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                                 BRIAN J. MATTER
                               EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

                                  May 4, 2005

                                                                    Exhibit 5.1

Westside Energy Corporation
2100 West Loop South
Suite 900
Houston, Texas  77027

         Re:  Westside Energy Corporation --Registration Statement on Form S-8
         in respect of 500,000 Shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per Share

Ladies and Gentlemen:

         We have acted as special Nevada counsel to Westside Energy Corporation,
a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the filing by the
Company of a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement")
with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933
with respect to the offering of up to 500,000 shares (the "Shares") of the
Company's Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, which are to be issued
pursuant to the Westside Energy Corporation 2005 Director Stock Plan as adopted
by the Board of Directors of the Company on March 30, 2005 (the "Plan").

         In our capacity as such counsel, we are familiar with the proceedings
taken by the Company in connection with the adoption of the Plan and the
authorization and issuance of the Shares. In addition, we have made such legal
and factual examinations and inquiries, including an examination of originals
(or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction as being true
reproductions of originals) of such documents, corporate records and other
instruments, and have obtained such certificates and other representations and
assurances, as we have deemed necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this
opinion.

         In such examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures,
the authenticity of all documents submitted to us originals, the legal capacity
of natural persons executing such documents and the authenticity and conformity
to original documents of documents submitted to us as certified, photostatic,
facsimile or electronically transmitted copies.

         Based upon the foregoing and the proceedings taken by the Company
referred to above, we are of the opinion that the Shares have been duly
authorized and, when issued in accordance with and for the consideration
specified in the Plan pursuant to the Registration Statement, will be validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

         Our opinion herein is limited to the effect on the subject transactions
of the laws of the State of Nevada as in effect on the date hereof. We assume no
responsibility regarding the applicability to such transactions, or the effect
thereon, of the laws of any other jurisdiction.

         We consent to your filing this opinion as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement and to any reference to our firm which may be contained
in the Prospectus included therein.

                                                              Very truly yours,

                                                              JONES VARGAS