EXHIBIT 23.1

                         INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S CONSENT

Baker Hughes Incorporated:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Post-Effective Amendment Nos. 1,
2 and 3 on Form S-8 to Registration Statement No. 33-11074 on Form S-4, in 
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 33-16094 on Form 
S-4, in Post-Effective Amendment Nos. 1 and 2 to Registration Statement No. 
33-14803 on Form S-8, in Registration Statement No. 33-34935 on Form S-3, in 
Registration Statement No. 33-39445 on Form S-8, in Registration Statement No. 
33-61304 on Form S-3, in Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 33-61304 
on Form S-3, in Registration Statement No. 33-52195 on Form S-8, in Registration
Statement No. 33-57759 on Form S-8 and in Registration Statement No. 33-63375
on Form S-3 of our reports dated November 15, 1995, appearing and incorporated
by reference in the 1995 Annual Report on Form 10-K of Baker Hughes Incorporated
for the year ended September 30, 1995.


DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP


Houston, Texas
December 14, 1995