BUSINESS CERTIFICATE FOR PARTNERS

     The undersigned do hereby certify that they are conducting or transacting business as members of a partnership under the name or designation of Empire 1983 Joint Venture at 1O Lafayette Square, City of Buffalo, County of Erie, in the Township of Villenova, County of Chautauqua, and in the Township of Dayton, County of Cattaraugus, State of New York, and do further certify that the full names of all the persons Conducting or transacting such partnership including the full names of all partners with the residence address of each such person, are as follows:

1. Empire Exploration, Inc., a New York corporation,10 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, New York 14202.
   
   
2. Empire 1983 Drilling Program, a New York limited partnership, 10 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, New York 14202.
   
   

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have this day of December, 1983, made and signed this Certificate.

EMPIRE 1983 DRILLING PROGRAM EMPIRE EXPLORATION
BY: Empire Exploration Company
By: Empire Exploration, Inc.

By:/s/ William A. Ross
Vice President

EMPIRE EXPLORATION, INC.
By:/s/ William A. Ross
Vice President

STATE OF NEW YORK:
COUNTY OF ERIE : SS.

     On this 6^th day of December, 1983, before me personally came WILLIAM A. ROSS, to me known, who, being by me duly sworn, did depose and say that he resides at 185 South Cayuga Drive, Williamsville. New York, that he is the Vice President of Empire Exploration, Inc., the corporation described in and, which executed the foregoing instrument; that he knows the seal of said corporation; that the seal affixed to said instrument is such corporate seal; that it was so affixed by order of the board of directors of said corporation, and, that he signed his name thereto, by like order.

                                   /s/ William C. Hultman
                                   Notary Public
                                   WILLIAM C. HULTMAN
                                   Notary Public, State of New York
                                   Qualified in Erie County
                                   My commission expires March 30, 1984