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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


         As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the
incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of our report dated
March 16, 2001 included in Weatherford International, Inc.'s Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2000, as amended by Amendment Nos. 1 and 2 to Form 10-K
on Forms 10-K/A, and to all references to our Firm included in this Registration
Statement.


/s/  ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Arthur Andersen LLP


Houston, Texas
July 13, 2001