SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                DATE OF REPORT (date of earliest event reported)

                                OCTOBER 30, 1997

                               Halliburton Company
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

State or other                      Commission                IRS Employer
jurisdiction                        File Number               Identification
of incorporation                                              Number

Delaware                             1-3492                   No. 75-2677995

                               3600 Lincoln Plaza
                             500 North Akard Street
                            Dallas, Texas 75201-3391
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                         Registrant's telephone number,
                       including area code - 214/978-2600






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         INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN REPORT

Item 5.  Other Events

         The registrant  may, at its option,  report under this item any events,
with respect to which information is not otherwise called for by this form, that
the registrant deems of importance to security holders.

         On  October  30,  1997  registrant  issued  a  press  release  entitled
Halliburton  Fourth  Quarter  Dividend  pertaining,  among other  things,  to an
announcement  that  registrant's  board of directors  has declared a 1997 fourth
quarter  dividend of 12.5 cents a share on  registrant's  common stock,  payable
December 23, 1997 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December
2, 1997.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

         List below the financial  statements,  pro forma financial  information
and exhibits, if any, filed as part of this report.

         (c)      Exhibits.

                  Exhibit 20 - Press release dated October 30, 1997.



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                                   SIGNATURES

         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.


                                            HALLIBURTON COMPANY




Date:    October 30, 1997                   By: -------------------------
                                                Susan S. Keith
                                                Vice President and Secretary


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit                                                       Sequentially
Number                     Description                        Numbered Page

20                         Press Release of                   5 of 5
                           October 30, 1997
                           Incorporated by Reference



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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE               Contact:Guy T. Marcus
October 30, 1997                    VP-Inv. Rel.
                                    (214) 978-2691


                       HALLIBURTON FOURTH QUARTER DIVIDEND


         DALLAS,  Texas -- Halliburton  Company (NYSE: HAL) announced today that
its board of directors has declared a 1997 fourth quarter dividend of 12.5 cents
a share on the  company's  common  stock,  payable  December  23,  1997 to share
- -holders of record at the close of business on December 2, 1997.
         Halliburton  Company is one of the world's largest  diversified  energy
services, engineering, maintenance, and construction companies. Founded in 1919,
Halliburton  provides a broad range of energy services and products,  industrial
and marine engineering and construction services.
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