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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><b>NOTE 9. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS</b>
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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are detailed below by segment:
</div>
<div align="center">
<table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
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<tr valign="bottom">
<td width="64%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Drilling</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Completion</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>and</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>and</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Evaluation</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Production</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Total</b></td>
</tr>
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<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td colspan="13" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Balance as of December 31, 2007
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">914</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">440</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">1,354</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Goodwill acquired during the period
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">45</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">45</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Purchase price and other adjustments
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">9</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">9</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Impact of foreign currency translation adjustments
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">(17</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">(2</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">(19</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td colspan="13" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Balance as of December 31, 2008
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">951</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">438</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1,389</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Goodwill acquired during the period
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">9</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">9</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Purchase price and other adjustments
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">8</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">9</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Impact of foreign currency translation adjustments
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">11</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">11</td>
<td> </td>
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<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td colspan="13" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Balance as of December 31, 2009
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">979</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">439</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">1,418</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td colspan="13" align="left" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     We perform an annual impairment test of goodwill as of October 1 of every year. There were no
impairments of goodwill in 2009, 2008 or 2007 related to the annual impairment test.
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Intangible assets are comprised of the following at December 31:
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<td width="28%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="11" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="11" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2008</b></td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Gross</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Gross</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Carrying</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Accumulated</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Carrying</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Accumulated</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Amount</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Amortization</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Net</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Amount</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Amortization</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Net</b></td>
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<td colspan="25" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
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<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Technology-based
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">277</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">(140</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">137</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">256</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">(122</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">134</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Contract-based
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">13</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">(9</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">4</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">12</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">(7</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">5</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Marketing-related
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">36</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">(13</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">23</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">33</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">(6</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">27</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Customer-based
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">41</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">(10</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">31</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">37</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">(5</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">32</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Other
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">(1</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">(1</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td colspan="25" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
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<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Total
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">368</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">(173</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">195</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">339</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">(141</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">198</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td colspan="25" align="left" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Intangible assets are amortized either on a straight-line basis with estimated useful lives
ranging from 1 to 20 years, or on a basis that reflects the pattern in which the economic benefits
of the intangible assets are expected to be realized, which range from 15 to 30 years.
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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Amortization expense included in net income for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and
2007 was $31 million, $20 million and $21 million, respectively. Estimated amortization expense
for each of the subsequent five fiscal years is expected to be as follows: 2010 — $24 million; 2011
— $19 million; 2012 — $18 million; 2013 — $17 million; and 2014 — $16 million.
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