EXHIBIT 23.1

March 23, 1998
Geo Petroleum, Inc.
501 Deep Valley Drive, Suite 300
Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274

Re:  Registration of Common Stock pursuant
to a Registration Statement on Form S-8

Ladies and gentlemen:

I have acted as counsel for Geo Petroleum,  Inc., a California  Corporation (the
"Company"),  in connection  with the  registration  under the  Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), pursuant to a Registration Statement on
Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement"), of 1,500,000 shares of Common Stock, no
par value,  of the Company (the "Common  Stock"),  all of which shares are to be
issued in  connection  with the  Company's  1998  CONSULTANTS'  STOCK  PLAN (the
"PLAN"), as further described in the Registration Statement.

I have made such  inquiries  and examined  such  documents as I have  considered
necessary or appropriate  for the purpose of giving the opinion  hereinafter set
forth. I have assumed the genuineness and  authenticity of all signatures on all
original  documents,  the  authenticity  of  all  documents  submitted  to us as
originals,  the  conformity  to  originals of all  documents  submitted to us as
copies and the due  authorization,  execution,  delivery or  recordation  of all
documents where due authorization, execution or recordation are prerequisites to
the effectiveness thereof.

Based upon the foregoing,  having regard for such legal considerations as I deem
relevant, and assuming, with respect
to the shares of Common Stock issued  under the PLAN (i) the  availability  of a
sufficient number of shares of Common Stock authorized by the Company's Articles
of Incorporation  then in effect, and (ii) no change occurs in applicable law or
the pertinent  facts,  I am of the opinion that the  1,500,000  shares of Common
Stock  that may be issued  and sold by the  Company  from time to time under the
PLAN,  will  upon  issuance  and  delivery  against  payment  therefor,  be duly
authorized and legally issued, fully paid and non-assessable.



I hereby  consent to the filing of this opinion with the Securities and Exchange
Commission as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.  By so consenting,  I do
not  thereby  admit that our  firm's  consent  is  required  by Section 7 of the
Securities Act. I further advise you that my wife and I are the joint holders of
approximately  46% of the  outstanding  stock of the Company and I am the C.E.O.
thereof, all as disclosed in the Registration Statement.

Very truly yours,

Gerald T. Raydon
Attorney for Geo Petroleum, Inc.