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                                                                    EXHIBIT 31.1

I, Patrick A. Kelleher, certify that:

1.    I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-QSB of Blue Ridge Energy,
      Inc.;

2.    Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue
      statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to
      make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such
      statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
      this quarterly report;

3.    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
      information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all
      material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash
      flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
      quarterly report;

4.    The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
      establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures [as
      defined in Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)] for the
      registrant and have:

      a)    designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that
            material information relating to the registrant, including its
            consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within
            those entities, particularly during the period in which this
            quarterly report is being prepared;

      b)    evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
            and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about
            the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of
            the end of the period covered by this report based on such
            evaluation:

      c)    disclosed in this quarterly report any significant changes in the
            registrant's internal controls over financial reporting that
            occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that
            have materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially
            affect, the registrant's internal controls over financial reporting.

5.    The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on
      our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit
      committee of registrant's board of directors:

      a)    all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
            controls over financial reporting which could adversely affect the
            registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report
            financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any
            material weakness in internal controls over financial reporting.

      b)    any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
            other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's
            internal controls over financial reporting.

Date: August 13, 2004                         /s/ Patrick A. Kelleher
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                                              Chief Executive Officer

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