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EXHIBIT 15.1
AWARENESS LETTER OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: OYO Geospace Corporation
Registration on Form S-8
We are aware that our report dated August 8, 2000, on our review of interim
financial information of OYO Geospace Corporation as of June 30, 2000 and for
the three months and nine months ended June 30, 2000 and 1999, and included in
the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2000,
is incorporated by reference in the Company's registration statements on Form S-
8 (333-40893 and 333-80003). Pursuant to Rule 436(c) under the Securities Act
of 1933, this report should not be considered a part of the registration
statement prepared or certified by us within the meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of
that Act.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Houston, Texas
August 8, 2000
