CERTIFICATION OF
                             CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                              OF GASCO ENERGY, INC.
                         PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350


I, Mark Erickson,  President and Chief Executive  Officer of Gasco Energy,  Inc.
(the "Company"),  hereby certify that the  accompanying  report on Form 10-Q for
the period  ending  June 30,  2002 and filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission  on the date  hereof  pursuant  to  Section  13(a) of the  Securities
Exchange  Act of 1934 (the  "Report")  by the Company  fully  complies  with the
requirements of that section.

I further certify that the information  contained in the Report fairly presents,
in all material aspects,  the financial  operations and results of operations of
the Company.




                                    /s/ Mark Erickson
                                    Name:  Mark Erickson
                                    Date:    August 2, 2002