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Exhibit 31.1

                                 CERTIFICATIONS

I, R. Ray Bell, certify that:

1.       I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Marine Petroleum
         Trust;

2.       Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue
         statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
         to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which
         such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
         covered by this annual report;

3.       Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
         information included in this annual report, fairly present in all
         material respects the financial condition, results of operations and
         cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in
         this annual report;

4.       The registrant's Trustee and I are responsible for establishing and
         maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange
         Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and we have:

         a)       designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused
                  such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under
                  our supervision, to ensure that material information relating
                  to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is
                  made known to us by others within those entities, particularly
                  during the period in which this annual report is being
                  prepared;

         b)       evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
                  controls and procedures and presented in this annual report
                  our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure
                  controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered
                  by this annual report based on such evaluation; and

         c)       disclosed in this annual report any change in the registrant's
                  internal control over financial reporting that occurred during
                  the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's
                  fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that
                  has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially
                  affect, the registrant's internal control over financial
                  reporting; and

5.       The registrant's Trustee and I have disclosed, based on our most recent
         evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the
         registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board
         of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

         a)       all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the
                  design or operation of internal control over financial
                  reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the
                  registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report
                  financial information; and

         b)       any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management
                  or other employees who have a significant role in the
                  registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

In giving the certifications in paragraphs 4 and 5 above, I have relied to the
extent I consider reasonable on information provided to me by various working
interest owners.

Date: September 26, 2003                         /s/ R. RAY BELL
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                                                   R. Ray Bell
                                                   Principal Accounting Officer