CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

SECTION        302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

|   | I, James K. Abcouwer, certify that: |
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|   | 1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-QSB of                        Trans Energy, Inc.; |
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|   | 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; |
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|   | 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; |
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|   | 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-(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: |
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|   | 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 make known to                        us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which                        this report is being prepared; |
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|   | 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; |
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|   | 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 |
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|   | 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): |
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|   | a. | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the                        design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are                        reasonably likely to adversely |
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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. |
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| Date: | November 9, 2007 |
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/S/        JAMES K. ABCOUWER____

James K.        Abcouwer

Chief        Executive Officer

 

 

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