As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2001
                                                Registration No. 333-
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                    Form S-8

                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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                               HALLIBURTON COMPANY
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

          Delaware                                        75-2677995
(State or other jurisdiction of                           (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                            Identification No.)


                               3600 Lincoln Plaza
                                500 N. Akard St.

                               Dallas, Texas 75201
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                       HALLIBURTON ELECTIVE DEFERRAL PLAN

                            (Full title of the plan)

                                LESTER L. COLEMAN
                  EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL
                               HALLIBURTON COMPANY
                               3600 Lincoln Plaza
                                500 N. Akard St.
                               Dallas, Texas 75201
                     (Name and address of agent for service)

                                 (214) 978-2600
          (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)


CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE ==================================================================================================================== Title of Securities Proposed Proposed to be registered Amount maximum maximum Amount of to be offering aggregate registration registered price offering fee per share price - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deferred Compensation Obligations (1) $75,000,000 100% $75,000,000 (2) $18,750 ====================================================================================================================
(1) The Deferred Compensation Obligations are unsecured obligations of Halliburton Company and certain of its subsidiaries to pay deferred compensation in the future in accordance with the terms of the Halliburton Elective Deferral Plan. (2) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. PART I INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS The document(s) containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given to the participating employees as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Such documents and the documents incorporated by reference herein pursuant to Item 3 of Part II hereof, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Sections 10(a) of the Securities Act. PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference. The following documents, heretofore filed with the SEC by the Registrant pursuant to the Exchange Act, are incorporated herein by reference. (a) The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000; (b) The Registrant's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2001, June 30, 2001, and September 30, 2001; and (c) The Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on January 2, 2001; January 3, 2001; February 2, 2001; February 2, 2001; February 20, 2001; March 6, 2001; March 13, 2001; March 23, 2001; April 11, 2001; April 27, 2001; May 1, 2001; May 10, 2001; May 16, 2001; June 7, 2001; June 29, 2001; July 12, 2001; July 20, 2001; July 27, 2001; July 27, 2001; October 19, 2001; October 26, 2001; October 30, 2001; November 6, 2001; and November 7, 2001. All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, after the date of this registration statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered by this registration statement have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, will be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Item 4. Description of Securities. Under the Halliburton Elective Deferral Plan, Halliburton will provide to eligible employees (limited to a group of management or highly compensated employees of Halliburton and certain of its subsidiaries) the opportunity to irrevocably defer to a future year the receipt of certain compensation. The amount of compensation to be deferred by each participant will be determined in accordance with the Plan based on the elections of each participant. The amounts of compensation deferred by participants under the Plan are referred to as "Deferred Compensation Obligations." The Deferred Compensation Obligations will be payable on the date or dates selected by each participant in accordance with the terms of the Plan or, if earlier, upon the date of death, disability or other termination of employment pursuant to the terms of the Plan. In addition, a participant may withdraw amounts in his or her account in the sole discretion of the committee in the event of an unforeseeable emergency as defined in the Plan. The Plan also provides for an automatic distribution of participants' account balances if the Standard & Poor's rating for Halliburton's senior indebtedness falls below BBB. All payments to participants under the Plan will be subject to withholding for applicable taxes. The Plan will be administered and enforced by a committee consisting of at least three members of Halliburton's executive management appointed by Halliburton's Compensation Committee of Directors. The committee will designate from time to time one or more benchmark investment options in which the account of each participant under the Plan will be deemed invested. An investment return (gain or loss) will periodically be credited to, or deducted from, the Plan account of each participant in an amount the participant would have earned (or lost) if the amount deferred had been invested among the benchmark investment options to which the participant allocated his or her Plan account. A participant will be one hundred percent vested in the amounts the participant elects to defer into his or her account and any investment return on such amounts. The Deferred Compensation Obligations will be unsecured general obligations of the employing entity that is obligated to pay the deferred compensation in the future (the "Employer") in accordance with the terms of the Plan, and will rank equally with other unsecured indebtedness of such Employer. Halliburton may establish a non-qualified trust to pay benefits under the Plan. In such case, the trust will be funded to the extent Halliburton determines, in its discretion, and the trust assets attributable to an Employer will also be subject to the claims of such Employer's general creditors. No participant or beneficiary may sell, transfer, assign, or encumber in any manner, either voluntarily or involuntarily, any amounts, or any portion thereof, payable under the Plan. Halliburton may amend or terminate the Plan at any time; provided, however, that no such amendment or termination may impair the rights of a participant with respect to amounts already allocated to his or her account. Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel. The validity of the securities being registered hereby has been passed upon for Halliburton by Susan S. Keith, Halliburton's Vice President, Secretary and Corporate Counsel. Ms. Keith beneficially owns 27,454 shares of Halliburton Common Stock and holds options to purchase 83,875 additional shares of Common Stock. Ms. Keith currently participates in the Plan. Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers. Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or DGCL, provides that a Delaware corporation has the power, under specified circumstances, to indemnify its directors, officers, employees, and agents. Indemnification is allowed in connection with threatened, pending, or completed actions, suits, or proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative, other than an action by or in right of the corporation, brought against them by reason of the fact that they were or are directors, officers, employees, or agents, for: o expenses, judgments, and fines; and o amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in any action, suit, or proceeding. Article X of the Registrant's restated certificate of incorporation together with Section 47 of its by-laws provide for indemnification of each person who is or was made a party to any actual or threatened civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative action, suit, or proceeding because: o the person is or was an officer or director of the Registrant; or o is a person who is or was serving at the request of the Registrant as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture trust, or other enterprise, including service relating to employee benefit plans, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL as it existed at the time the indemnification provisions of the Registrant's restated certificate of incorporation and the by-laws were adopted or as may be amended. Section 47 of the Registrant's by-laws and Article X of its restated certificate of incorporation expressly provide that they are not the exclusive methods of indemnification. Section 47 of the by-laws provides that the Registrant may maintain insurance, at its own expense, to protect itself and any director, officer, employee, or agent of the Registrant or of another entity against any expense, liability, or loss. This insurance coverage may be maintained regardless of whether the Registrant would have the power to indemnify the person against the expense, liability, or loss under the DGCL. Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL provides that a certificate of incorporation may contain a provision eliminating or limiting the personal liability of a director to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. However, that provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director: o for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders; o for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; o under Section 174 of the DGCL, relating to liability for unauthorized acquisitions or redemptions of, or dividends on, capital stock; or o for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. Article XV of the Registrant's restated certificate of incorporation contains this type of provision. Item 8. Exhibits. 4.1 Halliburton Elective Deferral Plan, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2002. 5.1 Opinion of Susan S. Keith, Vice President, Secretary and Corporate Counsel of Halliburton, as to the legality of the securities being registered. 23.1 Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP. 23.2 Consent of Susan S. Keith (included in Exhibit 5.1). 24.1 Powers of Attorney for the following directors: Lord Clitheroe Robert L. Crandall Kenneth T. Derr Charles J. DiBona Lawrence S. Eagleburger W. R. Howell Ray L. Hunt Aylwin B. Lewis J. Landis Martin Jay A. Precourt Debra L. Reed C. J. Silas Item 9. Undertakings. The Registrant hereby undertakes: (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: (i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"); (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in the volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent not more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective Registration Statement; (iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement; provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement. (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that for the purposes of determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 , as amended (the "Exchange Act")(and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Insofar as indemnification of liabilities arising under the 1933 Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Dallas, State of Texas, on this the 8th day of November, 2001. HALLIBURTON COMPANY By: /s/ David J. Lesar -------------------------------- David J. Lesar Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature Title Date /s/ David J. Lesar Chairman of the Board, President November 8, 2001 - -------------------------------------------- and Chief Executive Officer David J. Lesar and Director (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ Douglas L. Foshee Executive Vice President November 8, 2001 - -------------------------------------------- and Chief Financial Officer Douglas L. Foshee (Principal Financial Officer) /s/ R. Charles Muchmore, Jr. Vice President and Controller November 8, 2001 - -------------------------------------------- (Principal Accounting Officer) R. Charles Muchmore, Jr. * LORD CLITHEROE Director - -------------------------------------------- Lord Clitheroe * KENNETH T. DERR Director - -------------------------------------------- Kenneth T. Derr * CHARLES J. DIBONA Director - -------------------------------------------- Charles J. DiBona * LAWRENCE S. EAGLEBURGER Director - -------------------------------------------- Lawrence S. Eagleburger * W. R. HOWELL Director - -------------------------------------------- W. R. Howell * AYLWIN B. LEWIS Director - -------------------------------------------- Aylwin B. Lewis * J. LANDIS MARTIN Director - -------------------------------------------- J. Landis Martin * JAY A. PRECOURT Director - -------------------------------------------- Jay A. Precourt * DEBRA L. REED Director - -------------------------------------------- Debra L. Reed * C. J. SILAS Director - -------------------------------------------- C. J. Silas * ROBERT L. CRANDALL Director - -------------------------------------------- Robert L. Crandall * RAY L. HUNT Director - -------------------------------------------- Ray L. Hunt
*By: /s/ Susan S. Keith ---------------------------------------- Susan S. Keith Pursuant to Power of Attorney Date: November 8, 2001 INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibit Description Number 4.1 Halliburton Elective Deferral Plan, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2002. 5.1 Opinion of Susan S. Keith, Vice President, Secretary and Corporate Counsel of Halliburton, as to the legality of the securities being registered. 23.1 Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP. 23.2 Consent of Susan S. Keith (included in Exhibit 5.1). 24.1 Powers of Attorney for the following directors: Lord Clitheroe Robert L. Crandall Kenneth T. Derr Charles J. DiBona Lawrence S. Eagleburger W. R. Howell Ray L. Hunt Aylwin B. Lewis J. Landis Martin Jay A. Precourt Debra L. Reed C. J. Silas
                                                                 EXHIBIT 4.1














