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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.7
 
                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
     We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Amendment No. 1 to Form S-4 no. 333-65663)
and related Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus of Weatherford International, Inc.
and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated January 15,
1998, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Trico Industries,
Inc. for the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1995 included in Weatherford
International, Inc.'s (formerly EVI Weatherford, Inc.) Amendment No. 1 to Form
8-K dated December 2, 1997 on Form 8-K/A filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
 
                                          ERNST & YOUNG LLP
 
San Antonio, Texas
November 20, 1998