                            Monthly      Monthly
                                            Quantity     Quantity    Floor
    Month Set             Month            Mmbtu/Bbls   Mmbtu/Bbls   Price

    Colorado Interstate Gas (CIG) Based Derivatives (Wattenberg Basin)

    Feb-08              04/08-10/08            450,000      --         --
    Jan-08              04/08-10/08            290,000      --         --
    Apr-08              11/08-03/09            320,000      --         --
    Jul-08              11/08-03/09            180,000      --         --
    Feb-08              11/08-03/09            180,000      --         --
    Jan-08              04/09-10/09            320,000     241,460     $5.75
    Mar-08              04/09-10/09            290,000     218,600     $5.75
    Jul-08              11/09-03/10            250,000      --         --
    Jul-08              11/09-03/10            360,000     263,610     $7.50



                                                                  Swaps
                                               Ceilings       (Fixed Prices)

                                          PDC Net             PDC Net
                                          Monthly             Monthly
                                          Quantity  Ceiling   Quantity
    Month Set                            Mmbtu/Bbls  Price   Mmbtu/Bbls Price

    Colorado Interstate Gas (CIG) Based Derivatives (Wattenberg Basin)

    Feb-08                                    --       --      321,480   $7.05
    Jan-08                                    --       --      211,460   $6.54
    Apr-08                                    --       --      241,460   $7.76
    Jul-08                                    --       --      133,590   $8.52
    Feb-08                                    --       --      133,590   $8.18
    Jan-08                                  241,460    $8.75     --       --
    Mar-08                                  218,600    $9.05     --       --
    Jul-08                                    --       --      178,600   $9.20
    Jul-08                                  263,610   $11.40     --       --



                                                               Floors

                                             Gross       PDC Net
                                            Monthly      Monthly
                                            Quantity     Quantity    Floor
    Month Set             Month            Mmbtu/Bbls   Mmbtu/Bbls   Price

    Oil - Nymex Based (Wattenberg Basin)

    Oct-07              04/08-12/08             48,667      --         --
    May-08              06/08-12/08             36,686      --         --
    Jan-08              01/09-12/09             30,417      --         --
    Jan-08              01/09-12/09             30,417      --         --
    May-08              01/09-12/09             12,167      --         --
    May-08              01/10-12/10             30,417      --         --
    May-08              01/10-12/10             30,417      --         --



                                                                  Swaps
                                               Ceilings       (Fixed Prices)

                                          PDC Net             PDC Net
                                          Monthly             Monthly
                                          Quantity  Ceiling   Quantity
    Month Set                            Mmbtu/Bbls  Price   Mmbtu/Bbls Price

    Oil - Nymex Based (Wattenberg Basin)

    Oct-07                                    --       --       31,741  $84.20
    May-08                                    --       --       23,927 $108.05
    Jan-08                                    --       --       19,838  $84.90
    Jan-08                                    --       --       19,838  $85.40
    May-08                                    --       --        7,935 $117.35
    May-08                                    --       --       19,838  $92.74
    May-08                                    --       --       19,838  $93.17


About Petroleum Development Corporation

Petroleum Development Corporation (www.petd.com) is an independent energy company engaged in the exploration, production and marketing of natural gas and oil. Its operations are focused in the Rocky Mountains with additional operations in the Appalachian and Michigan Basins. PDC is included in the S&P SmallCap 600 Index. Additionally, PDC was added to the Russell 3000 Index of Companies in 2003.

SOURCE Petroleum Development Corporation

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