UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

~~PURSUANT~~Pursuant TOto ~~SECTION~~Section 13 ORor 15(d) OFof ~~THE~~the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

~~SECURITIES~~Date ~~EXCHANGE~~of ~~ACT~~Report OF(Date ~~1934~~ of earliest event reported): September 16, 2013

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 29, 2011

EASTERN 1997D LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

West Virginia	033-63635-08	~~033-63635-08~~	31-1514713	~~31-1514713~~
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	~~(Commission File Number)~~	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)	~~(IRS Employer Identification No.)~~
1775 Sherman Street, Suite 3000 Denver, Colorado (Address of principal executive offices)		80203 (Zip Code)

1775 Sherman Street, Suite 3000 Denver, Colorado 80203

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 860-5800

~~PDC~~Not ~~1997-D Limited Partnership~~applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 5 1.03 ~~Amendments~~Bankruptcy ~~to Articles of Incorporation~~ or ~~Bylaws; Changes in Fiscal Year~~ Receivership.

~~Effective~~The asinformation ofset ~~December 29,~~forth ~~2011, Petroleum Development Corporation (dba PDC Energy), a Nevada corporation (“PDC”),~~ in ~~its~~Item ~~capacity~~8.01 asis ~~managing~~incorporated ~~general~~by ~~partner~~reference of PDC 1997-D Limited Partnership (the “Partnership”) and in accordance with the Limited Partnership Agreement of the Partnership, has changed the Partnership’s name to “Eastern 1997D Limited Partnershipherein.”

AItem certificate of amendment to the certificate of limited partnership of the Partnership (the “Certificate of Amendment”) to change the Partnership’s name to “Eastern 1997D Limited Partnership” became effective on December 29, 20118.01 ~~On December 29,~~Other ~~2011, the Limited Partnership Agreement of the Partnership was amended to reflect the name change (such amendment, the “Partnership Agreement Amendment”)~~Events. The foregoing descriptions of the Certificate of Amendment and Partnership Agreement Amendment do not purport to be complete and are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by, the full text of the documents filed as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2, respectively, which are incorporated herein by reference.

~~Item 9~~On September 16, 2013, Eastern 1997D Limited Partnership, a West Virginia limited partnership (the “Partnership”), filed a petition under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code (the “Chapter 11 Proceeding”) with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division (the “Bankruptcy Court”) and indicated its intention to file a Motion to Sell Substantially All of Its Assets (the “Sale Motion”) with the Bankruptcy Court.01 ~~Financial~~The ~~Statements~~Sale Motion will provide for, among other things, a marketing and ~~Exhibits~~auction process for the sale of substantially all of the Partnership’s assets through The Oil & Gas Asset Clearinghouse. The Partnership remains in possession of its assets and continues to operate its business as a debtor-in-possession under the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and the orders of the Bankruptcy Court. In addition, Karen Nicolaou has been appointed by the Managing General Partner of the Partnership to act as the Responsible Party for the Partnership and to oversee all actions for the Partnership in connection with the Chapter 11 Proceeding, including actions relating to the anticipated Sale Motion. Ms. Nicolaou has more than 15 years of experience in restructuring advisory services.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number		Description
3.1		Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Limited Partnership
3.2		First Amendment to Limited Partnership Agreement

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.

	EASTERN 1997D LIMITED PARTNERSHIP By: PDC ENERGY, INC. (previously named PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION) its Managing General Partner

Date: September 18, 2013	By: /s/ Daniel W. Amidon Name: Daniel W. Amidon Title: General Counsel and Secretary

Exhibit Index

ExhibitNumber		Description
3.1		Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Limited Partnership
3.2		First Amendment to Limited Partnership Agreement

EASTERN 1997D LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENTCORPORATION, its ManagingGeneral Partner

Date: January 5, 2012

/s/ Daniel W. Amidon

Daniel W. Amidon

General Counsel and Secretary

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