EXHIBIT 3.1
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                            ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION       |FILED #C20949-2001|
                            -------------------------       |   NOV 08 2001    |
                                       OF                   | IN THE OFFICE OF |
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                            Coleman Energy U.S., Inc.       |   DEAN HELLER    |
                            -------------------------       |SECRETARY OF STATE|
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                                 ARTICLE I: NAME
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The name of the Corporation is:
             Coleman Energy U.S., Inc.


                           ARTICLE II: RESIDENT AGENT
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The Resident Agent of the Corporation is:
             Nevada Corporation Services Ltd

The address of the Resident Agent where process may be served is:
             237 Tramway Dr., Suite B, Lake Tahoe (Stateline), Nevada 89449


                         ARTICLE III: AUTHORIZED SHARES
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The Corporation is authorized to issue the following shares:

Two  Hundred  Million  (200,000,000)  shares of  common  stock at a par value of
$0.0001

Two  Hundred  Million  (200,000,000)  shares of  common  stock at a par value of
$0.0001


                           ARTICLE IV: GOVERNING BOARD
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A Board of Directors shall govern the Corporation.  The First Board of Directors
shall consist of one (1) member whose name and address is listed as follows:

              D. Batrick, P.O. Box 6957, Lake Tahoe, NV 89449-6957


                               ARTICLE V: PURPOSE
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The Purpose of the Corporation shall be general business and any legal activity.


                            ARTICLE VI: INCORPORATOR
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The Name and address of the Incorporator is listed as follows:

             Nevada Corporation Services Ltd
             237 Tramway Dr., Suite B, Box 6957, Lake Tahoe, Nevada  89449-6957

       I, the undersigned,  being the  incorporator  herein before named for the
purpose  of  forming a  corporation  pursuant  to NRS 78, do make and file these
Articles of Incorporation, hereby declaring and certifying that the facts herein
stated are true.

Nevada Corporation Services Ltd


By:      /s/ David Batrick                                     Date: 11/07/2001
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         Authorized Officer