EXHIBIT 31

CERTIFICATIONS

I, D. Scott
Singdahlsen, certify that:

| | 1. | I
have reviewed this Form 10-QSB of PYR Energy Corporation.
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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  registrant as of, and for, the  periods presented
in this report;
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| | 4. | The
registrant's other certifying  officer(s) 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)) for the registrant 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 registrant,  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;
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| | (b) | Evaluated
the effectiveness of the registrant'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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| | (c) | Disclosed
in this report any change in the  registrant's  internal  control over  financial
reporting  that occurred  during 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.
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| | 5. | The
registrant's other certifying  officer 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):
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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
affect the registrant's ability to record, process,  summarize and  report financial
information; and
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| | (b) | Any
fraud,  whether or not material,  that involves  management or other employees who have a
significant role in the  registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
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Date:   January
17, 2005

| | /s/   
D. Scott SingdahlsenD. Scott SingdahlsenChief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer
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