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PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF THE SECURITIES
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BLUE RIDGE ENERGY, INC.
(NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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BLUE RIDGE ENERGY, INC.
10777 WESTHEIMER ROAD
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77042

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON OCTOBER 8, 2004

Notice is hereby given that a Special Meeting of Stockholders of Blue
Ridge Energy, Inc. (the "Company") will be held at 10 a.m., Central Time, on
October 8, 2004, at 10777 Westheimer Road, Suite 170, Houston, Texas 77042 for
the following purposes:

(1) To consider and approve an amendment to the Company's Articles of
Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock from
20,000,000 to 150,000,000; and

(2) To transact such other business as may properly be brought before the
Special Meeting or any adjournment(s) thereof.

Information regarding the matters to be acted upon at the Special Meeting
is contained in the Proxy Statement accompanying this Notice. The Special
Meeting may be adjourned from time to time without notice other than the
announcement of the adjournment at the Special Meeting or any adjournment(s)
thereof. All business for which notice is hereby given may be transacted at any
such adjourned Special Meeting.

All stockholders are encouraged to read the accompanying Proxy Statement
carefully prior to completion of the enclosed proxy card for further information
concerning the proposals that will be presented at the Special Meeting.

Only holders of record of outstanding shares of the Company's Common Stock
at the close of business on September 20, 2004 are entitled to notice of and to
vote at the Special Meeting or any adjournment(s) thereof. A list of
stockholders entitled to vote will be made available. All stockholders are
invited to attend the Special Meeting in person; however, to ensure your
representation, whether or not you plan to attend the Special Meeting, please
promptly complete, date, sign and return the enclosed proxy card.

Gregory B. Shea
Corporate Secretary

Houston, Texas
September 22, 2004

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BLUE RIDGE ENERGY, INC.
10777 WESTHEIMER ROAD
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77042

PROXY STATEMENT

THE SPECIAL MEETING

This Proxy Statement is furnished to stockholders of Blue Ridge Energy,
Inc. (the "Company") in connection with the solicitation of proxies by and on
behalf of the Board of Directors of the Company for use at the Special Meeting
of Stockholders to be held at 10 a.m., Central Time, on October 8, 2004, at
10777 Westheimer Road, Houston, Texas 77042 and at any adjournment(s) thereof
(the "Special Meeting"). Commencing on or about September 22, 2004, this Proxy
Statement and the enclosed proxy card are being mailed to stockholders of record
of the Company as of September 20, 2004 (the "Record Date"). The Company will
bear the cost of this solicitation which, in addition to mail, may include
personal interviews, telephone calls or telegrams by directors, officers and
regular employees of the Company and its affiliates.

VOTING

The stock transfer book will not be closed but only record holders of
outstanding shares of the Company's Common Stock, par value $.005 per share
("Common Stock"), at the close of business on the Record Date, September 20,
2004, are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Special Meeting. As of such
Record Date, 7,516,094 shares of Common Stock were outstanding and entitled to
be voted. The holders of Common Stock are entitled to cast one vote for each
share of Common Stock owned of record. Cumulative voting is not permitted with
respect to any proposal to be acted upon at the Special Meeting.

The presence in person or by proxy of the holders of shares of Common
Stock entitled to cast a majority of the votes entitled to be cast at the
Special Meeting will constitute a quorum. If a quorum should not be present, the
Special Meeting may be adjourned from time to time until a quorum is obtained.
Stockholders are urged to sign the accompanying proxy card and return it
promptly.

The accompanying proxy card is designed to permit each stockholder of
record at the close of business on the Record Date to vote with regard to the
proposed Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation as described in the Proxy
Statement. The proxy card provides a space for a stockholder to vote for or
against the Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation or to abstain from voting
for the proposal if the stockholder chooses to do so.

To ensure representation at the Special Meeting, each holder of
outstanding shares of Common Stock entitled to be voted at the Special Meeting
is requested to complete, date, sign and return to the Company the enclosed
proxy card, which requires no postage if mailed in the United

States. Stockholders are urged to sign the accompanying proxy card and return it
promptly. Banking institutions, brokerage firms, custodians, trustees, nominees
and fiduciaries who are record holders of Common Stock entitled to be voted at
the Special Meeting are requested to forward all proxy cards, this Proxy
Statement and the accompanying materials to the beneficial owners of such shares
and to seek authority as required to execute proxies with respect to such
shares. Upon request, the Company will reimburse such record holders for their
reasonable out-of-pocket forwarding expenses. The costs of this solicitation
will be borne by the Company, including the costs of preparing, assembling and
mailing the enclosed proxy card and this Proxy Statement.

