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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935
or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person | 2. Issuer Name and Ticker
| or Trading Symbol
Calvert, Horace A. |
- --------------------------------------------------| Seitel, Inc. SEI
(Last) (First) (Middle) |
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| 3. IRS or Social Security
50 Briar Hollow Lane, West 7th Floor | Number of Reporting
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(Street) |
|
Houston, Texas 77027 |
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(City) (State) (Zip) |
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4. Statement for Month/Year December, 1997
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5. If Amendment, | 6. Relationship of Reporting Person | 7. Individual or
Date of | to Issuer (Check all applicable) | Joint/Group
Original | X Director 10% Owner | Filing
(Month/Day/ | ----- ----- |
Year) | X Officer Other | X Form filed by
| ----- ----- | --- One Reporting
| (give title below) (specify below) | Person
| |
| Chief Operating Officer | Form filed by
| | --- more than One
| | Reporting Person
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired,
Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of Security | 2. Transaction Date
(Instr. 3) | (Month/Day/Year)
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(a) Common Stock, Par Value $.01 | 1/10/97 - 12/23/97
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3. Transaction Code | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 8) | (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
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Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price
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(a) I | | 845 | A |16.25-24.96875
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5. Amount of Securities | 6. Ownership Form: | 7. Nature of Indirect
Beneficially Owned | Direct (D) or | Beneficial
at End of Issuer's | Indirect (I) | Ownership
Fiscal Year | (Instr. 4) | (Instr. 4)
(Instr. 3 and 4) | |
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(a) 406,527 | D |
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of,
or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls,
warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Conversion | 3. Transaction
(Instr. 3) | or Exercise| Date (Month/
| Price of | Day/Year)
| Derivative |
| Security |
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| |
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| |
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4. Transaction | 5. Number of Derivative | 6. Date Exercisable and
Code | Securities Acquired | Expiration Date
(Instr. 8) | | (Month/Day/Year)
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T | V | (A) | (D) | Date | Expiration
| | | | Exercisable | Date
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| | | | |
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| | | | |
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7. Title and Amount of Underlying | 8. Price of
Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) | Derivative
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Title |Amount or Number| (Instr. 5)
| of Shares |
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| |
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9. Number of Derivative | 10. Ownership Form | 11. Nature of Indirect
Securities Beneficially| of Derivative | Beneficial
Owned at End of the | Security: Direct | Ownership
Year (Instr. 4) | (D) or Indirect | (Instr. 4)
| (I) (Instr. 4) |
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Note to Table I:
All share and per share amounts have been adjusted to reflect the
two-for-one stock split in the form of a dividend which was effective
December 12, 1997.
/s/ Horace A. Calvert 02/13/98
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
** Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).