                       HALLIBURTON ELECTIVE DEFERRAL PLAN








                             As Amended and Restated
                            Effective January 1, 2002














TABLE OF CONTENTS ARTICLE PAGE I. Definitions and Construction ..................................................1 1.1 Definitions...........................................................1 1.2 Number and Gender.....................................................3 1.3 Headings..............................................................4 II. Participation .................................................................4 2.1 Participation.........................................................4 2.2 Cessation of Active Participation.....................................4 III. Account Credits; Investment Elections..........................................4 3.1 Base Salary Deferrals.................................................4 3.2 Bonus Compensation Deferrals..........................................5 3.3 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Deferrals............................5 3.4 Investment of Accounts................................................6 IV. Withdrawals ...................................................................7 V. Payment of Benefits ...........................................................7 5.1 Payment Election Generally............................................7 5.2 Time of Benefit Payment...............................................7 5.3 Form of Benefit Payment...............................................7 5.4 Total and Permanent Disability........................................8 5.5 Death.................................................................8 5.6 Designation of Beneficiaries..........................................8 5.7 Other Termination of Employment.......................................9 5.8 Change in the Company's Credit Rating.................................9 5.9 Payment of Benefits...................................................9 5.10 Unclaimed Benefits....................................................9 5.11 No Acceleration of Bonus or Long-Term Incentive Compensation..........9 (i) VI. Administration of the Plan....................................................10 6.1 Committee Powers and Duties..........................................10 6.2 Self-Interest of Participants........................................10 6.3 Claims Review........................................................11 6.4 Employer to Supply Information.......................................11 6.5 Indemnity............................................................12 VII. Administration of Funds.......................................................12 7.1 Payment of Expenses..................................................12 7.2 Trust Fund Property..................................................12 VIII. Nature of the Plan............................................................12 IX. Participating Employers ......................................................13 X. Miscellaneous ................................................................13 10.1 Not Contract of Employment..........................................13 10.2 Alienation of Interest Forbidden....................................14 10.3 Withholding.........................................................14 10.4 Amendment and Termination...........................................14 10.5 Severability........................................................14 10.6 Governing Laws......................................................14
(ii) HALLIBURTON ELECTIVE DEFERRAL PLAN W I T N E S S E T H : WHEREAS, Halliburton Company (the "Company"), desiring to aid certain of its employees in making more adequate provision for their retirement, has decided to adopt the following Halliburton Elective Deferral Plan (the "Plan"); and WHEREAS, the Plan has been amended in several respects, and the Company desires to restate the Plan to include all prior amendments; NOW THEREFORE, the Plan is hereby restated to read as follows, effective as of January 1, 2002: I. Definitions and Construction 1.1 Definitions. Where the following words and phrases appear in the Plan, they shall have the respective meanings set forth below, unless their context clearly indicates to the contrary. (1) Account: A memorandum bookkeeping account established on the records of the Employer for a Participant that is credited with specified deferrals and the Credited Investment Return determined in accordance with Section 3.4(e) of the Plan. As of any determination date, a Participant's benefit under the Plan shall be equal to the amount credited to his or her Account as of such date. A Participant shall have a 100% nonforfeitable interest in his or her Account at all times. (2) Act: The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. (3) Affiliate: Any entity of which an aggregate of 50% or more of the ownership interest is owned of record or beneficially, directly or indirectly, by the Company or any other Affiliate. (4) Base Salary: The base rate of cash compensation paid by the Employer to or for the benefit of a Participant for services rendered or labor performed while a Participant, including base pay a Participant could have received in cash in lieu of (a) deferrals pursuant to Section 3.1 and (b) contributions made on his or her behalf to any qualified plan maintained by the Employer or to any cafeteria plan under section 125 of the Code maintained by the Employer. (5) Bonus Compensation: With respect to any Participant for a Plan Year, remuneration based on calendar year performance under an annual incentive compensation plan maintained by the Employer that is payable to the Participant in cash. (6) Credited Investment Return: The hypothetical gain or loss credited to a Participant's Account pursuant to the applicable provisions of Section 3.4(e) hereof. (7) Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. (8) Compensation Committee: The Compensation Committee of the Directors. (9) Committee: The administrative committee appointed by the Compensation Committee to administer the Plan. (10) Company: Halliburton Company. (11) Deemed Investment Elections: The investment elections described in Section 3.4 hereof. (12) Deferral and Investment Election Form: The form or procedure prescribed by the Committee pursuant to which a Participant elects for a particular Plan Year (a) the deferral of a portion of his or her Base Salary, Bonus Compensation and/or Long-Term Incentive Compensation, and (b) one or more Deemed Investment Options into which amounts to be allocated to his or her Account in respect of such deferrals for such Plan Year will be deemed invested. (13) Determination Date: The date on which the amount of a Participant's Account is determined as provided in Section 3.4 hereof. The last day of each month shall be a Determination Date. (14) Directors: The Board of Directors of the Company. (15) Eligible Employee: Any Employee who is (a) a permanent Full-Time Active Employee, (b) paid in United States dollars and subject to the income tax laws of the United States, and (c) an officer or member of a select group of highly compensated employees of the Employer. (16) Employee: Any person employed by the Employer. (17) Employer: The Company and each eligible organization designated as an Employer in accordance with the provisions of Article IX of the Plan. (18) Full-Time Active Employee: An Employee whose employment with the Employer requires, and who regularly and actively performs, 30 or more hours of service for the Employer each week at a usual place of business of the Employer or at a location to which such Employee is required or permitted to travel on behalf of the Employer for which such Employee is paid regular compensation. (19) Investment Election Change Form: The form or procedure prescribed by the Committee pursuant to which a Participant may make changes to his or her Deemed Investment Elections applicable to future allocations to his or her Account and/or to his or her current Account balance. (20) Investment Options: One or more alternatives designated from time to time by the Committee for purposes of crediting earnings or losses to Accounts. (21) Long-Term Incentive Compensation: Awards earned under the Company's Performance Unit Program and such other plans or programs as the Compensation Committee may, from time to time, designate that are payable in cash. (22) Participant: Each individual who has been selected for participation in the Plan and who has become a Participant pursuant to Article II. (23) Plan: The Halliburton Elective Deferral Plan, as amended from time to time. (24) Plan Year: The twelve consecutive month period commencing January 1 of each year. (25) Retirement: The date the Participant retires in accordance with the terms of his or her Employer's retirement policy as in effect at that time. (26) Trust: The trust, if any, established under the Trust Agreement. (27) Trust Agreement: The agreement, if any, entered into between the Employer and the Trustee pursuant to Article VIII. (28) Trust Fund: The funds and properties, if any, held pursuant to the provisions of the Trust Agreement, together with all income, profits and increments thereto. (29) Trustee: The trustee or trustees appointed by the Committee who are qualified and acting under the Trust agreement at any time. (30) Unforeseeable Emergency: A severe financial hardship to the Participant resulting from a sudden and unexpected illness or accident of the Participant or of a dependent (as defined in section 152(a) of the Code) of the Participant, loss of the Participant's property due to casualty, or other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Participant. 