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                                                                 EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Dresser Industries'
Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-52067) pertaining to the Savings Plan
for Employees of Baroid Corporation of our report dated June 27, 1994, with
respect to the financial statements and schedules of the Baroid Corporation
Savings Plan for Employees included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the
year ended December 31, 1993.


                                                         ERNST & YOUNG

Houston, Texas
June 29, 1994