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                  QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                    OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                                 UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 10-Q



           [X] Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                    the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
                      For the period ended June 30, 2001

                                      or

           [ ] Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 of 15(d) of
                   the Securities and Exchange Act of  1934
               For the transition period from         to




                      Commission file number 033-63635-04

               I.R.S. Employer Identification Number 55-0751154

                        PDC 1996-D LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

                     (A West Virginia Limited Partnership)
                             103 East Main Street
                             Bridgeport, WV 26330
                           Telephone: (304) 842-6256

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes     XX       No


                        PDC 1996-D LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                     (A West Virginia Limited Partnership)


                                     INDEX



PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                    Page No.

  Item 1.  Financial Statements

           Balance Sheets - June 30, 2001 (unaudited)
            and December 31, 2000                                      1

           Statements of Operations -
            Three and Six Months Ended
            June 30, 2001 and 2000 (unaudited)                         2

           Statement of Partners' Equity and Comprehensive Income -
            Six Months Ended June 30, 2001 (unaudited)                 3

           Statements of Cash Flows-
            Six Months Ended June 30, 2001 and 2000 (unaudited)        4

           Notes to Financial Statements                               5 & 6

  Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
           Condition and Results of Operations                         7

  Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market
           Rate Risk                                                   7

PART II    OTHER INFORMATION

  Item 1.  Legal Proceedings                                           8

  Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                            8













                        PDC 1996-D LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                     (A West Virginia Limited Partnership)

                                Balance Sheets

                      June 30, 2001 and December 31, 2000
<TABLE>
         <C>                                          <C>                <C>



           Assets
                                                   2001                2000
                                                (Unaudited)

Current assets:
  Cash                                          $    1,101            4,732
  Accounts receivable - oil and gas revenues       297,104          195,129
           Total current assets                    298,205          199,861

Oil and gas properties, successful
 efforts method                                  7,451,534        7,451,534
      Less accumulated depreciation,
       depletion and amortization                3,675,596        3,492,620
                                                 3,775,938        3,958,914

                                                $4,074,143        4,158,775


           Current Liabilities and Partners' Equity

Current liabilities:
  Accrued expenses                              $   42,805           25,722
           Total current liabilities                42,805           25,722


Partners' Equity                                 4,031,338        4,133,053

                                                $4,074,143        4,158,775
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to financial statements.








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                            PDC 1996-D LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                         (A West Virginia Limited Partnership)

                               Statements of Operations

               Three Months and Six Months ended June 30, 2001 and 2000
                                      (Unaudited)

<TABLE>
<C>                                            <C>          <C>          <C>         <C>

                                             Three Months Ended        Six Months Ended
                                                  June 30,                 June 30,
                                            2001         2000          2001         2000


Revenues:
  Sales of oil and gas                     $421,255    $283,352      $790,175     $568,726
  Interest income                             1,064       2,438         2,420        2,438
                                            422,319     285,790       792,595      571,164

Expenses:
  Lifting costs                             138,286     124,711       265,841      235,969
  Direct administrative cost                     55         104           151          104
  Depreciation, depletion and
   amortization                              93,721     103,215       182,976      202,752
                                            232,062     228,030       448,968      438,825

     Net income                            $190,257    $ 57,760      $343,627     $132,339

     Net income per limited and
      additional general partner unit      $    199    $     60      $    359     $    138

</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to financial statements.


















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                              PDC 1996-D LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                           (A West Virginia Limited Partnership)

                  Statement of Partners' Equity and Comprehensive Income

                              Six months ended June 30, 2001
                                        (Unaudited)

<TABLE>
<C>                               <C>           <C>        <C>            <C>


                              Limited and               Accumulated
                              additional    Managing    other
                              general       general     Comprehensive
                              partners      partner     Income         Total

Balance, December 31, 2000   $3,143,278     989,775          -     4,133,053

Distributions to partners      (371,920)    (82,989)         -      (454,909)

Comprehensive income:
 Net income                     274,901      68,725                  343,626
 Opening balance of accumulated
  net loss on cash flow hedges
  upon adoption of FASB 133 on
  January 1, 2001                                        (804,251)
 Change in fair value of out-
  standing hedging positions                              547,824
 Less reclassification
  adjustments for settled
  contracts included in net
  income                                                  265,995
 Closing balance of accumulated
  net gain (loss) on cash flow
  hedges                                                    9,568      9,568
Comprehensive income                                                 353,194


Balance, June 30, 2001       $3,046,259     975,511         9,568  4,031,338

</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to financial statements.







