EXHIBIT 23.1

                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our
reports included in this Form 10-K, into the Company's previously filed
registration statements on (1) the Company's 1995 Nonemployee Director Stock
Option Plan (File No. 333-40639), (2) the Company's 1995 Long Term Incentive
Plan (File No. 333-40641), and (3) the Company's Core Laboratories, Inc. Profit
Sharing Retirement Plan (File No. 33-80473).

ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Houston, Texas
March 31, 1998