If properly executed and received by the Company before voting at the
Special Meeting, or any adjournment(s) thereof, any proxy representing shares of
Common Stock entitled to be voted at the Special Meeting that specifies how it
is to be voted will be voted accordingly. Neither an abstention nor a broker
nonvote will be counted as a vote for the Amendment to the Articles of
Incorporation. Any properly executed proxy received that does not specify how it
is to be voted on the Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation will be voted
FOR such proposal at the Special Meeting and any adjournment(s) thereof.

Each stockholder returning a proxy card to the Company has the right to
revoke it at any time before it is voted by submitting a later dated proxy in
proper form, by notifying the Secretary of the Company in writing (signed and
dated by the stockholder) of such revocation, or by appearing at the Special
Meeting and voting the shares in person.

When a signed proxy card is returned with choices specified with respect
to voting matters, the shares represented will be voted by the Proxies
designated on the proxy card in accordance with the stockholder's instructions.
The Proxies are Robert D. Burr, Chairman of the Board of the Company, and
Gregory B. Shea, Corporate Secretary. A stockholder wishing to name another
person as his or her proxy may do so by crossing out the names of the designated
Proxies and inserting the name(s) of such person(s) to act as his or her proxy.
In that case, the stockholder must sign the proxy card and deliver it to the
person(s) designated as his or her proxy and the person(s) so named must be
present and vote at the Special Meeting. Proxy cards marked to reflect such
proxies should not be mailed to the Company.

PROPOSAL NO. 1 -- TO AMEND THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION TO
INCREASE THE AUTHORIZED SHARES OF COMMON STOCK FROM 20,000,000
TO 150,000,000

REASONS FOR THE AMENDMENT

Stockholders are being asked to approve an Amendment to the Company's
Articles of Incorporation to increase the authorized shares of Common Stock from
20,000,000 shares to 150,000,000 shares. As of the Record Date, 7,516,094 shares
of Common Stock were issued and outstanding. In addition, the following shares
were reserved for issuance: 871,250 shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding
options to purchase Common Stock under the Company's stock option plans; 116,500
shares issuable upon conversion of Preferred Stock; and 1,082,236 shares
issuable upon exercise of outstanding Warrants to purchase Common Stock.
Accordingly, 10,413,920 shares of Common Stock remained available for issuance
as of the Record Date.

The Company has 5,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock authorized for
issuance. As of the Record Date, 23,300 shares of nonvoting Preferred Stock,
designated Series E Preferred Stock, were issued and outstanding.

The Company is currently offering (the "Offering") up to 12,500,000 units
outside the United States to eligible sophisticated investors pursuant to
Regulation S ("Units") for a purchase price of $.20 per Unit. Each Unit consists
of one share of Common Stock, one non-transferable warrant to purchase one share
of Common Stock for a purchase price of $.50 per share ("Initial Warrant") and
one non-transferable "piggyback" warrant to purchase an additional share of
Common Stock for $1.00 per share exercisable only if the related Initial Warrant
has been fully exercised ("Piggyback Warrant").

Accordingly, if all Units are sold, 12,500,000 additional shares of Common
Stock would be issued and 25,000,000 additional shares of Common Stock would be
reserved for issuance upon exercise of the Initial Warrants and Piggyback
Warrants. The Offering does not provide that a minimum number of Units must be
sold. However, the Company's Board of Directors believes it is in the best
interest of the Company and its stockholders to have sufficient shares
authorized for issuance in order to sell the maximum number of Units under the
Offering, if it is fully subscribed. The Company had only 10,413,920 shares of
Common Stock available for issuance as of the Record Date.

The proceeds of the sale of the Units, as well as the proceeds of the sale
of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrants, will be used for working capital
and for other general corporate purposes.

EFFECTS OF THE AMENDMENT

If the Amendment to the Company's Articles of Incorporation is approved by
stockholders, and all 12,500,000 Units are sold, following the completion of the
Offering the Company would have 20,016,094 shares of Common Stock issued and
outstanding, 871,250 shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding options under
the Company's stock option plans; 116,500 shares issuable upon conversion of
Preferred Stock, 26,082,236 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants; and
102,913,920 shares remaining available for issuance. To the extent that not all
Units are sold in the Offering, the Company will have additional shares of
Common Stock available for issuance.

If the Amendment is approved, any and all of the additional shares
authorized for issuance that remain available for issuance following completion
of the Offering may be issued for various purposes without further action by the
stockholders (unless such approval is required by applicable law) and without
first offering such shares to existing stockholders for subscription. The
issuance of the shares in the Offering and pursuant to future issuances other
than to existing stockholders on a pro rata basis, will substantially reduce the
proportionate interest in the Company of each stockholder and substantially
dilute earnings per share.

