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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.4
 
                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
     As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation
by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of our report dated
March 11, 1998 included in Weatherford Enterra, Inc.'s Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 1997, and to all references to our Firm included in this
Registration Statement.
 
                                            ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
 
Houston, Texas
April 6, 1998