SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549





                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

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

                DATE OF REPORT (date of earliest event reported)

                                 JULY 25, 1995

                              Halliburton Company
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


State or other                         Commission            IRS Employer
jurisdiction                           File Number           Identification
of incorporation                                             Number

Delaware                                 1-3492              No. 73-0271280


                               3600 Lincoln Plaza
                             500 North Akard Street
                            Dallas, Texas 75201-3391
                    (Address of principal executive offices)


                         Registrant's telephone number,
                       including area code - 214/978-2600





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                      INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN REPORT

ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS

         The registrant may, at its option, report  under this item any events, 
with respect to which  information is  not otherwise  called for  by this form, 
that the registrant deems of importance to security holders.  On July 25, 1995, 
the registrant issued a press release entitled Halliburton Reports Substantially
Improved 1995 Second  Quarter  Earnings  pertaining,  among other things,  to an
announcement  that  registrant  reported that 1995 second quarter net income was
$56.2 million,  or 49 cents per share.  The foregoing  summary is subject to the
full text of the press release with respect thereto, a copy of which is attached
hereto as Exhibit 20, which exhibit is incorporated herein by reference.




Item 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

         List  below  the financial statements, pro forma financial information 
and exhibits, if any, filed as part of this report.

        (c)      Exhibits.

                 EXHIBIT 20 - Press release dated July 25, 1995.

















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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
                                                                      
                                           HALLIBURTON COMPANY




Date: July 26, 1995                        By: _____________________________
                                                 Susan S. Keith
                                                 Vice President
                                                 Secretary and Corporate Counsel



























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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit                                                          Sequentially
NUMBER                       DESCRIPTION                         NUMBERED PAGE

 20                          Press Release of
                             July 25, 1995                       5 of 8
                             Incorporated by Reference





























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