Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION

In connection with the Annual Report of PDC Energy, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2016, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), the undersigned certify pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Barton R. Brookman	February 28, 2017
Barton R. Brookman
President and Chief Executive Officer
/s/ David W. Honeyfield	February 28, 2017
David W. Honeyfield
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)