1.2 Number and Gender. Wherever appropriate herein, words used in the singular shall be considered to include the plural and words used in the plural shall be considered to include the singular. The masculine gender, where appearing in the Plan, shall be deemed to include the feminine gender. 1.3 Headings. The headings of Articles and Sections herein are included solely for convenience, and if there is any conflict between such headings and the text of the Plan, the text shall control. II. Participation 2.1 Participation. Participants in the Plan are those Eligible Employees who are selected by the Committee, in its sole discretion, as Participants. The Committee shall notify each Participant of his or her selection as a Participant. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.2, a Participant shall remain eligible to defer Base Salary and/or Bonus Compensation hereunder for each Plan Year following his or her initial year of participation in the Plan. 2.2 Cessation of Active Participation. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, an individual who has become a Participant in the Plan shall cease to be entitled to defer Base Salary and/or Bonus Compensation hereunder effective as of the date he or she ceases to be an Eligible Employee or any earlier date designated by the Committee. Any such Committee action shall be communicated to the affected individual prior to the effective date of such action. III. Account Credits; Investment Elections 3.1 Base Salary Deferrals. (a) Any Participant may elect to defer receipt of an integral percentage of from 5% to 75% of his or her Base Salary, in 5% increments, for any Plan Year. A Participant's election to defer receipt of a percentage of his or her Base Salary for any Plan Year shall be made on or before the last day of the preceding Plan Year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an individual initially becomes a Participant other than on the first day of a Plan Year, such Participant's election to defer receipt of a percentage of his or her Base Salary for such Plan Year may be made no later than 30 days after he or she becomes a Participant, but such election shall be prospective only. The reduction in a Participant's Base Salary pursuant to his or her election shall be effected by Base Salary reductions as of each payroll period within the election period. Base Salary for a Plan Year not deferred by a Participant pursuant to this Paragraph (a) shall be received by such Participant in cash, except as provided by any other plan maintained by the Employer. Deferrals of Base Salary under this Plan shall be made before elective deferrals or contributions of Base Salary under any other plan maintained by the Employer. Base Salary deferrals made by a Participant shall be credited to such Participant's Account as of the date the Base Salary deferred would have been received by such Participant in cash had no deferral been made pursuant to this Section. Except as provided in Paragraph (b) of this Section, deferral elections for a Plan Year pursuant to this Section shall be irrevocable. (b) A Participant shall be permitted to revoke his or her election to defer receipt of his or her Base Salary for any Plan Year in the event of an Unforeseeable Emergency, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. For purposes of the Plan, the decision of the Committee regarding the existence or nonexistence of an Unforeseeable Emergency of a Participant shall be final and binding. Further, the Committee shall have the authority to require a Participant to provide such proof as it deems necessary to establish the existence and significant nature of the Participant's Unforeseeable Emergency. A Participant who is permitted to revoke his or her Base Salary deferral election during a Plan Year shall not be permitted to resume Base Salary deferrals under the Plan until the next following Plan Year. 3.2 Bonus Compensation Deferrals. Any Participant may elect to defer receipt of an integral percentage of from 5% to 75% of his or her Bonus Compensation, in 5% increments, for any Plan Year. A Participant's election to defer receipt of a percentage of his or her Bonus Compensation for any Plan Year shall be made on or before the last day of the preceding Plan Year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any individual initially becomes a Participant other than on the first day of a Plan Year, such Participant's election to defer receipt of a percentage of his or her Bonus Compensation for such Plan Year may be made no later than 30 days after he or she becomes a Participant, but such election shall apply only to a pro rata portion of his or her Bonus Compensation for such Plan Year based upon the number of complete months remaining in such Plan Year divided by twelve. If Bonus Compensation for a Plan Year is payable in more than one future Plan Year under the applicable bonus plan, a Participant shall make a separate election under this Section with respect to such Bonus Compensation for each Plan Year in which such Bonus Compensation is payable. Bonus Compensation for a Plan Year not deferred by a Participant pursuant to this Section shall be received by such Participant except as provided by any other plan maintained by the Employer. Deferrals of Bonus Compensation under this Plan shall be made before elective deferrals or contributions of Bonus Compensation under any other plan maintained by the Employer. Bonus Compensation deferrals made by a Participant shall be credited to such Participant's Account as of the date the Bonus Compensation deferred would have been received by such Participant had no deferral been made pursuant to this Section 3.2. Deferral elections for a Plan Year pursuant to this Section shall be irrevocable. 3.3 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Deferrals. Any Participant may elect to defer receipt of an integral percentage of from 5% to 75% of his or her Long-Term Incentive Compensation, in 5% increments, payable in any Plan Year. A Participant's election to defer a receipt of a percentage of his or her Long-Term Incentive Compensation payable with respect to any performance cycle shall be made on or before the last day of the preceding Plan Year prior to the beginning of such performance cycle. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) a Participant's election to defer receipt of a percentage of his or her Long-Term Incentive Compensation for the performance cycle beginning January 1, 2001, may be made on or before the last day of December 2001, but such election shall apply only to a pro rata portion of his or her Long-Term Incentive Compensation for such performance cycle based on the number of complete months remaining in such performance cycle, and (ii) if an individual initially becomes a Participant other than on the first day of a Plan Year or initially becomes eligible to receive Long-Term Incentive Compensation after the beginning of a performance cycle, such Participant's election to defer a percentage of his or her Long-Term Incentive Compensation for a performance cycle may be made no later than 30 days after he or she either becomes a Participant or becomes eligible to receive Long-Term Incentive Compensation, whichever is the later to occur, but such election shall apply only to a pro rata portion of his or her Long-Term Incentive Compensation for the relevant performance cycle based upon the number of complete months remaining in such performance cycle divided by 36. Long-Term Incentive Compensation for a performance cycle not deferred by a Participant pursuant to this Section shall be received by such Participant except as provided by any other plan maintained by the Employer. Long-Term Incentive Compensation deferrals made by a Participant shall be credited to such Participant's Account as of the date the Long-Term Incentive Compensation deferred would have been received by such Participant had no deferral been made pursuant to this Section 3.3. Deferral elections pursuant to this Section shall be irrevocable. 