CERTIFICATIONS OF CEO
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

# Exhibit 31.1

# CERTIFICATIONS

I, Charles Bitters, certify that:

1.    
          I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of American Energy
          Production, 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 registrant as of, and for, the
          periods presented in this report;  4.     I am responsible for establishing
          and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act
          Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant 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 registrant, 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)     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; and 

 c)     Disclosed in this report any
          change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that
          occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter (the
          registrants fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that
          has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
          registrants internal control over financial reporting; and 

 5.     I
          have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over
          financial reporting, to the registrants Independent Registered Public
          Accounting Firm and the audit committee of registrants board of directors
          (or persons performing the equivalent functions): 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 registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
          information; and

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

August 16, 2004

/s/ Charles BittersCharles BittersPrincipal
Executive Officer