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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
 
     We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No.
33-36754 of BJ Services Company on Form S-8, Registration Statement No. 33-52506
of BJ Services Company on Form S-8, Registration Statement No. 33-62098 of BJ
Services Company on Form S-8, Registration Statement No. 33-58637 of BJ Services
Company on Form S-8, Registration Statement No. 33-58639 of BJ Services Company
on Form S-8 and Registration Statement No. 33-58017 of BJ Services Company on
Form S-3 of our report dated November 26, 1996 appearing in this Annual Report
on Form 10-K of BJ Services Company for the year ended September 30, 1996.
 
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Houston, Texas
December 20, 1996