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                        PDC 1996-D LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                     (A West Virginia Limited Partnership)

                           Statements of Cash Flows

                    Six months ended June 30, 2001 and 2000
                                  (Unaudited)
<TABLE>
 <C>                                                  <C>             <C>

                                                     2001            2000

Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net income                                      $343,627         132,339
  Adjustments to reconcile net income
   to net cash provided by operating activities:
      Depreciation, depletion and
       amortization                                 182,976        202,752
    Changes in operating assets and
       liabilities:
      (Increase) decrease in accounts receivable -
       oil and gas revenues                        (92,407)         29,068
      Increase (decrease) in accounts payable       17,082         (18,464)
          Net cash provided by
           operating activities                    451,278         345,695

Cash flow from financing activities:
  Distributions to partners                       (454,909)       (345,160)
           Net cash used by financing activities  (454,909)       (345,160)

Net change in cash                                  (3,631)            535
Cash at beginning of period                          4,732           2,017
Cash at end of period                            $   1,101           2,552

</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
















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                        PDC 1996-D LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                     (A West Virginia Limited Partnership)

                        Notes to Financial Statements
                                  (Unaudited)

1.  Accounting Policies

    Reference is hereby made to the Partnership's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
    2000, which contains a summary of significant accounting policies followed
    by the Partnership in the preparation of its financial statements.  These
    policies were also followed in preparing the quarterly report included
    herein.

2.  Basis of Presentation

    The Management of the Partnership believes that all adjustments (consisting
    of only normal recurring accruals) necessary to a fair statement of the
    results of such periods have been made.  The results of operations for the
    six months ended June 30, 2001 are not necessarily indicative of the results
    to be expected for the full year.

3.  Oil and Gas Properties

    The Partnership follows the successful efforts method of accounting for the
    cost of exploring for and developing oil and gas reserves.  Under this
    method, costs of development wells, including equipment and intangible
    drilling costs related to both producing wells and developmental dry holes,
    and successful exploratory wells are capitalized and amortized on an annual
    basis to operations by the units-of-production method using estimated proved
    developed reserves which will be determined at year end by the Managing
    General Partner's independent petroleum engineer.  If a determination is
    made that an exploratory well has not discovered economically producible
    reserves, then its costs are expensed as dry hole costs.


















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                        PDC 1996-D LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                     (A West Virginia Limited Partnership)

                        Notes to Financial Statements
                                  (Unaudited)

4.  Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

    The Managing General Partner utilizes commodity based derivative instruments
    as hedges to manage a portion of the Partnership's exposure to price
    volatility stemming from its integrated natural gas production.  These
    instruments consist of natural gas futures and option contracts traded on
    the New York Mercantile Exchange.  The futures and option contracts hedge
    committed and anticipated natural gas purchases and sales, generally
    forecasted to occur within a 12 month period.  The Partnership does not hold
    or issue derivatives for trading or speculative purposes.

    Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133 and No. 138, Accounting
    for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (SFAS No. 133/138), was
    issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board.  SFAS No. 133/138
    standardized the accounting for derivative instruments, including certain
    derivative instruments embedded in other contracts.  The Partnership adopted
    the provisions of the SFAS 133/138 effective January 1, 2001.  The natural
    gas futures and options are derivatives pursuant to SFAS 133/138.  The
    Partnership's derivatives are treated as hedges of committed and/or
    anticipated transactions and have a total estimated fair value of $9,568 on
    June 30, 2001.  On adoption of this Statement on January 1, 2001, the
    Partnership recorded a net transition adjustment of ($804,251) which was
    recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI).  During the three
    and six months ended June 30, 2001, the Partnership reclassified ($29,674)
    and $265,995, respectively, from AOCI into oil and gas sales relating to
    settled contracts.

    Changes in fair value related to qualifying hedges of firm commitments or
    anticipated transactions through the use of natural gas futures and option
    contracts are deferred and recorded in AOCI and subsequently recognized in
    income when the underlying hedged transaction occurs.  In order for the
    contracts to qualify as a hedge, there must be sufficient hedging
    effectiveness.  The change in the fair value of derivative instruments which
    do not qualify for hedging are recognized into income currently.

