Form 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 INITIAL 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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Expires: October 31, 2001 Estimated average burden hours per response...0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Knauss, Robert L.	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 06/04/02	4. Issuer Name and Tickler or Trading Symbol Seitel, Inc. (SEI)
(Last) (First) (Middle) P.O. Box 40
(Street) Burton, Texas 77835	3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)	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)
(City) (State) (Zip)				7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)		3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
None

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)*
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Securities: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Options - Right to Buy	6/3/03	6/3/07	Common Stock	10,000	2.23	D

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
Explanation of Responses:
		/s/ Robert L. Knauss **Signature of Reporting Person	5/7/02 Date
*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note:	File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure.

KNAUSS ROBERT L 3