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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,
333-44345, 333-53633, 333-83739, 333-36598, 333-88149, 333-87057 and 333-31852)
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, incorporated by reference in
Weatherford International, Inc.'s Form 8-K dated June 19, 2000.


                                                      ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Houston, Texas
July 10, 2000