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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.: *
Name of Issuer: Grant Geophysical, Inc.
Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock
CUSIP Number: 0003880851
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized To Receive Notices and Communications)
Mr. Dimitrijevic, c/o Everest Capital Limited, Corner House,
20 Parliament St., Hamilton HM 12, Bermuda
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
September 3, 1996
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 line if a fee is being paid with this
statement X. (A fee is not required only if the filing 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
class. See Rule 13d-7).
*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 No. 0003880851
1. Name of Reporting Person
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person
Everest Capital Limited
2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
a.
b.
3. SEC Use Only
4. Source of Funds
AF
5. Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant
to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
6. Citizenship or Place of Organization
Bermuda
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
With:
7. Sole Voting Power:
0
8. Shared Voting Power:
9. Sole Dispositive Power:
0
10. Shared Dispositive Power:
11. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
0
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)
0%
14. Type of Reporting Person
CO
The purpose of this Schedule 13D is to report Everest Capital
Limited's (the "Reporting Person") ownership of the Common Stock
in Grant Geophysical, Inc. (the "Shares").
Item 1. Security and Issuer
The title of the class of equity securities to which
this statement relates is: Common Stock in Grant
Geophysical, Inc.
The name and address of the principal executive and
business office of the Issuer is:
Grant Geophysical, Inc.
16850 Park Row
Houston, Texas 77084
Item 2. Identity and Background
(a) Everest Capital Limited
(b) Corner House, 20 Parliament Street, Hamilton
HM 12, Bermuda
(c) The principal businesses of the Reporting Person is
investment management for both Everest Capital
Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership for
which the Reporting Person serves as General
Partner and Everest Capital International Ltd., a
corporation organized under the laws of the British
Virgin Islands for which the Reporting Person
Serves as Investment Manager.
(d) During the last five years, neither the Reporting
Person nor any person affiliated with the Reporting
Person has been convicted in any criminal
proceeding, excluding traffic violations or similar
misdemeanors.
(e) During the last five years, neither the Reporting
Person nor any person affiliated with the Reporting
Person has been a party to a civil proceeding of a
judicial or administrative body of competent
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jurisdiction as a result of which it or such person
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.
(f) The Reporting Person is a corporation organized
under the laws of Bermuda.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
As described in Item 2(a) above, the Reporting Person
exercises investment discretion with respect to the
capital of Everest Capital Fund, L.P. and Everest
Capital International Ltd. In that capacity, the
Reporting Person purchased the Shares, which are the
subject of this Schedule 13D, on behalf of Everest
Capital Fund, L.P. and Everest Capital International
Ltd. The capital for purchase of the Shares came from
Everest Capital Fund, L.P. and Everest Capital
International Ltd.
Item. 4 Purpose of Transactions.
The Shares held by the above mentioned entities were
acquired for, and are being held for, investment
purposes. The acquisitions of the Shares described
herein were made in the ordinary course of the Reporting
Person's business or investment activities, as the case
may be. The Reporting Person, on behalf of the above
mentioned entities, reserves the right to purchase
Shares in privately negotiated transactions or in any
other lawful manner in the future.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of Issuer.
(a) On September 3, 1996 the Reporting Person was
deemed to be the beneficial owner of 1,293,474
Shares which represented 8.2% of the Issuer's
outstanding shares. On September 11, 1996 the
Reporting Person beneficially owned 623,274 shares
which represented 4.0% of the Issuer's outstanding
shares.
(b) The Reporting Person had the sole power to vote and
dispose of all the shares held by the above
mentioned entities.
(c) All transactions in the Shares effected by the
Reporting Person during the sixty days prior to
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September 11, 1996 were effected in open-market
transactions and are set forth in Exhibit A hereto.
(d) No other person is known to have the right to
receive or the power to direct the receipt of
dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of
the Shares.
(e) The Reporting Person ceased to be the beneficial
owner of greater than 5% of the outstanding shares
on September 11, 1996.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or
Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer
Except as described herein, there are no contracts,
arrangements, understandings or relationships between
the persons named in Item 2 hereof or between such
persons and any other person with respect to any
securities of the Issuer.
Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
Exhibit A. Schedule of Transactions in the Shares
made by the Reporting Person.
Signature
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.
October 16, 1996
____________________________
Date
Everest Capital Limited
By: Marko Dimitrejevic/President
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Name/Title
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EXHIBIT A
SCHEDULE OF TRANSACTIONS
Price Per Share
(Excluding
Date Shares Acquired Commission)
____ or (sold) _____________
7/26/96 (63,300) $2.74
7/29/96 (177,600) 2.78
7/30/96 (58,000) 2.72
8/2/96 (24,500) 2.74
8/5/96 (72,000) 2.78
8/7/96 (17,500) 2.79
8/7/96 436,638 2.37
8/9/96 (117,505) 2.51
8/12/96 (10,900) 2.55
8/13/96 (165,000) 2.03
8/15/96 (36,500) 2.20
8/16/96 (222,900) 2.14
8/19/96 436,638 2.18
8/19/96 (90,000) 2.15
8/19/96 436,638 2.18
8/21/96 (2,500) 2.06
8/22/96 (82,100) 2.00
8/23/96 (100,00) 2.01
8/26/96 (35,000) 2.04
8/27/96 (30,300) 2.00
8/28/96 (49,000) 1.97
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Price Per Share
(Excluding
Date Shares Acquired Commission)
or (Sold)
____ _______________ ______________
8/29/96 (38,500) 1.95
8/30/96 (126,000) 1.80
9/3/96 1,293,474 1.60
9/3/96 (26,400) 1.72
9/4/96 (150,000) 1.56
9/6/96 420,200 1.79
9/6/96 (420,200) 1.79
9/11/96 247,000 1.75
9/11/96 (250,000) 1.75
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