Exhibit 23.1


                          INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this  Registration  Statement of
Trans  Energy,  Inc. on Form S-8 of our  report,  dated  March 15,  2002,  which
includes an emphasis  paragraph  relating to an  uncertainty as to the Company's
ability  to  continue  as a  going  concern,  included  in and  incorporated  by
reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-KSB of Trans Energy, Inc. for the year
ended December 31, 2001.





/s/ HJ & Associates, LLC
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    HJ & Associates, LLC
    Salt Lake City, Utah
    February 11, 2003

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