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<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
The  schedule  contains  summary  financial   information   extracted  from  the
Halliburton Company consolidated  financial statements for the nine months ended
September  30,  1997,  and is  qualified  in its  entirety by  reference to such
financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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<S>                             <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   9-mos
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                              Dec-31-1997
<PERIOD-END>                                   Sep-30-1997
<CASH>                                         86
<SECURITIES>                                   0
<RECEIVABLES>                                  2,270
<ALLOWANCES>                                   0
<INVENTORY>                                    346
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               2,931
<PP&E>                                         3,903
<DEPRECIATION>                                 2,337
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 5,482
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          1,853
<BONDS>                                        540
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                          0
<PREFERRED>                                    0
<COMMON>                                       671
<OTHER-SE>                                     1,769
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                   5,482
<SALES>                                        0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                               6,433
<CGS>                                          0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                  5,722
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                               0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                               0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                             29
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                518
<INCOME-TAX>                                   202
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                            306
<DISCONTINUED>                                 0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                0
<CHANGES>                                      0
<NET-INCOME>                                   306
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                  1.19
<EPS-DILUTED>                                  1.19
        

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