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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.2

                                    CONSENT


        Pursuant to Rule 438 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, the undersigned hereby consents to being named in the Registration
Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-14635) of Daniel Industries, Inc.
(the "Company") as a person that is about to become a director of the Company.
    
                                                 
                                                  Nathan M. Avery