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                                                                   EXHIBIT  23.1


                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
(File Nos. 33-31662, 33-56384, 33-56386, 33-65790, 33-64349, 333-13531,
333-39587, 333-44345, 333-45207 and 333-53633) of Weatherford International,
Inc. of our report dated March 29, 1999, with respect to the consolidated
balance sheets of Dailey International Inc. as of December 31, 1998 and 1997,
and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity, and
cash flows for the year ended December 31, 1998, the eight month period ended
December 31, 1997 and for each of the two years in the period ended April 30,
1997, included in Weatherford International, Inc.'s Form 8-K dated May 24, 1999.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Houston, Texas
May 24, 1999