Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors
Weatherford International plc:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement on Form S-8 of Weatherford International plc, relating to the Weatherford International plc 2010 Omnibus Incentive Plan, of our reports dated February 14, 2017, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Weatherford International plc as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive loss, shareholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2016, and the related financial statement schedule for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2016, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016, which reports appear in the December 31, 2016 annual report on Form 10-K of Weatherford International plc. Our report dated February 14, 2017 with respect to the consolidated financial statements refers to changes in accounting for deferred income taxes and accounting for debt issuance costs.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Houston, Texas
July 10, 2017
