EXHIBIT 31.1
 SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
 I, Robert D Burr, CERTIFY THAT:
 1.
    
    I have reviewed this 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 of Bayou City Exploration, Inc.;2.
    
    Based on my knowledge, this 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 report;3.
    
    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report,
fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of
the small business issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;4.
    
    The small business issuers other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and
maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e))
for the small business issuer and have:
 a)
    
    Designed such disclosure controls and procedures,
or caused such disclosure controls and procedures
to be designed under our supervision, to ensure
that material information relating to the small
business issuer, including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to us by others
within those entities, particularly during the
period in which this report is being prepared;b)
    
    Designed such internal controls over financial
reporting, or caused such control over financial
reporting to be designed under our supervision,
to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principals;c)
    
    Evaluated the effectiveness of the small business
issuer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; andd)
    
    Disclosed in this report any change in the small
business issuers internal control over financial
reporting that occurred during the small business
issuers most recent fiscal quarter (the small
business issuers fourth quarter in the case of
an annual report) that has materially affected,
or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
small business issuers internal control over
financial reporting; and
 5.
    
    The small business issuers certifying officer(s) have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of
internal control over financial reporting, to the small business issuers auditors and the audit
committee of the small business issuers board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
function):
 a)
    
    All significant deficiencies and material
weaknesses in the design or operation of internal
control over financial reporting which are
reasonably likely to adversely affect the small
business issuers ability to record, process,
summarize and report financial information; andb)
    
    Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
management or other employees who have a
significant role in the small business issuers
internal controls over financial reporting.
  /s/ Robert D. BurrRobert D. BurrChief Executive Officer and President