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  Quarterly  Report of Sun River  Energy,  Inc.(the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending October 31, 2008 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),  I Wesley
F. Whiting, Chief Executive Officer of the company,  certify, pursuant to 18 USC
Section 1350, as adopted  pursuant to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of
2002, that to the best of my knowledge and belief.

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


Dated: December 15, 2008


/s/ Wesley F. Whiting
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Wesley F. Whiting,
Chief Executive Officer