EXHIBIT 99.2


                    Certification of Chief Accounting Officer
                 Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted
            Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


I, Terry F. Hardeman, Chief Accounting Officer of Venus Exploration, Inc.(the
company presently has no Chief Financial Officer), hereby certify pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002, that this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q fully complies with the
requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
and that the information contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q fairly
presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of
operations of Venus Exploration, Inc.

                                            /s/ Terry F. Hardeman
                                            Terry F. Hardeman
                                            November 19, 2002




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