The Company has not proposed the increase in the authorized shares of
Common Stock with the intention of using the remaining additional shares for
anti-takeover purposes. However, theoretically the Company could use the
additional shares to make more difficult or to discourage an attempt to acquire
control of the Company. The Board of Directors is not aware of any hostile
takeover bid for the Company.

If the Amendment is approved, Article VI - Capital Stock; Section 1 -
Authorized Shares of the Company's Articles of Incorporation would be amended to
read as follows:

"Section 1. Authorized Shares. The total number of shares which the Corporation
is authorized to issue is 155,000,000 Shares of Capital Stock.

(a) The total number of shares of Common Stock which this Corporation is
authorized to issue is 150,000,000 shares, $.005 par value per share.

(b) The total number of shares of Preferred Stock which this Corporation
is authorized to issue is 5,000,000 shares, $.001 par value per share. The Board
of Directors of the Corporation is authorized, subject to limitations prescribed
by law, to provide for the issuance of shares of Preferred Stock in one or more
series, to establish the number of shares to be included in each series and to
fix the designations, powers, preferences and rights of the shares of each
series, and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof."

The shares remaining available for issuance following the Offering could
be used for various purposes including, but not limited to, raising capital,
funding acquisitions, providing equity incentives for directors and officers and
permitting stock splits. However, the Company does not have any current plans,
agreements or understandings for stock issuances other than the Offering
described above which in the aggregate would involve the use of a number of
shares that exceeds the amount currently authorized but unissued.

The Board of Directors has unanimously adopted resolutions setting forth
the proposed Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation, declaring its
advisability and directing that the proposed Amendment be submitted to
stockholders for their approval at a meeting of stockholders. If adopted by
stockholders, the amendment would become effective upon filing of an appropriate
certificate with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada.

The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the combined voting
power of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock entitled to
vote at the Special Meeting is required to approve the proposed Amendment to the
Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of Common
Stock.

THE BOARD BELIEVES THAT IT IS IN THE COMPANY'S BEST INTEREST TO APPROVE
THE PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE COMPANY'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION TO INCREASE THE
NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK THE COMPANY IS AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE FROM
20,000,000 TO 150,000,000. THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT STOCKHOLDERS VOTE TO
APPROVE THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.

PROXIES SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL BE VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE
AMENDMENT UNLESS STOCKHOLDERS SPECIFY OTHERWISE IN THEIR PROXIES. BECAUSE
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY BENEFICIALLY OWN OVER 50% OF THE SHARES OF
COMMON STOCK ENTITLED TO VOTE AT THE SPECIAL MEETING, THE AMENDMENT IS EXPECTED
TO BE APPROVED BY STOCKHOLDERS AT THE SPECIAL MEETING.

SECURITIES OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL
OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

The table below sets forth each stockholder who is known to the Company to
be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the Common Stock of the Company at
August 31, 2004.

Amount and
Nature of
Name and Address of Beneficial Percent of
Title of Class Beneficial Owner Ownership Class(3)(4)
-------------- ---------------- ----------- -----------

Indirect
Ownership:

Common Stock Robert D. Burr 3,297,354(1) 34.4%
632 Adams Street, Suite 710
Bowling Green, KY 42101
Direct Ownership:

Common Stock Blue Ridge Group, Inc. 4,141,233(2) 43.2%
632 Adams Street, Suite 710
Bowling Green, KY 42101

(1) By virtue of his position as Chairman of the Board of Blue Ridge Group,
Inc., Mr. Burr may be deemed to beneficially own the 4,141,233 shares of the
Company's Common Stock beneficially owned by Blue Ridge Group, Inc. Mr. Burr
disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent described in
the following sentence. Mr. Burr beneficially owns approximately 71.0% of the
outstanding shares of Blue Ridge Group, Inc., which beneficially owns
approximately 43.2% of the Company's outstanding shares. Mr. Burr also holds
vested options for 356,250 shares.

(2) Blue Ridge Group, Inc.'s beneficial ownership is attributable to its direct
ownership of 4,141,233 shares of the Company's Common Stock.

(3) Warrants included in the above calculation of percentage beneficial
ownership have not been registered with the SEC and, accordingly, are restricted
securities which must be sold pursuant to Rule 144 or other exemptions under
securities laws. Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,082,236 shares of the
Company's Common Stock which are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60
days of August 31, 2004, were included in the number of outstanding shares for
purposes of computing the percentage ownership of the specified persons.

