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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Amendment No.: 1*
Name of Issuer: Ponder Industries Inc.
Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, $.01 par value
CUSIP Number: 732378104
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
March 25, 1998
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to
which this Schedule is filed:
/ / Rule 13d-1(b)
/X/ Rule 13d-1(c)
/ / Rule 13d-1(d)
*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 the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in 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 Number: 732378104
1. Name of Reporting Person
I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person
Chen Capital Partners, L.P.
2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
a.
b. X
3. SEC Use Only
4. Citizenship or Place of Organization
New York
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
With:
5. Sole Voting Power:
6. Shared Voting Power:
1,689,300
7. Sole Dispositive Power:
8. Shared Dispositive Power:
1,689,300
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting
Person
1,689,300
10. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes
Certain Shares
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11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
3.81%
12. Type of Reporting Person
PN
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CUSIP Number: 732378104
1. Name of Reporting Person
I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person
Herbert Chen
2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
a.
b. X
3. SEC Use Only
4. Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
With:
5. Sole Voting Power:
6. Shared Voting Power:
2,089,700
7. Sole Dispositive Power:
8. Shared Dispositive Power:
2,089,700
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting
Person
2,089,700
10. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes
Certain Shares
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11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
4.71%
12. Type of Reporting Person
IN
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CUSIP Number: 732378104
1. Name of Reporting Person
I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person
Henry Scholder
2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
a.
b. X
3. SEC Use Only
4. Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
With:
5. Sole Voting Power:
6. Shared Voting Power:
2,089,700
7. Sole Dispositive Power:
8. Shared Dispositive Power:
2,089,700
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting
Person
2,089,700
10. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes
Certain Shares
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11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
4.71%
12. Type of Reporting Person
IN
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Item 1(a) Name of Issuer: Ponder Industries Inc.
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
5005 Riverway Drive, Suite 550, P.O. Drawer 2229
Houston, TX 77056
Item 2(a) - (c). Name, Principal Business Address, and
Citizenship of Persons Filing:
Chen Capital Partners, L.P.
237 Park Avenue, 9th Floor
New York, New York 10017
(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, $.01
par value
(e) CUSIP Number: 732378104
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule
13d-1(b)(1) or 13d-2(b) or (c) check whether the person
filing is:
(a) / / Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of
the Act,
(b) / / Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act,
(c) / / Insurance Company as defined in
Section 3(a)(19) of the Act,
(d) / / Investment Company registered under Section 8
of the Investment Company Act,
(e) / / Investment Adviser registered under Section 203
of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940,
(f) / / Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is
subject to the provisions of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or
Endowment Fund,
(g) / / Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Rule
13d-1(b)(ii)(G),
(h) / / Savings association as defined in Section 3(b)
of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act,
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(i) / / Church plan excluded from the definition of an
investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of
the Investment Company Act,
(j) / / Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-
1(b)(1)(ii)(H).
If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c), check
this box. /X/
Item 4. Ownership.
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 1,689,300 by Chen
Capital Partners, L.P., 2,089,700 each by Herb Chen
and Henry Scholder
(b) Percent of Class: 3.81% by Chen Capital
Partners, L.P. and 4.71% each by Herb Chen and
Henry Scholder
(c) 1,689,300 shares with shared power to vote or
to direct the vote; 1,689,300 shares with shared
power to dispose or to direct the disposition of by
the Reporting Persons; 400,400 shares of which
Henry Chen and Herb Scholder share the power to
vote or to direct the vote and the power to dispose
or to direct the disposition of between themselves
and other entities.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
/X/ This statement is being filed to report the fact
that as of the date hereof the Reporting Persons
have ceased to be the beneficial owners of more
than five percent of the class of securities to
which this statement relates.
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of
Another Person.
N/A
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary
Which Acquired the Security Being Reported by the
Parent Holding Company.
N/A
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the
Group.
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N/A
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of the Group.
N/A
Item 10.
Certification for Rule 13d-1(c): By signing below I
certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the
securities referred to above were not acquired and are not
held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or
influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and
were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as
a participant in any transaction having that purpose or
effect.
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my
knowledge and belief, I certify that the
information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
/s/ Herbert Chen
_________________________ April 1, 1998
Herbert Chen Date
/s/ Henry Scholder
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Henry Scholder
CHEN CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.
By: Herbert Chen,
its General Partner
/s/ Herbert Chen
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Herbert Chen
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