SC 13G 1 delta13gapr07.txt Delta Petroleum Corporation Common Shares 247907207 April 19, 2007 CUSIP 247907207 1. Sprott Asset Management Inc. Suite 2700, South Tower, Royal Bank Plaza, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2J1 Canada 2. n/a 3. 4. Ontario, Canada 5. 7,082,514 6. 565,600 7. 7,082,514 8. 565,600 9. 635,600 10. n/a 11. 1.1% 12. IA Item 1 (a) Delta Petroleum Corporation (b) 370 Seventeenth Street, Suite 4300 Denver, Colorado 80202 U.S.A. Item 2 (a) Sprott Asset Management Inc. (b) Suite 2700, South Tower Royal Bank Plaza P.O. Box 27 Toronto, Ontario M5J 2J1 Canada (c) Canadian (d) Common Shares (e) 247907207 Item 3 n/a Item 4 (a) 635,600 (b) 1.1% (c) (i) 7,082,514 (ii) 565,600 (iii) 7,082,514 (iv) 565,600 Item 5 n/a Item 6 n/a Item 7 n/a Item 8 n/a Item 9 n/a Item 10 April 25, 2007 Eric Sprott Chief Executive Officer