3.4 Investment of Accounts. (a) As of any Determination Date, each Participant's Account shall consist of the balance of the Participant's Account as of the immediately preceding Determination Date adjusted for: (1) additional deferrals pursuant to Sections 3.1, 3.2 and/or 3.3; (2) distributions (if any); and (3) the appropriate Credited Investment Return. All adjustments will be recorded to the Participants' Accounts as of each Determination Date. (b) The Committee shall designate from time to time one or more Investment Options in which the Accounts may be deemed invested. The Committee shall have the sole discretion to determine the number of Investment Options to be designated hereunder and the nature of the Investment Options and may change or eliminate any of the Investment Options from time to time. In the event of such change or elimination, the Committee shall give each Participant timely notice and opportunity to make a new election. No such change or elimination of any Investment Options shall be considered to be an amendment to the Plan pursuant to Section 10.4. A Participant may request that his or her Account be allocated among the deemed Investment Options. If a Participant fails to make an election, his or her Account shall be invested in a single fund selected by the Committee. (c) A Participant shall, in connection with his or her election to defer Base Salary, Bonus Compensation and/or Long-Term Incentive Compensation for a particular Plan Year, elect one or more Investment Options into which amounts to be allocated to his or her Account in respect of deferrals for such Plan Year shall be deemed invested by submitting on or before the last day of the preceding Plan Year a Deferral and Investment Election Form in accordance with the procedures prescribed by the Committee. (d) A Participant may request a change to his or her Deemed Investment Elections for future amounts allocated to his or her Account and amounts already allocated to his or her Account. Any such change shall be made by filing with the Committee an Investment Election Change Form. The Committee shall establish procedures relating to changes in Deemed Investment Elections, which may include limiting the percentage, amount and frequency of such changes and specifying the effective date for any such changes. (e) Each Participant's Account shall be credited monthly with the Credited Investment Return attributable to his or her Account. The Credited Investment Return is the amount which the Participant's Account would have earned if the amounts credited to the Account had, in fact, been invested in accordance with the Participant's Deemed Investment Elections. IV. Withdrawals Participants shall be permitted to make withdrawals from the Plan, without penalty, only in the event of an Unforeseeable Emergency, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. No withdrawal shall be allowed to the extent that such Unforeseeable Emergency is or may be relieved (a) through reimbursement or compensation by insurance or otherwise, (b) by liquidation of the Participant's assets, to the extent the liquidation of such assets would not itself cause severe financial hardship or (c) by cessation of Base Salary deferrals under the Plan pursuant to Section 3.1(b). Further, the Committee shall permit a Participant to withdraw only the amount it determines, in its sole discretion, to be reasonably needed to satisfy the Unforeseeable Emergency. V. Payment of Benefits 5.1 Payment Election Generally. In conjunction with each deferral election made by a Participant pursuant to Article III for a Plan Year, such Participant shall elect, subject to Sections 5.4, 5.5, 5.7 and 5.8, the time and the form of payment with respect to such deferral and the Credited Investment Returns attributable thereto. A Participant may revise his or her election regarding the time and form of payment of deferred amounts, but such revised election shall not be effective until one year from the date of the revised election and shall be effective only if payment has not been made or commenced pursuant to Section 5.2 prior to the expiration of such one-year period. 5.2 Time of Benefit Payment. With respect to each deferral election made by a Participant pursuant to Article III, such Participant shall elect to commence payment of such deferral and the Credited Investment Returns attributable thereto on one of the following dates: (a) Retirement; or (b) A specific future month and year, but not earlier than five years from the date of the deferral if the Participant has not attained age fifty-five at the time of the deferral or one year from the date of the deferral if the Participant has attained age fifty-five at the time of the deferral, and not later than the first day of the year in which the Participant attains age seventy. 5.3 Form of Benefit Payment. With respect to each deferral election made by a Participant pursuant to Article III, such Participant shall elect the form of payment with respect to such deferral and the Credited Investment Returns attributable thereto from one of the following forms: (a) A lump sum; or (b) Installment payments for a period not to exceed ten years. Installment payments shall be paid annually on the first business day of January of each Plan Year; provided however, that not later than sixty days prior to the date payment is to commence, a Participant may elect to have his or her installment payments paid quarterly on the first business day of each calendar quarter. Each installment payment shall be determined by multiplying the deferral and the Credited Investment Returns attributable thereto at the time of the payment by a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is the number of remaining installment payments to be made to Participant. In the event the total amount credited to a Participant's Account does not exceed $50,000, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, pay such amounts in a lump sum. 5.4 Total and Permanent Disability. If a Participant becomes totally and permanently disabled while employed by the Employer, payment of the amounts credited to such Participant's Account shall commence on the first business day of the second calendar quarter following the date the Committee makes a determination that the Participant is totally and permanently disabled, in the form of payment determined in accordance with Section 5.3. The above notwithstanding, if such Participant is already receiving payments pursuant to Section 5.2(b) and Section 5.3(b), such payments shall continue. For purposes of the Plan, a Participant shall be considered totally and permanently disabled if the Committee determines, based on a written medical opinion (unless waived by the Committee as unnecessary), that such Participant is permanently incapable of performing his or her job for physical or mental reasons. 5.5 Death. In the event of a Participant's death at a time when amounts are credited to such Participant's Account, such amounts shall be paid to such Participant's designated beneficiary or beneficiaries in five annual installments commencing as soon as administratively feasible after such Participant's date of death. However, the Participant's designated beneficiary or beneficiaries may request a lump sum payment based upon hardship, and the Committee, in its sole discretion, may approve such request. 5.6 Designation of Beneficiaries. (a) Each Participant shall have the right to designate the beneficiary or beneficiaries to receive payment of his or her benefit in the event of his or her death. Each such designation shall be made by executing and submitting the beneficiary designation form prescribed by the Committee. Any such designation may be changed at any time by execution of a new designation in accordance with this Section. (b) If no such designation is on file with the Committee at the time of the death of the Participant or such designation is not effective for any reason as determined by the Committee, then the designated beneficiary or beneficiaries to receive such benefit shall be as follows: (1) If a Participant leaves a surviving spouse, his or her benefit shall be paid to such surviving spouse. (2) If a Participant leaves no surviving spouse, his or her benefit shall be paid to such Participant's executor or administrator, or to his or her heirs at law if there is no administration of such Participant's estate. 