1996



                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C.  20549

                                   FORM 10-K405/A

                                   (Mark One)
X  AMENDMENT TO ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES 

                             EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                     For fiscal year ended  DECEMBER 31, 1996
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                                       OR

          _  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

      For the Transition period from                   to
                                     ----------------      ---------------

                          Commission File Number 1-4601


                     SCHLUMBERGER N.V. (SCHLUMBERGER LIMITED)
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              (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



NETHERLANDS ANTILLES                                     52-0684746
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(State or other jurisdiction of                       (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                       Identification No.)
 
277 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK, U.S.A.                                10172-0266
 
42, RUE SAINT DOMINIQUE
PARIS, FRANCE                                               75007

LAAN VAN MEERDERVOORT 55,
THE HAGUE,
THE NETHERLANDS                                             2517 AG

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(Addresses of principal                                   (Zip Codes)
executive offices)


  Registrant's telephone number in the United States, including area code, is:
                                (212) 350-9400.



                           (Cover page 1 of 2 pages)

 
          Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

                                                Name of each exchange on
Title of each class                                which registered
- -------------------                            ---------------------------
COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.01                  NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE    
                                               PARIS STOCK EXCHANGE
                                               THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
                                               AMSTERDAM STOCK EXCHANGE
                                               BRUSSELS STOCK EXCHANGE
                                               FRANKFURT STOCK EXCHANGE
                                               SWISS STOCK EXCHANGE
                                               TOKYO STOCK EXCHANGE

         Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 (g) of the Act:

                                     NONE

Indicate by check mark whether Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to
be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

        YES    X                                          NO 
               --                                            --

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of Registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K.

                                      [X]

As of FEBRUARY 24, 1997, the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by
non-affiliates, calculated on the basis of the closing price on the NYSE
Composite Tape, was $25,137,762,086.50.

As of FEBRUARY 24, 1997, Number of Shares of Common Stock Outstanding:
246,738,929.


                      DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the following documents have been incorporated herein by reference
into the Parts indicated:

          DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT FOR THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF
      STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD APRIL 9, 1997 ("PROXY STATEMENT") PART III.


                           (Cover page 2 of 2 pages)


 
                                  SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this 10-K405/A report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                SCHLUMBERGER LIMITED
 
Date:  May 2, 1997            By :  /s/ Arthur Lindenauer
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                                Arthur Lindenauer
                                Executive Vice President -
                                Finance; Chief Financial Officer
                                and Chief Accounting Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report
has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and
in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

           Name                                 Title
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     *
_____________________________      Director, Chairman, President
     D. Euan Baird                 and Chief Executive Officer



 /s/ Arthur Lindenauer             Executive Vice President
- -----------------------------      Finance; Chief Financial Officer 
     Arthur Lindenauer             and Chief Accounting Officer      
                                   

     *
_____________________________      Director
     Don E. Ackerman


     *
_____________________________      Director
     Denys Henderson


     *
_____________________________      Director
     Andre Levy-Lang


     *
_____________________________      Director
     William T. McCormick, Jr.

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           Name                                 Title
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     *
_____________________________         Director
     Didier Primat                    
                                      
                                      
     *                                
_____________________________         Director
     Sven Ullring                     
                                      
                                      
     *                                
_____________________________         Director
     Nicolas Seydoux                  
                                      
                                      
     *                                
_____________________________         Director
     Linda G. Stuntz                  
                                      
                                      
     *                                
_____________________________         Director
     Eiji Umene



  /s/ David S. Browning               May 2, 1997
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* By David S. Browning
     Attorney-in-Fact

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibit Page Deed of Incorporation as last amended on May 21, 1987, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 to Form 10-K for 1992 3 - By-Laws as last amended on October 20, 1993, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 to Form 10-K for 1993 3 - Schlumberger 1994 Stock Option Plan, as amended, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(a) to Form 10-K for year 1995 10(a) - Schlumberger Limited Supplementary Benefit Plan, as amended, on January 1, 1995 10(b) 53 Schlumberger 1989 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(c) to Form 10-K for year 1995 10(c) - Schlumberger 1979 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(c) to Annual Report 10-K filed for year 1992 10(d) - Schlumberger 1979 Incentive Stock Option Plan, as amended, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(d) to Annual Report 10-K filed for year 1992 10(e) - Schlumberger Restoration Savings Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(f) to Form 10-K for year 1995 10(f) - Subsidiaries 21 77 Consent of Independent Accountants 23 78 Powers of Attorney dated January 24, 1997: 24 D. Euan Baird (a) 79 Don E. Ackerman (b) 80 Denys Henderson (c) 81 Andre Levy-Lang (d) 82 William T. McCormick, Jr. (e) 83 Didier Primat (f) 84 Nicolas Seydoux (g) 85 Linda G. Stuntz (h) 86 Sven Ullring (i) 87 Eiji Umene (j) 88 Additional Exhibits: Financial Data Schedule 27 90 Form S-8 Undertakings 99 89
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5 THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM FORM 10-K AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 1,000 YEAR DEC-31-1996 JAN-01-1996 DEC-31-1996 1,358,948 0 2,319,072 (58,981) 938,974 5,042,617 9,577,749 (6,219,168) 10,325,051 3,474,410 0 0 0 818,803 4,807,577 10,325,051 2,428,409 9,025,665 1,704,462 6,835,444 1,442,395 27,036 72,020 7,998,505 (175,677) 8,174,182 0 0 0 8,174,182 3.47 3.47