**Exhibit3.1**

** **
|  | **ROSS MILLER  Secretary of State**

**206 North Carson Street**

**Carson City, Nevada 89701-4299**

**(775) 684 5708**

**Website: secretaryofstate.biz** |
|--|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 
| ** **              | ** ** | Entity #                                  |
|-------------------------|------------|-------------------------------------------|
| ** **              | ** ** | E0243782007-6                             |
| ** **              | ** ** | Document Number:                          |
| ** **              | ** ** | 20070243514-18                            |
| ** **              | ** ** |                                      |
| ** **              | ** ** | Date Filed:                               |
| **Certificate of**      | ** ** | 4/06/2007     9:00 AM |
| **Limited Partnership** |       | In the office of                          |
| (PURSUANT TO NRS 88)    |       | /s/ Ross Miller                           |   |
|                    |       | Ross Miller                               |
|                    |       | Secretary of State                        |

 
|                                      |                                                                                                      | ABOVE SPACE IS FOR OFFICE  USE ONLY                                                     |
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| **1.**                                    | ***Name  of Limited Partnership:****(see  instructions)*                                                  | Reef Global Energy IX,  L.P.                                                            |
|                                      |
|                                      |                                                                                                      |                                                                                    |
| **2.**                                    | ***Street  Address of Records Office in Nevada:***                                                        |                                                                                    |   |   |   |
| 6100 Neil Road, Suite 500                 |                                                                                                      | Reno                                                                                    |   | **NEVADA** | 89511 |
| ** **                                | *** ***                                                                                              | Street Address                                                                          | City |   | Zip Code |
|                                      |                                                                                                      |                                                                                    |
| **3.**                                    | ***Resident  Agent Name and Street Address:  (must be a Nevada address where process may be served)***    | Shawn G. Pearson                                                                        |   |   |
| Name                                      |                                                                                                      |                                                                                    |
|                                      |                                                                                                      |                                                                                    |
| 6100 Neil Road, Suite 500                 |                                                                                                      | Reno                                                                                    |   | **NEVADA** | 89511 |
| **Physical Street Address**               | City                                                                                                      |                                                                                    | Zip Code |
| ** **                                |                                                                                                      |                                                                                    |   |
| ** **                                | ** **                                                                                                |                                                                                    |   |   |   |   |
| Additional  Mailing Address               | City                                                                                                      | State                                                                                   | Zip Code |
|                                      |                                                                                                      |                                                                                    |   |   |   |
| **4.**                                    | ***Dissolution  Date:***                                                                                  | Latest date upon which the  Limited Partnership is to dissolve:                         | December 31, 2037 |
|                                      | * *                                                                                                  |                                                                                    |   |
| **5.**                                    | ***Name  and Business Address Of Each Initial General Partner:  (attach additional pages as necessary)*** | Reef Oil & Gas Partners,  L.P.                                                      |   |   |   |
| Name                                      |                                                                                                      |                                                                                    |   |
|                                      |                                                                                                      |                                                                                    |   |
| 1901 North Central  Expressway, Suite 300 |                                                                                                      | Richardson                                                                              |   | TX |   | 75080 |
| Address                                   | City                                                                                                      | State                                                                                   | Zip Code |
|                                      |                                                                                                      |                                                                                    |   |
| Name                                      |                                                                                                      |                                                                                    |   |
|                                      |                                                                                                      |                                                                                    |   |
|                                      |                                                                                                      |                                                                                    |   |   |   |   |
| Address                                   | City                                                                                                      | State                                                                                   | Zip Code |
| ** **                                | ** **                                                                                                |                                                                                    |
| **6.**                                    | ***Name  and Business Address Of Each Organizer:  (attach additional pages as necessary)***               | Reef Oil & Gas  Partners, L.P.                                                      |   | /s/ Michael J. Mauceli |
| Name                                      | Signature                                                                                                 |                                                                                    |   |
|                                      |                                                                                                      |                                                                                    |   |
| 1901 North Central  Expressway, Suite 300 |                                                                                                      | Richardson                                                                              |   | TX |   | 75080 |
| Address                                   | City                                                                                                      | State                                                                                   | Zip Code |
|                                      |                                                                                                      |                                                                                    |
| Name                                      | Signature                                                                                                 |                                                                                    |   |
|                                      |                                                                                                      |                                                                                    |   |
|                                      |                                                                                                      |                                                                                    |   |   |   |   |
| Address                                   | City                                                                                                      | State                                                                                   | Zip Code |
| ** **                                | ** **                                                                                                |                                                                                    |
| **7.**                                    | ***Certificate  of Acceptance of Appointment of  Resident Agent:***                                       | I hereby accept  appointment as Resident Agent for the above named limited partnership. |
|                                      |
| /s/ Shawn G. Pearson                      |                                                                                                      |
| ** **                                | ** **                                                                                                | Authorized Signature of  R.A. or On Behalf of R.A. Company                              | Date | 4/5/2007 |   |
|                                           |                                                                                                           |                                                                                         |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

*** ***

***This form must be accompanied byAppropriate*****fees.**

**NevadaSecretary of State Form 88 ARTS.2003**

**Revised on:10/06/05**

 

----