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): ~~August~~May 2417, ~~2005~~2010

PDC 1996-D Limited Partnership

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

103 East Main Street; Bridgeport, WV 26330

West Virginia	033-63635-04	55-0751154
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

1775 Sherman Street, Suite 3000, Denver, Colorado 80203

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

~~Registrant's telephone number, including area code 304~~303-~~842~~860-~~3597~~5800

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Item 82.01~~. Other Events~~ Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

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As a part of its preparation of the Registrant's second quarter financial statements, the Registrant undertook a review of its accounting for oil and gas derivatives. The Registrant believed that its longstanding derivative accounting treatment was permitted under FAS 133. However, following discussions with KPMG and after a review of the applicable derivative accounting rules, the Registrant's accounting policies and documentation of the Registrant's derivative accounting records, PDC determined that certain of the Registrant's derivatives do not qualify for hedge accounting under FAS 133.

The primary effect of a change in classification of the derivative instrument will be the inclusion of any increases or decreases in the fair value of non-terminated derivative instruments in the calculation of the Registrant's net income for the period in which the increases or decreases in the fair value occur. Under the previous accounting treatment increases and decreases in the fair values of continuing derivative instruments were recorded in AOCI, and did not increase or decrease the net income for the period.

At this time, the Registrant anticipates that it could require as much as four to six weeks to complete the evaluation of the Registrant's derivatives, to determine the impact on the Registrant's financial statements, and to allow KPMG to complete any required review of the Registrant's financial statements. Until the evaluation has been completed, the Registrant is unable to determine whether or not the impact of the review will have a material effect upon the Registrant's net income.

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.

PDC 1996-D Limited Partnership

Date August 25, 2005

Date:	June 9, 2010

By:	/s/ Gysle R. Shellum
	Gysle R. Shellum
	Chief Financial Officer of Petroleum Development Corporation Managing General Partner of the PDC 1996-D Limited Partnership

By /s/ Darwin L. Stump

Darwin L. Stump

Chief Financial Officer of

Petroleum Development Corporation

Managing General Partner of the

PDC 1996-D Limited Partnership

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