5.  Comprehensive Income

    Comprehensive income includes net income and certain items recorded directly
    to partner's equity and classified as Other Comprehensive Income.  The
    Company recorded Other Comprehensive Income for the second time in the
    second quarter of 2001. Other Comprehensive Income was $108,296 and $9,568
    for the three and six months ended June 30, 2001, respectively.



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                        PDC 1996-D LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                     (A West Virginia Limited Partnership)

                        Notes to Financial Statements
                                  (Unaudited)

Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
         of Operations

    Liquidity and Capital Resources

         The Partnership was funded on December 31, 1996 with initial Limited
    and Additional General Partner contributions of $15,301,726 and the Managing
    General Partner contributed $3,328,126 in accordance with the Agreement.
    Syndication and management fee costs of $1,989,224 were incurred leaving
    available capital of $16,640,628 for Partnership activities.

         The Partnership began exploration and development activities subsequent
    to the funding of the Partnership and completed well drilling activities by
    March 31, 1997.  Eighty-four wells have been drilled, of which seventy-nine
    have been completed as producing wells.

         Operations will be conducted with available funds and revenues
    generated from oil and gas activities.  No bank borrowings are anticipated.

         The Partnership had net working capital at June 30, 2001 of $255,400.

         The Partnership's revenues from oil and gas will be affected by changes
    in prices.  As a result of changes in federal regulations, gas prices are
    highly dependent on the balance between supply and demand.  The
    Partnership's gas sales prices are subject to increase and decrease based on
    various market sensitive indices.

    Results of Operations

    Three Months Ended June 30, 2001 Compared with 2000

         Natural gas sales increased approximately 48.7% during the second
    quarter of 2001 compared with the same period in 2000 due to higher average
    sales prices offset in part by lower sales volumes of natural gas. While the
    Partnership experienced a modest net income, depreciation, depletion and
    amortization is a non-cash expense and therefore the Partnership distributed
    $264,737 to the partners during the second quarter of 2001.

    Six Months Ended June 30, 2001 Compared with 2000

         Natural gas sales increased approximately 38.9% during the first six
    months of 2001 compared with the same period in 2000 primarily due to higher
    average sales prices offset in part by lower sales volumes of natural gas.
    While the Partnership experienced a modest net income, depreciation,
    depletion and amortization is a non-cash expense and therefore the
    Partnership distributed $454,909 to the partners during the first six months
    of 2001.


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                        PDC 1996-D LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                     (A West Virginia Limited Partnership)

                        Notes to Financial Statements
                                  (Unaudited)

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Rate Risk

    Commodity Price Risk

         The Managing General Partner utilizes commodity-based derivative
    instruments as hedges to manage a portion of the Partnership's exposure to
    price risk from its natural gas sales.  These instruments consist of NYMEX-
    traded natural gas futures contracts and option contracts.  These hedging
    arrangements have the effect of locking in for specified periods (at
    predetermined prices or ranges of prices) the prices the Partnership will
    receive for the volume to which the hedge relates.  As a result, while these
    hedging arrangements are structured to reduce the Partnership's exposure to
    decreases in price associated with the hedging commodity, they also limit
    the benefit the Partnership might otherwise have received from price
    increases associated with the hedged commodity.  The Partnership's policy
    prohibits the use of natural gas future and option contracts for speculative
    purposes.  As of June 30, 2001, the Managing General Partner had entered
    into a series of natural gas future contracts and options contracts.  Open
    future contracts maturing in 2001 are for the sale of 24,428 dt of natural
    gas with a weighted average price of $3.94 dt resulting in a total contract
    amount of $96,229, and a fair market value of $9,568.  Open option contracts
    maturing in 2001 are for the sale of 75,998 dt with a weighted average floor
    price of $3.75 dt.

































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                         PART II - OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

         None.

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

         (a) None.

         (b) No reports on Form 8-K have been filed during the quarter ended
             June 30, 2001.



                                  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 thereunto duly authorized.


                                            PDC 1996-D Limited Partnership
                                                    (Registrant)

                                            By its Managing General Partner
                                            Petroleum Development Corporation




Date:  August 14, 2001                        /s/ Steven R. Williams
                                                  Steven R. Williams
                                                     President


Date:  August 14, 2001                        /s/ Dale G. Rettinger
                                                  Dale G. Rettinger
                                               Executive Vice President
                                                   and Treasurer









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