Exhibit 31.2 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, ~~~~John S. Tumis, certify that: 

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Trans Energy, Inc.; 

2. Based on myknowledge, 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 respectto the period covered by this report; 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included inthis 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. The ~~~~registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls andprocedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the ~~~~registrant and have: 

a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under oursupervision, 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 beingprepared; 

b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financialreporting 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 accountingprinciples; 

c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the ~~~~registrant’s disclosure controls and proceduresand 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 

d. Disclosed in this report any change in the ~~~~registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurredduring 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. The ~~~~registrant’s other certifyingofficer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the ~~~~registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the ~~~~registrant’s board of directors(or persons performing the equivalent functions): 

a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design oroperation 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 whohave a significant role in the ~~~~registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. 

Date: September 26, 2013

 
/s/ JOHN S. TUMIS~~~~John S. TumisChief Financial Officer