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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 2)*
SOUTH TEXAS DRILLING AND EXPLORATION, INC.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
840553
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(CUSIP Number)
RODNEY R. LEWIS
P.O. BOX 180
ENCINAL TX 78019
(210) 805-9818
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications)
April 7, 1997
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(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ].
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement [X]. (A fee is
not required only if the reporting person: (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7.)
Note: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed with
the Commission. See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies are to be
sent.
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
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CUSIP NO. 840553 PAGE 2 OF 4 PAGES
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064070.0001 San Antonio 24551 v01
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Rodney R. Lewis
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON SSN ###-##-####
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a)[X]
(b)[ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
PF, BK, AF
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS [ ]
IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER Common Stock: 12,500
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
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8 SHARED VOTING POWER Common Stock: 203,059
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9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
Common Stock: 12,500
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
Common Stock: 203,059
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
Common Stock: 228,059
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) [ ]
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
Common Stock 3.9
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 840553 PAGE 3 OF 4 PAGES
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PRELIMINARY NOTE
This Amendment No. 2 amends to the Schedule 13D Amendment No. 1 of
February 23, 1996 which amends the Schedule 13D dated February 13, 1994. This
Amendment No. 2 will be deemed the final filing on the Schedule 13D of December
13, 1994.
ITEM 2. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND.
Item 2 is amended at subsection (c) to include the statement: Lewis is also a
member of the Board of Directors of the Issuer.
ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.
Item 5 is amended to read in full as follows:
(a) The Reporting Person and Alfred G. Holcomb ("Holcomb") jointly own 203,059
shares of Common stock, representing 3.5% of the outstanding shares of
Common Stock. (5,808,194 shares of Common Stock were outstanding as of the
most recently available filing with the Commission.) In addition, the
Reporting Person and Holcomb each own 12,500 shares of Common Stock
individually, representing 0.2% of the outstanding Common Stock. The
Reporting Person and Holcomb acted together to acquire all of their shares
of Common Stock; therefore, the Reporting Person hereby reports beneficial
ownership of all such securities of the Issuer held by Holcomb
individually, provided, however, that the Reporting Person expressly
disclaims beneficial ownership of the 12,500 shares of Common Stock held
individually and of record by Holcomb.
(b) The Reporting Person has the sole power to vote or direct the vote and sole
power to dispose or direct the disposition of 12,500 shares of Common
Stock. The Reporting Person has shared power to vote or to direct the vote
and shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of 203,059 shares of
Common Stock. Holcomb has the sole power to vote or direct the vote and
sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 12,500 shares of Common
Stock, and he has shared power to vote or to direct the vote and shared
power to dispose or direct the disposition of 203,059 shares of Common
Stock.
(1) Name: Alfred G. Holcomb.
(2) Business address: 300 Convent St., Suite 1775, San Antonio,
Texas 78205
(3) Principal occupation and place of employment: Attorney -
Schoenbaum, Curphy & Scanlan, 300 Convent St., Suite 1775,
San Antonio, Texas 78205.
(4) During the last five years, Alfred G. Holcomb has not been
convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations
or similar misdemeanors).
(5) During the last five years, Alfred G. Holcomb has not been party
to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of
competent jurisdiction as a result of which he was or is subject
to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations
of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or
state securities laws, or finding any violation with respect to
such laws.
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(6) Alfred G. Holcomb is a citizen of the United States of America.
(c) The Reporting Person and Holcomb each sold 117,500 of Series A Preferred
Stock to the Issuer on April 4, 1977 for a price of $70,000.00. And during
the period from October 31, 1997 to November 14, 1997, the Reporting Person
and Holcomb jointly sold 49,500 shares of Common Stock in the open market
as follows:
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DATE # OF SHARES SOLD PRICE PER SHARE TOTAL PRICE
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10/31/97 6,000 $3.438 $ 20,201.31
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11/04/97 10,000 $3.500 $ 34,295.83
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11/05/97 5,000 $3.438 $ 16,833.92
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11/05/97 5,000 $3.500 $ 17,149.41
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11/05/97 5,000 $3.563 $ 17,458.90
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11/07/97 5,000 $3.563 $ 17,458.90
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11/07/97 3,500 $3.625 $ 12,442.07
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11/13/97 5,000 $3.438 $ 16,833.92
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11/14/97 5,000 $3.500 $ 17,146.41
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Total $169,820.67
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