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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, in Registration Statement No.
33-52506 of BJ Services Company on Form S-8, in Registration Statement No.
33-62098 of BJ Services Company on Form S-8, in Registration Statement No.
33-58637 of BJ Services Company on Form S-8, in Registration Statement No.
33-58639 of BJ Services Company on Form S-8, in Registration Statement No.
33-36713 of BJ Services Company on Form S-8 and in Registration Statement No.
33-58017 of BJ Services Company on Form S-4 of our report dated November 24,
1997 (December 15, 1997 as to Notes 6 and 14) appearing in this Annual Report on
Form 10-K of BJ Services Company for the year ended September 30, 1997.
 
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
 
Houston, Texas
December 19, 1997