Exhibit 32.1


                            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 Annual  Report of Abraxas  Petroleum  Corporation  (the
"Company")  on Form 10-K /A Number 2 for the year  ended  December  31,  2006 as
filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  on the date  hereof  (the
"Report"),  I, Robert L.G.  Watson,  Chairman of the Board,  President and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company,  certify,  pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

       (1) The Report fully complies with the  requirements  of Section 13(a) or
           15(d) of the Securities 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.



                                      /s/ Robert L.G. Watson
                                      ----------------------
                                      Robert L.G. Watson
                                      Chairman of the Board, President
                                      and Chief Executive Officer
                                      August 24, 2007





This certification accompanies the Report pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of
sec.18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1964, as amended.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the
Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.



                                                                   Exhibit 32.2

                            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 Annual  Report of Abraxas  Petroleum  Corporation  (the
"Company")  on Form 10-K /A Number 2 for the year  ended  December  31,  2006 as
filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  on the date  hereof  (the
"Report"),  I, Chris E, Williford,  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of the Company,  certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:


       (1) The Report fully complies with the  requirements  of Section 13(a) or
           15(d) of the Securities 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.



                                      /s/ Chris E. Williford
                                      ----------------------
                                      Chris E. Williford
                                      Executive Vice President and
                                      Chief Financial Officer
                                      August 24, 2007






This  certification  accompanies  the  Report  pursuant  to  Section  906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002 and shall not,  except to the extent required by the
Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002,  be deemed  filed by the  Company  for  purposes of
sec.18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1964, as amended.

A signed  original of this  written  statement  required by Section 906 has been
provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the
Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.