Sun River Energy (SNRV) 10-Q 2012 Q1 Quarterly report

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT

TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Sun River Energy, Inc.(the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending July 31, 2011 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Donal R. Schmidt, Jr., Chief Executive Officer of the company, certify, pursuant to 18 USC Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge and belief.

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: September 19, 2011

/s/ Donal R. Schmidt, Jr.

Donal R. Schmidt, Jr.,

Chief Executive Officer