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                                                                  Exhibit 23


                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following
registration statements on Form S-3 and related prospectuses and
in the following registration statements on Form S-8 of The
Williams Companies, Inc. of our report dated February 10, 1995,
with respect to the consolidated financial statements and
schedules of The Williams Companies, Inc. included in this Annual
Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1994.

     Form S-3:         Registration No. 33-47061; Registration No. 33-53662;
                       Registration No. 33-49835                              
                                                                         
     Form S-8:         Registration No. 33-2442; Registration No. 33-24322;   
                       Registration No. 33-36770; Registration No. 33-44381;
                       Registration No. 33-40979; Registration No. 33-45550;
                       Registration No. 33-43999; Registration No. 33-51539;
                       Registration No. 33-51543; Registration No. 33-51551;
                       Registration No. 33-51549; Registration No. 33-51547;
                       Registration No. 33-51545; Registration No. 33-56521 
                  


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Tulsa, Oklahoma                                        
March 1, 1995