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, 2017, 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 26, 2018
Barton R. Brookman
President and Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)
/s/ R. Scott Meyers	February 26, 2018
R. Scott Meyers
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer)