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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950123-11-061244
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20110621
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20110623
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20110623

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BAKER HUGHES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000808362
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	OIL & GAS FILED MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT [3533]
		IRS NUMBER:				760207995
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-09397
		FILM NUMBER:		11928475

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2929 ALLEN PARKWAY
		STREET 2:		SUITE 2100
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77019-2118
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7134398600

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PO BOX 4740
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77210-4740
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM 8-K</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CURRENT REPORT<BR>
Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June&nbsp;21, 2011</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Baker Hughes Incorporated</B>
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Delaware</B><BR>
(State of Incorporation)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>1-9397</B><BR>
(Commission File No.)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>76-0207995</B><BR>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>2929 Allen Parkway, Houston, Texas</B><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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<B>Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code: (713)&nbsp;439-8600</B></DIV>



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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#H83101000">Item&nbsp;1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#H83101001">Item&nbsp;2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#H83101002">Item&nbsp;9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#H83101003">SIGNATURE</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#H83101004">EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the &#147;Merger Agreement&#148;) dated as of June&nbsp;20,
2011, with an effective date of June&nbsp;27, 2011, by and among BJ Services Company LLC (&#147;Company&#148;), a
Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Baker Hughes Incorporated and
Western Atlas Inc. (&#147;Successor Company&#148;), a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of
Baker Hughes Incorporated, the Company will merge with and into Successor Company (the &#147;Merger&#148;),
and the separate existence of the Company will cease.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On June&nbsp;21, 2011, the Company and the Successor Company executed and delivered to Wells Fargo
Bank, National Association, as trustee (&#147;Trustee&#148;), the Fifth Supplemental Indenture (the &#147;Fifth
Supplemental Indenture&#148;) to the Indenture, dated June&nbsp;8, 2006 (the &#147;Indenture&#148;), among BJ Services
Company and the Trustee. Pursuant to the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, the Successor Company, upon
consummation of the Merger, will assume all of the obligations of the Company with respect to the
 Indenture and the 6.00% Senior Notes due 2018 (the &#147;2018 Notes&#148;) issued by BJ Services Company pursuant to the Third
Supplemental Indenture to the Indenture (the &#147;Third Supplemental Indenture&#148;), dated as of May&nbsp;19,
2008, among BJ Services Company and the Trustee. As of June&nbsp;21, 2011, there were $250&nbsp;million in
aggregate principal amount of the 2018 Notes outstanding.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The description of the 2018 Notes is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text
of the Indenture, the Third Supplemental Indenture, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture and the Fifth
Supplemental Indenture attached hereto as Exhibits 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4, respectively.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The information set forth under Item&nbsp;1.01 above is hereby incorporated into this Item&nbsp;2.03 by
reference.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Except for the historical information set forth in this document, the matters discussed in
this document are forward-looking statements that involve certain assumptions and known and unknown
risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially.
The words &#147;will&#148; and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Our
expectations with regard to succession matters are subject to various factors and conditions. These
forward-looking statements are also affected by the risk factors described in the company&#146;s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2010 and those set forth from time to time in
other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (&#147;SEC&#148;). The documents are available
through the company&#146;s website at http://www.bakerhughes.com/investor or through the SEC&#146;s
Electronic Data Gathering and Analysis Retrieval System (EDGAR)&nbsp;at http://www.sec.gov. We
undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(d)&nbsp;Exhibits. (Information furnished in this Item&nbsp;9.01 is furnished pursuant to Item&nbsp;9.01.)</DIV>


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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1 &#151; Indenture, dated June&nbsp;8, 2006, between BJ Services Company, as issuer, and Wells Fargo
Bank, N.A., as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to BJ Services&#146; Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on June&nbsp;12, 2006).
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2 &#151; Third Supplemental Indenture, dated May&nbsp;19, 2008, between BJ Services Company, as
issuer, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee, with respect to the 6% Senior Notes due 2018
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.2 to BJ Services&#146; Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May
23, 2008).
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.3 &#151; Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated April&nbsp;28, 2010, between BJ Services Company, as
issuer, BSA Acquisition LLC, Baker Hughes Incorporated and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee, with
respect to the 5.75% Senior Notes due 2011 and the 6% Senior Notes due 2018 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.4 to Baker Hughes Incorporated&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 29, 2010).
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.4* &#151; Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated June&nbsp;21, 2011, between BJ Services Company LLC, as
company, Western Atlas Inc., as successor company, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee, with
respect to the 6% Senior Notes due 2018.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 3pt">* &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Filed herewith.</div>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><FONT style="FONT-variant: SMALL-CAPS">BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED</FONT><BR>
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    <TD align="left">Dated:  June 23, 2011&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Sandra E. Alford
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    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Sandra E. Alford&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Corporate Secretary&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated June&nbsp;21, 2011, between BJ
Services Company LLC, as company, Western Atlas Inc., as
successor company, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee,
with respect to the 6% Senior Notes due 2018.</DIV></TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>Dated as of June&nbsp;21, 2011<BR>
to</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INDENTURE</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>Dated as of June&nbsp;8, 2006</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>among</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>BJ SERVICES COMPANY LLC,</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>as Company,</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>WESTERN ATLAS INC.,</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>as Successor Company, and</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>as Trustee</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>$250,000,000 6.00% Senior Notes due 2018</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this &#147;<B><I>Supplemental Indenture</I></B>&#148;), dated as of June&nbsp;21, 2011,
among BJ Services Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the &#147;<B><I>Company</I></B>&#148;), as issuer
under the Indenture referred to below, Western Atlas Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#147;<B><I>Successor
Company</I></B>&#148;), and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee under the Indenture referred to
below (the &#147;<B><I>Trustee</I></B>&#148;).
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>WITNESSETH:</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS, the Company is party to the Indenture, dated as of June&nbsp;8, 2006 (the &#147;<B><I>Original
Indenture</I></B>&#148;), providing for the issuance of Senior Debt Securities, and furthermore has executed and
delivered to the Trustee the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June&nbsp;8, 2006 (the &#147;<B><I>First
Supplemental Indenture</I></B>&#148;), providing for the issuance of its 5.75% Senior Notes due 2011 (the &#147;<B><I>2011
Notes</I></B>&#148;), the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June&nbsp;8, 2006 (the &#147;<B><I>Second Supplemental
Indenture</I></B>&#148;), providing for the issuance of Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2008 (the &#147;<B><I>Floating
Notes</I></B>&#148;), the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May&nbsp;19, 2008 (the &#147;<B><I>Third Supplemental
Indenture</I></B>&#148;), providing for the issuance of its 6.00% Senior Notes due 2018 (the &#147;<B><I>Notes</I></B>&#148;), and the
Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April&nbsp;28, 2010 (the &#147;<B><I>Fourth Supplemental Indenture</I></B>&#148;; the
Original Indenture, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, the Second Supplemental
Indenture, the Third Supplemental Indenture and the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the
&#147;<B><I>Indenture</I></B>&#148;), providing for the succession of the Company under the Indenture with the same effect
as if it had been named as Company therein;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS, the Floating Notes are no longer outstanding;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS, the 2011 Notes are no longer outstanding;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS, the Company filed a certificate with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware
on April&nbsp;29, 2010 changing the name of the Company from &#147;BSA Acquisition LLC&#148; to &#147;BJ Services
Company LLC&#148;;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 20, 2011 (the
&#147;<B><I>Merger Agreement</I></B>&#148;), by and between the Successor Company and the Company, the Company will merge
with and into the Successor Company (the &#147;<B><I>Merger</I></B>&#148;);
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS, pursuant to Section&nbsp;8.1 of the Indenture, the Company is required not to merge with
or into the Successor Company unless (i)&nbsp;the Successor Company assumes all the obligations of the
Company under the Notes and the Indenture pursuant to agreements reasonably satisfactory to the
Trustee, (ii)&nbsp;the Successor Company is a corporation (as defined in the Indenture) organized or
existing under the laws of the United States, any state of the United States or the District of
Columbia and (iii)&nbsp;immediately after giving effect to the Merger, no Event of Default, and no event
which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would become an Event of Default, shall have occurred
and be continuing;
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS, the Successor Company is organized and existing under the laws of the State of
Delaware and is a corporation as defined in Section&nbsp;1.1 of the Indenture, and thus no co- issuer is
required to be added to the Indenture under Section&nbsp;8.1(b) of the Indenture;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS, both before and immediately after giving effect to the Merger, no Event of Default,
and no event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would become an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS, at the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement), the Successor Company
will succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company
under the Indenture with the same effect as if the Successor Company had been named as the Company
