As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 4, 2009

Registration No. 333-161302

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

POST EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO

FORM S-1

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

VIVAKOR, INC.

(Name of small business issuer in its charter)

Nevada	8371	26-2178141
(State or Other Jurisdiction of	(Primary Standard Industrial	(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)	Classification Code Number)	Identification No.)

2590 Holiday Road, Suite 100

Coralville, IA  52241

(319) 625-2172

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

Registered Agent Solutions, Inc.

4625 West Nevso Drive, Suite 2

Las Vegas, NV  89103

(888) 705-7274

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Copies to:

Christopher A. Wilson, Esq.

Wilson, Haglund & Paulsen, P.C.

9110 Irvine Center Drive

Irvine, CA  92618

Telephone No. (949) 752-1100

Facsimile No. (949)  752-1144

cwilson@whp-law.com

Approximate date of proposed sale to the public: Completed

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This Post Effective Amendment  No. 1 adds certain exhibits omitted or incomplete as of the original filing date of the registration statement on Form S-1.

Item 16. Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description
3.1	Articles of Incorporation of Vivakor, Inc. dated April 30, 2008.*
3.1.1	Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Vivakor, Inc. dated September 5, 2008.*
3.1.2	Articles of Conversion from limited liability company to corporation dated April 30, 2008.*
3.1.3	Limited liability company Articles of Organization of Genecular Holdings, LLC dated November 1, 2006.*
3.2	Bylaws dated April 30, 2008.*
5.1	Opinion of Wilson, Haglund & Paulsen, P.C.**
10.1	2008 Incentive Plan.*
10.2	Form of Stock Option Agreement under the Vivakor, Inc. 2008 Incentive Plan.*
10.3	Form of Restricted Stock Award and Agreement under the Vivakor, Inc. 2008 Incentive Plan.*
10.4	Acquisition Agreement and Plan of Acquisition, dated as of September 8, 2008.*
10.5	Secured Nonrecourse Promissory Note, dated September 18, 2008.*
10.6	Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2008.*
10.7	Subscription Agreement.**
14.1	Vivakor, Inc. Code of Ethics.*
21.1	Subsidiaries of the registrant.*
23.1	Consent of McGladrey & Pullen, LLP.*
23.2	Consent of Wilson, Haglund & Paulsen, P.C. (included in Exhibit 5.1 herein).**
24.1	Power of Attorney (included on signature page).**

*   Previously filed.

** Filed herewith.

SIGNATURES

In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements of filing on Form S-1 and authorized this Post Effective Amendment No. 1 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, in the City of Coralville, State of Iowa on September 4, 2009.

Vivakor, Inc.
By:	/s/ Tannin J. Fuja
	Tannin J. Fuja
	President and Director

In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post Effective Amendment was signed by the following persons in the capacities stated on September 4, 2009:

Signature	Title
/s/ Tannin J. Fuja	President and Director
Tannin J. Fuja
/s/ Matthew Nicosia	Director
Matthew Nicosia