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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


     As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation
by reference in this Registration Statement of our report dated February 17,
1999 included in Weatherford International, Inc.'s Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1998, and to all references to our Firm included in this
Registration Statement.


/s/  ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Arthur Andersen LLP


Houston, Texas
September 14, 1999