EXHIBIT 23.1

TBPE REGISTERED ENGINEERING FIRM F-1580		FAX (713) 651-0849
1100 LOUISIANA    SUITE 4600	HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002-5294	TELEPHONE (713) 651-9191

CONSENT OF RYDER SCOTT COMPANY, L.P.

The undersigned hereby consents to the references to our firm in the form and context in which they appear in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of PEDEVCO Corp. for the year ended December 31, 2012 (the “Annual Report”).  We hereby further consent to the inclusion in the Annual Report of our report entitled “PEDEVCO Corp. – Estimated Future Reserves and Income Attributable to Certain Leasehold Interests – SEC Parameters – As of December 31, 2012” and to the inclusion of our report dated March 20, 2013 as an exhibit to the Annual Report.

/s/ RYDER SCOTT COMPANY, L.P.

RYDER SCOTT COMPANY, L.P.

TBPE Firm Registration No. F-1580

Houston, Texas

March 22, 2013

SUITE  600,  1015  4TH  STREET, S.W.CALGARY, ALBERTA T2R 1J4TEL (403) 262-2799FAX (403) 262-2790

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