Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent

Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement (No. 333-163184) filed November 18, 2009 on Form S-3 of Royale Energy, Inc. of our report dated April 15, 2013, relating to our audits of the financial statements, which appear in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Royale Energy, Inc. as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, and for the years then ended.

We also consent to the reference to our firm under the captions “Experts” in the Prospectus, which is part of the Registration Statement.

/s/ Padgett, Stratemann & Co., L.L.P.

Padgett, Stratemann & Co., L.L.P.

San Antonio, Texas

April 15, 2013