Exhibit 31.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, James K. Abcouwer, certify that:

     1.  I have reviewed this  quarterly  report on Form 10-QSB of Trans Energy,
         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 small business  issuer as of, and for, the periods  presented in
         this report;

     4.  The  small  business  issuer's  other  certifying  officer  and  I  are
         responsible for  establishing and maintaining  disclosure  controls and
         procedures  (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 small business  issuer 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
              small business issuer, 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. Designed such internal  control over  financial  reporting,  or
              caused  such  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  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 accounting principles;

              c.  Evaluated the  effectiveness  of the small  business  issuer'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

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

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     5.  The  small  business  issuer's  other  certifying  officer  and I  have
         disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over
         financial  reporting,  to the small business  issuer's auditors and the
         audit  committee of the small business  issuer'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 small business
              issuer'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 small business
              issuer's internal control over financial reporting.

Date:  November 20, 2006

/s/   JAMES K. ABCOUWER
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James K. Abcouwer
Chief Executive Officer


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