UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Gray, C.D.
3DX Technologies Inc.
12012 Wickchester, Suite 250
Houston, TX 77079
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
October 3, 1997
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
3DX Technologies Inc.
("TDXT")
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. Amount of |3. Ownership |4. Nature of Indirect |
| Securities | Form: | Beneficial Ownership |
| Beneficially | Direct(D) or | |
| Owned | Indirect(I) | |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Date Exer- |3.Title and Amount | |4. Conver-|5. Owner- |6. Nature of Indirect |
Security | cisable and | of Underlying | |sion or |ship | Beneficial Ownership |
| Expiration | Securities | |exercise |Form of | |
| Date(Month/ |-----------------------|---------|price of |Deriv- | |
| Day/Year) | |Amount |deri- |ative | |
| Date | Expira- | |or |vative |Security: | |
| Exer- | tion | Title |Number of|Security |Direct(D) or | |
| cisable | Date | |Shares | |Indirect(I) | |
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Stock Option (Right to B|* |10/03/07 |Common Stock, par value|5,170 |$9.00 |D | |
uy) | | | $.01 per share | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
* On October 3, 1997, the Reporting Person was granted an option pursuant to
the Issuer's 1994 Stock Option Plan,
as amended, to purchase 5,170 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock. The shares
subject to the option vest at the
rate of 50% on October 3, 1998 and at the rate of 25% on each of October 3,
1999 and October 3, 2000.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ C.D. Gray
DATE
October 10, 1997
