EXHIBIT 99.1

                                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 10K for the period ending  December 31, 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  respects,  the financial  operations  and results of
operations of the Company.




                                   /s/ Mark Erickson
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                            Name:  Mark Erickson
                            Date:  March 27, 2003