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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2
 
                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
 
     We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
of Baker Hughes Incorporated on Form S-4 of our report dated February 18, 1998
(March 9, 1998 with respect to Note N) appearing in the Annual Report on Form
10-K of Western Atlas Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1997, as amended, and
to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.
 
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Houston, Texas
June 29, 1998
