James A. Carroll

James A. Carroll is Managing Director of Bell & Murphy and Associates, LLC. Mr. Carroll, registered, licensed and certified by the Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists, joined Bell & Murphy in 1997 as a consulting geophysicist.

   Mr. Carroll has more than 38 years of on and off shore domestic and international successes in oil and gas. Moreover, as a licensed professional geoscientist, he is qualified and has served as an expert witness in energy litigation cases. He has worked as an independent consultant in geophysics since 1992. 

  Prior to joining the BMA technical team he was District Geophysicist with Santa Fe Minerals (1988-92), and Chief Geophysicist for Wessely Energy Company/TCPL Resources (1984-88). Prior to Wessely Energy, he held various management positions with Dome Petroleum, Gulf Oil Company and Delta Exploration Company.

  He holds active memberships in the Dallas Geophysical Society (past Officer), the International Society of Explosive Engineers, the Society of Exploration Geophysicist (Silver Certificate Member), the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (Silver Certificate Member) and the European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers.

  Mr. Carroll received his Bachelor of Science Degree from Colorado State University with postgraduate studies at the University of Houston. At the community level, he serves on the Board of Directors of the Prestige Community Credit Union in Dallas.