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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950134-02-011945
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20020930
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial statements and exhibits
ITEM INFORMATION:		
FILED AS OF DATE:		20020930

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MARINE PETROLEUM TRUST
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000062362
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	OIL ROYALTY TRADERS [6792]
		IRS NUMBER:				756008017
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			TX
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0630

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-08565
		FILM NUMBER:		02777317

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		NATIONSBANK OF TEXAS N A
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 831402
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75283-1402
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2145081796

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P O BOX 831402
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75283-1402
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


      Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): September 30, 2002


                             MARINE PETROLEUM TRUST
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


               Texas                           0-8565             75-6008017
    (State or other jurisdiction            (Commission        (IRS Employer
         of incorporation)                  file number)     Identification No.)

           Bank of America, N.A.
              P.O. Box 830241
               Dallas, Texas                                      75283-0241
 (Address of principal executive offices)                         (Zip code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (800) 985-0794

                                    No Change
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)



<PAGE>


ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

         (c)      Exhibits.

         Exhibit
         Number            Document
         -------           --------

         99.1              Certification by R. Ray Bell, Principal Accounting
                           Officer

         99.2              Certification by Ron E. Hooper, Senior Vice
                           President, Royalty Management on behalf of Bank of
                           America Private Bank, Trustee, not in his or its
                           individual capacities but solely in his and its
                           capacity as trustee

ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

         Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is the certification of R. Ray Bell, our
Principal Accounting Officer, under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002 and attached as Exhibit 99.2 is the certification of Ron E. Hooper, Senior
Vice President, Royalty Management on behalf of Bank of America Private Bank,
not in his or its individual capacity, but solely as our trustee, under Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (collectively, the "Certifications"). The
Certifications accompanied as correspondence to the Securities and Exchange
Commission the filing of our Annual Report of Form 10-K for the period ended
June 30, 2002 filed on September 30, 2002.


                                    * * * * *

<PAGE>


                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


                                         TIDELANDS ROYALTY TRUST "B"
                                         Bank of America, N.A., Trustee


September 30, 2002                       By: /s/ RON E. HOOPER
                                             ----------------------------------
                                                       Ron E. Hooper
                                                   Senior Vice President

September 30, 2002                       By: /s/ R. RAY BELL
                                             ----------------------------------
                                                        R. Ray Bell
                                                Principal Accounting Officer



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                               INDEX TO EXHIBITS

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<Caption>
         Exhibit
         Number            Document
         -------           --------
<S>                        <C>
         99.1              Certification by R. Ray Bell, Principal Accounting
                           Officer

         99.2              Certification by Ron E. Hooper, Senior Vice
                           President, Royalty Management on behalf of Bank of
                           America Private Bank, Trustee, not in his or its
                           individual capacities but solely in his and its
                           capacity as trustee
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<DESCRIPTION>CERTIFICATION BY R. RAY BELL
<TEXT>
<PAGE>


                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Tidelands Royalty Trust "B" (the
"Company") on Form 10-K for the period ended June 30, 2002 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, R. Ray
Bell, Principal Accounting Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

         (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

         (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.



/s/ R. RAY BELL
- --------------------------------------------
R. Ray Bell
Principal Accounting Officer

Dated: September 30, 2002



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<SEQUENCE>4
<FILENAME>d00121exv99w2.txt
<DESCRIPTION>CERTIFICATION BY RON E. HOOPER
<TEXT>
<PAGE>


                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.2

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Tidelands Royalty Trust "B" (the
"Company") on Form 10-K for the period ended September 30, 2002 as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Ron
E. Hooper, Senior Vice President Royalty Management on behalf of Bank of America
Private Bank, not in its individual capacity but solely as the Company's
trustee, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

         (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

         (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.



/s/ RON E. HOOPER
- --------------------------------------------
Bank of America Private Bank,
Not in its individual capacity but
solely as trustee of the Company
By:      Ron E. Hooper
Title:   Senior Vice President, Royalty Management

Dated: September 30, 2002



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