Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION

In connection with the Quarterly Report of PDC Energy, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 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	August 9, 2016
Barton R. Brookman
President and Chief Executive Officer
/s/ R. Scott Meyers	August 9, 2016
R. Scott Meyers
Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Financial Officer)