5.7 Other Termination of Employment. If a Participant terminates his or her employment with the Employer before Retirement for a reason other than total and permanent disability or death, the amounts credited to such Participant's Account shall be paid to the Participant in a lump sum no less than thirty days and no more than one year after the Participant's date of termination of employment. For purposes of this Section, transfers of employment between and among the Company and its Affiliates shall not be considered a termination of employment. 5.8 Change in the Company's Credit Rating. If the Standard & Poor's rating for the Company's senior indebtedness falls below BBB, the amounts credited to Participants' Accounts shall be paid to the Participants in a lump sum within forty-five days after the date of change of such credit rating. 5.9 Payment of Benefits. To the extent the Trust Fund, if any, has sufficient assets, the Trustee shall pay benefits to Participants or their beneficiaries, except to the extent the Employer pays the benefits directly and provides adequate evidence of such payment to the Trustee. To the extent the Trustee does not or cannot pay benefits out of the Trust Fund, the benefits shall be paid by the Employer. Any benefit payments made to a Participant or for his or her benefit pursuant to any provision of the Plan shall be debited to such Participant's Account. All benefit payments shall be made in cash to the fullest extent practicable. 5.10 Unclaimed Benefits. In the case of a benefit payable on behalf of a Participant, if the Committee is unable to locate the Participant or beneficiary to whom such benefit is payable, upon the Committee's determination thereof, such benefit shall be forfeited to the Employer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if subsequent to any such forfeiture the Participant or beneficiary to whom such benefit is payable makes a valid claim for such benefit, such forfeited benefit shall be paid by the Employer or restored to the Plan by the Employer. 5.11 No Acceleration of Bonus or Long-Term Incentive Compensation. The time of payment of any Bonus Compensation or Long-Term Incentive Compensation that the Participant has elected to defer but that has not yet been credited to the Participant's Account because it is not yet payable without regard to the deferral shall not be accelerated as a result of the provisions of this Article. If, pursuant to the provisions of this Article, payment of such Bonus Compensation or Long-Term Incentive Compensation would no longer be deferred at the time it becomes payable, such Bonus Compensation or Long-Term Incentive Compensation shall be paid to the Participant within 90 days of the date it would have been payable had the Participant not made a deferral election. VI. Administration of the Plan 6.1 Committee Powers and Duties. The general administration of the Plan shall be vested in the Committee. The Committee shall supervise the administration and enforcement of the Plan according to the terms and provisions hereof and shall have all powers necessary to accomplish these purposes, including, but not by way of limitation, the right, power, authority, and duty: (a) To make rules, regulations, procedures and bylaws for the administration of the Plan that are not inconsistent with the terms and provisions hereof, and to enforce the terms of the Plan and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder by the Committee; (b) To designate, change and eliminate Investment Options in which Accounts may be deemed invested and to establish procedures relating to elections of Investment Options by Participants; (c) To construe in its discretion all terms, provisions, conditions, and limitations of the Plan; (d) To correct any defect or to supply any omission or to reconcile any inconsistency that may appear in the Plan in such manner and to such extent as it shall deem in its discretion expedient to effectuate the purposes of the Plan; (e) To employ and compensate such accountants, attorneys, investment advisors, and other agents, employees, and independent contractors as the Committee may deem necessary or advisable for the proper and efficient administration of the Plan; (f) To determine in its discretion all questions relating to eligibility; (g) To determine whether and when there has been a termination of a Participant's employment with the Employer, and the reason for such termination; (h) To make a determination in its discretion as to the right of any person to a benefit under the Plan and to prescribe procedures to be followed by distributees in obtaining benefits hereunder; and (i) To receive and review reports from the Trustee as to the financial condition of the Trust Fund, if any, including its receipts and disbursements. 6.2 Self-Interest of Participants. No member of the Committee shall have any right to vote or decide upon any matter relating solely to himself under the Plan (including, without limitation, Committee decisions under Article II) or to vote in any case in which his or her individual right to claim any benefit under the Plan is particularly involved. In any case in which a Committee member is so disqualified to act and the remaining members cannot agree, the Compensation Committee shall appoint a temporary substitute member to exercise all the powers of the disqualified member concerning the matter in which he or she is disqualified. 6.3 Claims Review. In any case in which a claim for Plan benefits of a Participant or beneficiary is denied or modified, the Committee shall furnish written notice to the claimant within ninety days (or within 180 days if additional information requested by the Committee necessitates an extension of the ninety-day period), which notice shall: (a) State the specific reason or reasons for the denial or modification; (b) Provide specific reference to pertinent Plan provisions on which the denial or modification is based; (c) Provide a description of any additional material or information necessary for the Participant, his or her beneficiary, or representative to perfect the claim and an explanation of why such material or information is necessary; and (d) Explain the Plan's claim review procedure as contained herein. In the event a claim for Plan benefits is denied or modified, if the Participant, his or her beneficiary, or a representative of such Participant or beneficiary desires to have such denial or modification reviewed, he or she must, within sixty days following receipt of the notice of such denial or modification, submit a written request for review by the Committee of its initial decision. In connection with such request, the Participant, his or her beneficiary, or the representative of such Participant or beneficiary may review any pertinent documents upon which such denial or modification was based and may submit issues and comments in writing. Within sixty days following such request for review the Committee shall, after providing a full and fair review, render its final decision in writing to the Participant, his or her beneficiary or the representative of such Participant or beneficiary stating specific reasons for such decision and making specific references to pertinent Plan provisions upon which the decision is based. If special circumstances require an extension of such sixty-day period, the Committee's decision shall be rendered as soon as possible, but not later than 120 days after receipt of the request for review. If an extension of time for review is required, written notice of the extension shall be furnished to the Participant, beneficiary, or the representative of such Participant or beneficiary prior to the commencement of the extension period. 6.4 Employer to Supply Information. The Employer shall supply full and timely information to the Committee, including, but not limited to, information relating to each Participant's compensation, age, retirement, death, or other cause of termination of employment and such other pertinent facts as the Committee may require. The Employer shall advise the Trustee, if any, of such of the foregoing facts as are deemed necessary for the Trustee to carry out the Trustee's duties under the Plan and the Trust Agreement. When making a determination in connection with the Plan, the Committee shall be entitled to rely upon the aforesaid information furnished by the Employer. 