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| SEC      FILE NUMBER000-51219                                                                                                          |

| (Check      one): |   |       Form 10-K    Form 20-F         Form 11-K   x      Form 10-Q    Form 10-D         Form N-SAR         Form N-CSR |
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|   |   | For      the Transition Period Ended:                                                  |

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| PART I — REGISTRANT      INFORMATION                          |
| PDC      2004-B Limited Partnership                                 |
| Full      Name of Registrant                                        |
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| Former      Name if Applicable                                      |
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| 1775      Sherman Street, Suite 3000                                |
| Address      of Principal Executive Office (Street and      Number) |
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| Denver,      CO  80203                                    |
| City,      State and Zip Code                                       |

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|   |   | (a)    |   | The      reason described in reasonable detail in Part III of this form could not      be eliminated without unreasonable effort or expense                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|   |   | (b)    |   | The      subject annual report, semi-annual report, transition report on      Form 10-K, Form 20-F, Form 11-K, Form N-SAR or      Form N-CSR, or portion thereof, will be filed on or before the      fifteenth calendar day following the prescribed due date; or the subject      quarterly report or transition report on Form 10-Q, or subject      distribution report on Form 10-D, or  portion thereof, will be      filed on or before the fifth calendar day following the prescribed due      date; and |
|   |   | (c)    |   | The      accountant’s statement or other exhibit required by Rule 12b-25(c)      has been attached if applicable.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |

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| (1)   | Name      and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this      notification |

| R.      Scott Meyers                    |             |                    |
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| Chief      Accounting Officer           |             |                    |
| Petroleum      Development Corporation, |             |                    |
| Managing      General Partner           | 304              | 842-3597                |
| (Name)                                  | (Area      Code) | (Telephone      Number) |

| (2)   | Have      all other periodic reports required under Section 13 or 15(d) of the      Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30 of the Investment      Company Act of 1940 during the preceding 12 months or for such      shorter period that the registrant was required to file such report(s)      been filed?  If answer is no, identify      report(s).          Yes          No  x |
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|   | Form      10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2009Form      10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2009Form      10-Q for the quarter ended September 30,2009 |
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| (3)   | Is      it anticipated that any significant change in results of operations from      the corresponding period for the last fiscal year will be reflected by the      earnings statements to be included in the subject report or portion      thereof?           Yes  x        No    If      so, attach an explanation of the anticipated change, both narratively and      quantitatively, and, if appropriate, state the reasons why a reasonable      estimate of the results cannot be made. We      cannot comment on the results of our operations for the quarters ended      September 30, 2009 and 2008 because we have not completed the closing      process of our books and records necessary to prepare the financial      statements for those quarters.  |
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| PDC      2004-B Limited Partnership               |
| _______________________________                   |
| (Name      of Registrant as specified in charter) |
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| Date:  November 17,      2009 |   | By     |   | /s/ Gysle R. Shellum                                                                                    |   |
|                                    |   |   |   | Gysle      R. Shellum,Chief      Financial Officer of      Petroleum Development Corporation  |