(4) The above calculation of percentage beneficial ownership also includes
116,500 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of 23,300 outstanding
shares of Preferred Stock.

The table below sets forth the beneficial ownership of the Company's
Common Stock by each executive officer and director of the Company as of August
31, 2004.

Name and Address of Amount and Nature of Percent of
Title of Class Beneficial Owner Beneficial Ownership(2) Class(3)(4)
- -------------- ---------------- ----------------------- -----------

Common Stock Robert D. Burr(1) 3,297,354 34.4%

Common Stock Patrick A. Kelleher 40,000 0.4%

Common Stock Harry Peters 311,214 3.2%

Common Stock Gregory B. Shea 311,214 3.2%

Common Stock Forrest E. Ebbs 0 0.0%

Common Stock Richard M. Hewitt 0 0.0%

Common Stock Norman Haisler 0 0.0%

Common Stock All directors and officers 3,959,782 41.2%
as a group (7 persons)

(2) Beneficial ownership includes vested options for the following shares: Mr.
Burr - 356,250; Mr. Kelleher - 40,000; Mr. Peters - 237,500; and Mr. Shea -
237,500. Beneficial ownership of all directors and officers reflects the
4,141,233 shares held by Blue Ridge Group, Inc. (without attributing such shares
to more than one person) plus the vested options for 831,250 shares held by the
directors and officers.

(4) The above calculation of percentage beneficial ownership also includes
116,500 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of 23,300 outstanding
shares of Preferred Stock.

STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS

Any proposal that a stockholder of the Company intends to present at the
2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders must be received by the Secretary of the
Company at the Company's offices at 10777 Westheimer Road, Suite 170, Houston,
Texas 77042, by December 31, 2004, in order to be considered by the Board of
Directors for inclusion in the proxy solicitation materials for the 2005 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders.

OTHER MATTERS

We know of no other business other than the matters discussed in this
Proxy Statement that will be presented for action before the Special Meeting.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
BLUE RIDGE ENERGY, INC.

GREGORY B. SHEA
CORPORATE SECRETARY

Houston, Texas
September 22, 2004

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BLUE RIDGE ENERGY, INC.
PROXY
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
OCTOBER 8, 2004 AT 10:00 A.M. CT

For Stockholders as of
September 20, 2004

The undersigned hereby appoints Robert D. Burr and Gregory B. Shea, or either of
them, or their substitutes, with full power of substitution, the proxy of the
undersigned, to appear and to vote all of the shares of stock of Blue Ridge
Energy, Inc. (the "Company") which the undersigned would be entitled to vote if
personally present at the Special Meeting of Stockholders of the Company to be
held at 10777 Westheimer Road, Suite 170, Houston, Texas 77042 on October 8,
2004, at 10:00 a.m., Central Time, and any adjournments thereof.

In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business
as may properly come before the special meeting or any adjournment thereof.

The Board of Directors recommends a vote for proposal 1.

The undersigned hereby instructs said proxies or their substitutes:

PROPOSAL

FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN

1. To approve the amendment to the [ ] [ ] [ ]
Company's Articles of Incorporation
increasing the authorized number of shares
of stock to 155,000,000, consisting of 150,000,000
shares of Common Stock, $.005 par value per share
and 5,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, $.001 par
value per share.

THIS PROXY, WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER SPECIFIED HEREIN
BY THE UNDERSIGNED STOCKHOLDER. IF NO DIRECTIONS ARE INDICATED, THIS PROXY WILL
BE VOTED FOR PROPOSAL NUMBER 1. THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY REVOKES ALL PROXIES
HERETOFORE GIVEN AND RATIFIES AND CONFIRMS ALL THE PROXIES APPOINTED HEREBY, OR
EITHER OF THEM, OR THEIR SUBSTITUTES, MAY LAWFULLY DO OR CAUSE TO BE DONE BY
VIRTUE HEREOF. RECEIPT OF COPIES OF THE NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF
STOCKHOLDERS AND THE PROXY STATEMENT DATED SEPTEMBER 22, 2004 IS HEREBY
ACKNOWLEDGED.

NOTE: Please date and sign exactly as the name appears on this proxy. Joint
owners should each sign. If the signer is a corporation, please sign full
corporate name by a duly authorized officer. Executors, trustees, etc. should
give full title as such.

______ _____________________ __________________
Date Share Owner Sign Here Co-Owner Sign Here

BLUE RIDGE ENERGY, INC.
10777 Westheimer Road
Houston, Texas 77042