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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 10-K/A

[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
    SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

    FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2002


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

                          COMMISSION FILE NO. 0-28178

                              CARBO CERAMICS INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                                            
                   DELAWARE                                      72-1100013
       (State or other jurisdiction of                        (I.R.S. Employer
        incorporation or organization)                     Identification Number)


                            6565 MACARTHUR BOULEVARD
                                   SUITE 1050
                              IRVING, TEXAS 75039
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (972) 401-0090
                        (Registrant's telephone number)

        SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT: NONE

          SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT:
                    COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE
                        PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE RIGHTS

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes [X]     No [ ]

     Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K.  [ ]

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as
defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).  Yes [X]     No [ ]

     The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of
the Registrant, based upon the closing sale price of the Common Stock on
February 28, 2003, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange, was approximately
$228,702,035. Shares of Common Stock held by each officer and director and by
each person who owns 5% or more of the outstanding Common Stock have been
excluded in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. This determination
of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other
purposes.

     As of February 28, 2003, Registrant had outstanding 15,483,836 shares of
Common Stock.

                      DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

     Portions of the Proxy Statement for Registrant's Annual Meeting of
Shareholders to be held April 8, 2003 are incorporated by reference in Parts II
and III.
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The Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by Carbo Ceramics Inc. on March 12, 2003
is hereby amended to restate the Exhibit Index in its entirety. No other changes
have been made to the Annual Report.

                                 EXHIBIT INDEX


        
 3.1      --  Certificate of Incorporation of CARBO Ceramics Inc.
              (incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.1 to the
              registrant's Form S-1 Registration Statement No. 333-1884)
 3.2      --  Bylaws of CARBO Ceramics Inc. (incorporated by reference to
              exhibit 3.2 to the registrant's Form S-1 Registration
              Statement No. 333-1884)
 4.1      --  Form of Common Stock Certificate of CARBO Ceramics Inc.
              (incorporated by reference to exhibit 4.1 to the
              registrant's Form S-1 Registration Statement No. 333-1884)
 4.2      --  Certificate of Designations of Series A Preferred Stock
              (incorporated by reference to exhibit 2 to registrant's Form
              8-A Registration Statement No. 001-15903)
10.1      --  Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of
              December 31, 2000, between Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. and
              CARBO Ceramics Inc. (incorporated by reference to exhibit
              10.1 to the registrant's Form 10-K Annual Report for the
              year ended December 31, 2000)
10.2      --  Form of Tax Indemnification Agreement between CARBO Ceramics
              Inc. and William C. Morris, Robert S. Rubin, Lewis C.
              Glucksman, George A. Wiegers, William A. Griffin, and Jesse
              P. Orsini (incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.2 to the
              registrant's Form S-1 Registration Statement No. 333-1884)
10.3      --  Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as of March 31, 1995,
              between CARBO Ceramics Inc. and GEO Specialty Chemicals,
              Inc., as amended (incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.5
              to the registrant's Form S-1 Registration Statement No.
              333-1884)
10.4      --  Raw Material Requirements Agreement dated as of November 21,
              1995, between CARBO Ceramics Inc. and C-E Minerals Inc.
              (incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.6 to the
              registrant's Form S-1 Registration Statement No. 333-1884)
10.5      --  Incentive Compensation Plan
10.6      --  CARBO Ceramics Inc. 1996 Stock Option Plan for Key Employees
              (incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.9 to the
              registrant's Form S-1 Registration Statement No. 333-1884)
10.7      --  Form of Stock Option Award Agreement (incorporated by
              reference to exhibit 10.10 to the registrant's Form S-1
              Registration Statement No. 333-1884)
10.8      --  Mining Agreement dated as of January 1, 2003 between CARBO
              Ceramics Inc. and Arcilla Mining and Land Co.*
10.9      --  Form of Employment Agreement between CARBO Ceramics Inc. and
              C. Mark Pearson (incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.11
              to the registrant's Form 10-K Annual Report for the year
              ended December 31, 2001)
10.10     --  Form of Employment Agreement between CARBO Ceramics Inc. and
              Christopher A. Wright
10.11     --  1996 Stock Option Plan of Pinnacle Technologies, Inc., as
              amended and restated May 31, 2002 (incorporated by reference
              to exhibit 4.1 to registrant's Form S-8 Registration
              Statement No. 333-91252)
23.1      --  Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
99.1      --  Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
              pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002



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*   Certain portions of Exhibit 10.8 have been omitted based upon a request for
    confidential treatment. These portions have been filed separately with the
    Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.

                                          CARBO CERAMICS INC.

                                          By:      /s/ C. MARK PEARSON
                                            ------------------------------------
                                                      C. Mark Pearson
                                               President and Chief Executive
                                                           Officer

                                          By:       /s/ PAUL G. VITEK
                                            ------------------------------------
                                                       Paul G. Vitek
                                              Sr. Vice President, Finance and
                                                  Chief Financial Officer

Dated: April 15, 2003


                                 CERTIFICATION
AS REQUIRED BY RULES 13a-14 AND 15d-14 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

I, C. Mark Pearson, certify that:

     1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Carbo Ceramics Inc.;

     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 other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

          (a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures 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 as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing
     date of this annual report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

          (c) presented in this annual report our conclusions about the
     effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our
     evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

     5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on
our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee
of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
functions):

          (a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of
     internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to
     record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified
     for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls;
     and

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

     6. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have indicated in this
annual report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls
or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent
to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with
regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

                                                  /s/ C. MARK PEARSON
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                                                     C. MARK PEARSON
                                                     PRESIDENT & CEO

Date: April 15, 2003


                                 CERTIFICATION
AS REQUIRED BY RULES 13a-14 AND 15d-14 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

I, Paul G. Vitek, certify that:

     1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Carbo Ceramics Inc.;

     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 other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

          (a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures 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 as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing
     date of this annual report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

          (c) presented in this annual report our conclusions about the
     effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our
     evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

     5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on
our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee
of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
functions):

          (a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of
     internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to
     record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified
     for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls;
     and

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

     6. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have indicated in this
annual report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls
or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent
to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with
regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

                                                   /s/ PAUL G. VITEK
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                                                      PAUL G. VITEK
                                                 CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Date: April 15, 2003