6.5 Indemnity. The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each member of the Committee against any and all expenses and liabilities arising out of his or her administrative functions or fiduciary responsibilities, including any expenses and liabilities that are caused by or result from an act or omission constituting the negligence of such member in the performance of such functions or responsibilities, but excluding expenses and liabilities that are caused by or result from such member's own gross negligence or willful misconduct. Expenses against which such member shall be indemnified hereunder shall include, without limitation, the amounts of any settlement or judgment, costs, counsel fees, and related charges reasonably incurred in connection with a claim asserted or a proceeding brought or settlement thereof. VII. Administration of Funds 7.1 Payment of Expenses. All expenses incident to the administration of the Plan and Trust, including but not limited to, legal, accounting, Trustee fees, and expenses of the Committee, may be paid by the Employer and, if not paid by the Employer, shall be paid by the Trustee from the Trust Fund, if any. 7.2 Trust Fund Property. All income, profits, recoveries, contributions, forfeitures and any and all moneys, securities and properties of any kind at any time received or held by the Trustee, if any, shall be held for investment purposes as a commingled Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the Trust Agreement. The Committee shall maintain one or more Accounts in the name of each Participant, but the maintenance of an Account designated as the Account of a Participant shall not mean that such Participant shall have a greater or lesser interest than that due him or her by operation of the Plan and shall not be considered as segregating any funds or property from any other funds or property contained in the commingled fund. No Participant shall have any title to any specific asset in the Trust Fund, if any. VIII. Nature of the Plan The Employer intends and desires by the adoption of the Plan to recognize the value to the Employer of the past and present services of employees covered by the Plan and to encourage and assure their continued service with the Employer by making more adequate provision for their future retirement security. The Plan is intended to constitute an unfunded, unsecured plan of deferred compensation for a select group of management or highly compensated employees of the Employer. Plan benefits herein provided are to be paid out of the Employer's general assets. The Plan constitutes a mere promise by the Employers to make benefit payments in the future and Participants have the status of general unsecured creditors of the Employers. Nevertheless, subject to the terms hereof and of the Trust Agreement, if any, the Employers, or the Company on behalf of the Employers, may transfer money or other property to the Trustee and the Trustee shall pay Plan benefits to Participants and their beneficiaries out of the Trust Fund. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may establish the Trust and direct the Employers to enter into the Trust Agreement and adopt the Trust for purposes of the Plan. In such event, the Employers shall remain the owner of all assets in the Trust Fund and the assets shall be subject to the claims of each Employer's creditors if such Employer ever becomes insolvent. For purposes hereof, an Employer shall be considered "insolvent" if (a) the Employer is unable to pay its debts as they become due, or (b) the Employer is subject to a pending proceeding as a debtor under the United States Bankruptcy Code (or any successor federal statute). The chief executive officer of the Employer and its board of directors shall have the duty to inform the Trustee in writing if the Employer becomes insolvent. Such notice given under the preceding sentence by any party shall satisfy all of the parties' duty to give notice. When so informed, the Trustee shall suspend payments to the Participants and hold the assets for the benefit of the Employer's general creditors. If the Trustee receives a written allegation that the Employer is insolvent, the Trustee shall suspend payments to the Participants and hold the Trust Fund for the benefit of the Employer's general creditors, and shall determine within the period specified in the Trust Agreement whether the Employer is insolvent. If the Trustee determines that the Employer is not insolvent, the Trustee shall resume payments to the Participants. No Participant or beneficiary shall have any preferred claim to, or any beneficial ownership interest in, any assets of the Trust Fund. IX. Participating Employers The Committee may designate any entity or organization eligible by law to participate in this Plan as an Employer by written instrument delivered to the Secretary of the Company and the designated Employer. Such written instrument shall specify the effective date of such designated participation, may incorporate specific provisions relating to the operation of the Plan which apply to the designated Employer only and shall become, as to such designated Employer and its employees, a part of the Plan. Each designated Employer shall be conclusively presumed to have consented to its designation and to have agreed to be bound by the terms of the Plan and any and all amendments thereto upon its submission of information to the Committee required by the terms of or with respect to the Plan; provided, however, that the terms of the Plan may be modified so as to increase the obligations of an Employer only with the consent of such Employer, which consent shall be conclusively presumed to have been given by such Employer upon its submission of any information to the Committee required by the terms of or with respect to the Plan. Except as modified by the Committee in its written instrument, the provisions of this Plan shall be applicable with respect to each Employer separately, and amounts payable hereunder shall be paid by the Employer which employs the particular Participant, if not paid from the Trust Fund. X. Miscellaneous 10.1 Not Contract of Employment. The adoption and maintenance of the Plan shall not be deemed to be a contract between the Employer and any person or to be consideration for the employment of any person. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to give any person the right to be retained in the employ of the Employer or to restrict the right of the Employer to discharge any person at any time nor shall the Plan be deemed to give the Employer the right to require any person to remain in the employ of the Employer or to restrict any person's right to terminate his or her employment at any time. 10.2 Alienation of Interest Forbidden. Except as hereinafter provided, the interest of a Participant or his or her beneficiary or beneficiaries hereunder may not be sold, transferred, assigned, or encumbered in any manner, either voluntarily or involuntarily, and any attempt so to anticipate, alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber, or charge the same shall be null and void; neither shall the benefits hereunder be liable for or subject to the debts, contracts, liabilities, engagements or torts of any person to whom such benefits or funds are payable, nor shall they be an asset in bankruptcy or subject to garnishment, attachment or other legal or equitable proceedings. Plan provisions to the contrary notwithstanding, the Committee shall comply with the terms and provisions of an order that satisfies the requirements for a "qualified domestic relations order" as such term is defined in section 206(d)(3)(B) of the Act, including an order that requires distributions to an alternate payee prior to a Participant's "earliest retirement age" as such term is defined in section 206(d)(3)(E)(ii) of the Act. 10.3 Withholding. All deferrals and payments provided for hereunder shall be subject to applicable withholding and other deductions as shall be required of the Employer under any applicable local, state or federal law. 10.4 Amendment and Termination. The Compensation Committee may from time to time, in its discretion, amend, in whole or in part, any or all of the provisions of the Plan; provided, however, that no amendment may be made that would impair the rights of a Participant with respect to amounts already allocated to his or her Account. The Compensation Committee may terminate the Plan at any time. In the event that the Plan is terminated, the balance in a Participant's Account shall be paid to such Participant or his or her designated beneficiary in a single lump sum payment of cash in full satisfaction of all of such Participant's or beneficiary's benefits hereunder. Any such amendment to or termination of the Plan shall be in writing and signed by a member of the Compensation Committee. 10.5 Severability. If any provision of this Plan shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, said illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining provisions hereof; instead, each provision shall be fully severable and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if said illegal or invalid provision had never been included herein. 10.6 Governing Laws. All provisions of the Plan shall be construed in accordance with the laws of Texas except to the extent preempted by federal law.
                                                               EXHIBIT 5.1

