**EXHIBIT 31.1**

**CERTIFICATION****OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERAND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERPURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002**

I, Joseph B.Armes, certify that:

1.                  I have reviewed this Quarterly Report onForm 10-Q of Hicks Acquisition Company I, Inc.

2.                  Based on my knowledge, this report doesnot contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a materialfact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances underwhich such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the periodcovered by this report.

3.                  Based on my knowledge, the financialstatements, and other financial information included in this Quarterly Report,fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results ofoperations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periodspresented in this report.

4.                  I am responsible for establishing andmaintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange ActRules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant andhave:

a.                 designed such disclosure controls andprocedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designedunder my supervision, to ensure that material information relating to theregistrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to me byothers within those entities, particularly during the period in which thisreport is being prepared;

b.                evaluated the effectiveness of theregistrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report myconclusions 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 inthe registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred duringthe registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscalquarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or isreasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control overfinancial reporting.

5.                  I have disclosed, based on my most recentevaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’sauditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (orpersons performing the equivalent functions):

a.                 all significant deficiencies and materialweaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financialreporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’sability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b.                any fraud, whether or not material, that involvesmanagement or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’sinternal control over financial reporting.
|   | /s/ JOSEPH B. ARMES                                                                                                            |
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|   | Joseph B. Armes                                                                                                                |
|   | President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief  Financial Officer (principal executive officer and principal financial  officer) |
|   | November 13, 2007                                                                                                         |

 

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