therein, and the Company will be relieved of all obligations and covenants under the Indenture and
the Securities in accordance with Section&nbsp;8.2 of the Indenture;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS, pursuant to Section&nbsp;9.1(b) of the Indenture, the Trustee and the Successor Company
may execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture without the consent of any Holders to evidence
the succession of the Successor Company to the Company and the assumption by the Successor Company
of the covenants of the Company contained in the Indenture and to the Notes;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS, there are Outstanding on the date hereof Securities consisting of $250,000,000
aggregate principal amount of the Notes (the &#147;<B><I>Outstanding Securities</I></B>&#148;);
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS, pursuant to Sections&nbsp;9.1, 9.3 and 1.3 of the Indenture, the Company has delivered a
request to the Trustee requesting the Trustee to join with the Company and the Successor Company in
the execution of this Supplemental Indenture, accompanied by (1)&nbsp;Board Resolutions (x)&nbsp;authorizing
the execution of this Supplemental Indenture and (y)&nbsp;approving this Supplemental Indenture, (2)&nbsp;an
Officer&#146;s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel, each stating that (x)&nbsp;the Merger and this
Supplemental Indenture comply with Article&nbsp;Eight of the Indenture and (y)&nbsp;all conditions precedent
in the Indenture provided for relating to the Merger have been complied with and (3)&nbsp;an Opinion of
Counsel that the execution of this Supplemental Indenture is authorized or permitted by the
Indenture; and
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;WHEREAS, the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture has been duly authorized by
Board Resolutions, and all acts, conditions and requirements necessary to make this Supplemental
Indenture a valid and binding agreement in accordance with its terms and for the purposes set forth
herein have been done and taken, and the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture has
been in all respects duly authorized.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, each of the Company, the Successor
Company and the Trustee, intending to be legally bound hereby, has executed and delivered this
Supplemental Indenture and hereby mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of
the Holders as follows:
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.&nbsp;<U>Definitions</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to such
terms in the Indenture.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;For all purposes of this Supplemental Indenture, except as otherwise herein expressly
provided or unless the context otherwise requires: (i)&nbsp;the terms and expressions used herein shall
have the same meanings as corresponding terms and expressions used in the Indenture; and (ii)&nbsp;the
words &#147;herein,&#148; &#147;hereof&#146; and &#147;hereby&#148; and other words of similar import used in this Supplemental
Indenture refer to this Supplemental Indenture as a whole and not to any particular section hereof.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.&nbsp;<U>Assumption of Obligations; Succession</U>.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The Successor Company hereby expressly assumes, from and after the Effective Time, all the
obligations of the Company under the Notes and the Indenture with the same effect as if the
Successor Company had been named as the Company in the Indenture.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;The Successor Company shall, from and after the Effective Time, by virtue of the aforesaid
assumption and the delivery of this Supplemental Indenture, succeed to, and be substituted for, and
may exercise every right and power of, the Company, and be the &#147;Company,&#148; under the Indenture with
the same effect as if the Successor Company had been named as the Company in the Indenture.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.&nbsp;<U>Ratification of Indenture; Supplemental Indenture Part of Indenture</U>. Except as
expressly amended hereby, the Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the
terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect. This Supplemental
Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every Holder of Securities
heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered under the Indenture shall be bound hereby.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.&nbsp;<U>Governing Law</U>. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.&nbsp;<U>Multiple Counterparts</U>. The parties may sign any number of copies of this
Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent
the same agreement.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6.&nbsp;<U>Headings</U>. The headings of the Sections of this Supplemental Indenture have been
inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part hereof, and shall in no
way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7.&nbsp;<U>Successors and Assigns</U>. All covenants and agreements in this Supplemental
Indenture by the parties hereto shall bind their respective successors and assigns and inure to the
benefit of their respective successors and assigns, regardless of whether so expressed.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8.&nbsp;<U>Benefit of Supplemental Indenture</U>. Nothing in this Supplemental Indenture, express
or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto, any Registrar, any Paying
Agent and their successors hereunder, and the Holders of the Notes, any benefit or any legal or
equitable right, remedy or claim under this Supplemental Indenture.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;9.&nbsp;<U>Acceptance by Trustee</U>. The Trustee accepts the amendments to the Original
Indenture effected by this Supplemental Indenture and agrees to execute the trusts created by the
Original Indenture as hereby amended, but only upon the terms and conditions set forth in the
Original Indenture. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Trustee assumes no
responsibility for the correctness of the recitals contained herein, which shall be taken as the
statements of the Company and the Successor Company and, except as provided in the Original
Indenture, the Trustee shall not be responsible or accountable in any way whatsoever for or with
respect to the validity or execution or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture and the Trustee
makes no representation with respect thereto.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Fifth Supplemental Indenture to be
duly executed as of the date first above written.
</DIV>

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    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>COMPANY</B>:<BR>
<BR>
BJ SERVICES COMPANY LLC<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Jan Kees van Gaalen
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Jan Kees van Gaalen&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Treasurer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>SUCCESSOR COMPANY:</B><BR>
<BR>
WESTERN ATLAS INC.<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Jan Kees van Gaalen
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Jan Kees van Gaalen&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Treasurer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>TRUSTEE</B>:<BR>
<BR>
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Patrick T. Giordano
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Patrick T. Giordano&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Vice President&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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