EXHIBIT 31(i)


                   Rule 13a-14(a)/Rule 15d-14(a) Certification
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         I,  Sandra  Pautsky,  President  and  Principal  Executive  Officer  of
Oakridge Energy, Inc., certify that:

         1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-QSB of Oakridge Energy, Inc.;

         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 periods covered by this report;

         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 Oakridge  Energy,
Inc. as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

         4.  Oakridge  Energy,  Inc.'s  other  certifying  officers  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)] and internal  control
over  financial  reporting  [as  defined in  Exchange  Act Rules  13a-15(f)  and
15d-15(f)] for Oakridge Energy, Inc. and have:

         (a) Designed such disclosure  controls and  procedures,  or caused such
disclosure  control and  procedures  to be designed  under our  supervision,  to
ensure that material  information  relating to Oakridge Energy,  Inc., 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;

         (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting,  or caused
such  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  to be  designed  under  our
supervision,  to provide  reasonable  assurance  regarding  the  reliability  of
financial  reporting and the  preparation  of financial  statements for external
purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

         (c) Evaluated the  effectiveness of Oakridge Energy,  Inc.'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

         (d)  Disclosed  in this  report any change in Oakridge  Energy,  Inc.'s
internal control over financial  reporting that occurred during Oakridge Energy,
Inc.'s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably
likely to materially  affect,  Oakridge  Energy,  Inc.'s  internal  control over
financial reporting; and

         5.  Oakridge  Energy,  Inc.'s  other  certifying  officers  and I  have
disclosed,  based  on our  most  recent  evaluation  of  internal  control  over
financial reporting,  to Oakridge Energy,  Inc.'s independent  registered public
accounting  firm and the audit  committee  of Oakridge  Energy,  Inc.'s board of
directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

         (a) All significant  deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design
or operation of internal control over financial  reporting which could adversely
affect Oakridge Energy, Inc.'s ability to record, process,  summarize and report
financial information; and

         (b) Any fraud,  whether or not material,  that  involves  management or
other employees who have a significant role in Oakridge Energy,  Inc.'s internal
control over financial reporting.


Date: January 14, 2005                           By /s/ Sandra Pautsky
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                                                   Sandra Pautsky, President and
                                                   Principal Executive Officer
                                                   of Oakridge Energy, Inc.