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 14, 1997

                               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. 75-2677995

                               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  14,  1997,   registrant   issued  a  press  release  entitled
Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Clearance for NUMAR pertaining,  among other things,
to an  announcement  that the waiting  period for  Hart-Scott-Rodino  anti-trust
review of registrant's  planned  acquisition of NUMAR  Corporation  lapsed as of
July 13, 1997.  The  acquisition is expected to close in the 1997 third quarter,
following  completion  of SEC review of NUMAR's  proxy  statement  for a special
shareholders   meeting  and  assuming  approval  of  the  acquisition  by  NUMAR
shareholders at such meeting. No date has been set for such shareholder meeting.

         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 14, 1997.












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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 14, 1997                        By:  /s/ Susan S. Keith
                                              -------------------------
                                                 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 14, 1997                           5 of 6
                             Incorporated by Reference































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