CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration
statement of Weatherford International Incorporated on Form S-4 of our report
dated December 16, 1994, except as to Note 13 as to which the date is
August 24, 1995, on our audit of the combined financial statements of Zapata
Energy Industries as of and for the eleven months ended September 30, 1994,
which report is included in this Form 8-K.


                                                     Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.

Houston, Texas
August 28, 1995