EXHIBIT 31.1
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 CERTIFICATION  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  302  OF  THE  SARBANES-OXLEY  ACT OF 2002
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I,  Kent  P.  Watts,  certify  that:

1.  I  have  reviewed  this  quarterly  report  on  Form  10-Q  of Hyperdynamics
 Corporation;

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
Exchange  Act  Rules  13a-14  and  15d-14)  for  the  registrant  and  we  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  as  of  a  date  within  90  days  prior  to the filing date of this
quarterly  report  (the  "Evaluation  Date");  and

c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of
the  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  based  on  our  evaluation as of the
Evaluation  Date;

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 (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a)  all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls
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  weaknesses  in  internal  controls;  and

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

6.  The  registrant's  other  certifying  officers  and I have indicated in this
quarterly  report  whether  or  not  there  were significant changes in internal
controls  or  in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls
subsequent  to  the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective
actions  with  regard  to  significant  deficiencies  and  material  weaknesses.

Date:  November  21,  2005

By:  /s/  Kent  P.  Watts
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      Kent  P.  Watts
      Chief  Executive  Officer