UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~August~~October 1828, 2014

EASTERN 1996D LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

West Virginia

033-63635-04

55-0751154

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

1775 Sherman Street, Suite 3000Denver, Colorado		80203
1775 Sherman Street, Suite 3000 Denver, Colorado		80203
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 860-5800

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

As previously ~~reported~~disclosed, on September 16, 2013, Eastern 1996D Limited Partnership and eleven (11) other limited partnerships for which PDC Energy, Inc. is the managing general partner (collectively, the “~~Partnership~~Debtors”) filed avoluntary ~~petition~~petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (the “~~Chapter~~Bankruptcy ~~11 Proceeding~~Code”) ~~with~~in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division (the “Bankruptcy Court”)., ~~The~~which ~~managing~~are ~~general~~being ~~partner~~jointly ~~appointed~~administered ~~Karen~~under ~~Nicolaou~~case tono. ~~act~~13-34773-HDH-11. asOn ~~the~~October 24, 2014 ~~Responsible Party for the Partnership~~ and toOctober 27, ~~oversee~~2014, ~~all actions for~~ the ~~Partnership~~Debtors infiled ~~connection~~their ~~with~~Joint ~~the~~ Chapter 11 ~~Proceeding.~~Plan ~~The~~Proposed ~~Partnership remains~~by inthe ~~possession~~Debtors, ofPDC ~~its~~Energy, ~~remaining~~Inc. ~~assets~~ and ~~continues to operate its business as a debtor-in-possession under~~ the ~~jurisdiction~~Official Committee of ~~the~~Equity ~~Bankruptcy~~Security ~~Court~~Holders ~~and in accordance with~~ (the ~~applicable~~“Chapter ~~provisions~~11 ofPlan”) ~~the Bankruptcy Code~~ and ~~the~~an ~~orders~~accompanying ofdisclosure statement (the ~~Bankruptcy~~“Disclosure ~~Court~~Statement”), respectively.

AsOn ~~previously reported~~October 28, ~~in November 2005~~2014, the ~~Partnership~~Bankruptcy ~~determined~~Court ~~that~~entered ~~its~~an ~~previously~~order ~~issued~~approving ~~financial~~the ~~statements~~Disclosure ~~for the year ended December 31~~Statement, ~~2004,~~which ~~and~~allowed ~~for~~ the ~~quarter~~proponents ~~ended~~of ~~March 31, 2005, should no longer be relied upon. More information regarding~~ the ~~2004~~Chapter ~~restatement~~11 ~~and~~Plan ~~the Partnership’s initial efforts~~ to ~~file~~begin ~~its comprehensive~~soliciting ~~2005~~formal ~~10-K~~votes ~~including quarterly financial information can be found in its Current Report~~ on ~~Form 8-K filed with~~ the ~~SEC~~Chapter on11 ~~November 14,~~Plan ~~2005~~from ~~and~~holders ~~its~~of ~~Form~~the ~~12b-25~~Debtors’s ~~filed~~limited ~~with~~partnership ~~the~~units. ~~SEC~~Also on ~~April~~October 328, ~~2006 and August 15~~2014, ~~2006.~~ Inthe ~~light~~Bankruptcy ofCourt entered ~~the~~an ~~Chapter~~order 11approving ~~Proceeding,~~procedures ~~the~~for ~~Partnership~~soliciting ~~does~~formal ~~not~~votes ~~intend~~on tothe ~~file~~Chapter ~~such~~11 ~~delinquent reports~~Plan.

The deadline for voting on and for objecting to the Chapter 11 Plan is December 4, 2014. The Chapter 11 Plan is subject to confirmation by the Bankruptcy Court, and the confirmation hearing is scheduled to commence on December 15, 2014.

Each of the Chapter 11 Plan and the Disclosure Statement described above is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Chapter 11 Plan and the Disclosure Statement, copies of which are filed herewith as Exhibit 2.1 and 2.2, respectively, and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits


Exhibit Number		Description

2.1		Chapter 11 Plan

2.2		Disclosure Statement

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 hereunto duly authorized.

	Eastern 1996D LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
		EASTERN 1996D LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Date: August 18, 2014	By:	/s/ Karen Nicolaou
Date: November 10, 2014		By:	/s/ Karen Nicolaou
	~~Name:~~	~~Karen Nicolaou~~Name:	Karen Nicolaou
	~~Title:~~	~~Responsible Party~~Title:	Responsible Party

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit Number		Description

2.1		Chapter 11 Plan

2.2		Disclosure Statement

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