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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to the
use 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 the Registration Statement (Form S-3) and
related Prospectus of Weatherford International, Inc. for the registration of
$910,000,000 of zero coupon convertible senior debentures due 2020 and 9,097,270
shares of its common stock.

                                          /s/  ERNST & YOUNG LLP

                                          ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Houston, Texas
August 21, 2000