                              [Company Letterhead]







                                November 8, 2001



Halliburton Company
3600 Lincoln Plaza
500 North Akard Street
Dallas, Texas 75201-3391

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     I am acting as counsel to Halliburton  Company, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"),  in  connection  with the  Registration  Statement  on Form S-8 (the
"Registration Statement") to be filed by the Company under the Securities Act of
1933,  as  amended,  relating  to the  offering  and  issuance of $75 million of
Deferred   Compensation   Obligations  (the   "Obligations")   pursuant  to  the
Halliburton Elective Deferral Plan, as amended and restated effective January 1,
2002 (the "Plan").

     As such counsel, I have participated in the preparation of the Registration
Statement  and am familiar with the Plan. I have also examined and reviewed such
other  corporate  proceedings,  certificates,  instruments  and  documents  as I
considered necessary or appropriate for purposes of this opinion.

     Based upon the foregoing and subject to the assumptions and  qualifications
stated  herein,  I am of the opinion that (a) the Plan, as amended and restated,
has been duly and validly approved by the Company; (b) the Obligations have been
duly and validly  authorized by the Company;  and (c), when issued in accordance
with the provisions of the Plan, the Obligations will be binding  obligations of
the Company and certain of its  subsidiaries,  enforceable  in  accordance  with
their terms and the terms of the Plan,  except as may be limited by  bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization,  moratorium, fraudulent conveyance and other similar
laws  relating  to or  affecting  creditors'  rights  generally,  and by general
principles of equity, regardless of whether that enforceability is considered in
a proceeding in equity or at law.

     The  foregoing  opinion is limited to the  federal  securities  laws of the
United States, the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and the laws
of the State of Texas.

     This  opinion is  rendered  as of the  effective  date of the  Registration
Statement.  I hereby  consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the
Registration  Statement  and to the use of my  name  wherever  appearing  in the
Registration  Statement and any amendment thereto.  In giving this consent, I do
not  thereby  admit that I am within the  category of persons  whose  consent is
required under Section 7 of the  Securities Act or the rules and  regulations of
the Commission promulgated thereunder.

                                Very truly yours,



                                /s/ Susan S. Keith
                                Susan S. Keith
                                Vice President, Secretary and
                                 Corporate Counsel


                                                                  Exhibit 23.1

                              [Andersen Letterhead]


                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


As independent  public  accountants,  we hereby consent to the  incorporation by
reference in this  registration  statement of our report dated  January 30, 2001
(except with respect to the matters discussed in Notes 9 and 19, as to which the
date is March 23, 2001) included in Halliburton Company's Form 10-K for the year
ended  December  31,  2000 and to all  references  to our Firm  included in this
registration statement.


                             /s/ Arthur Andersen LLP


Dallas, Texas
November 8, 2001

                                                                Exhibit 24.1


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that I, the  undersigned,  a Director  of
Halliburton  Company, do hereby constitute and appoint David J. Lesar, Lester L.
Coleman,  and Susan S. Keith,  or any of them acting  alone,  my true and lawful
attorneys or attorney, to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all
instruments  which said attorneys or attorney may deem necessary or advisable to
enable  Halliburton  Company  to  comply  with the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as
amended,  and any rules,  regulations  and  requirements  of the  Securities and
Exchange  Commission in respect  thereof,  in connection  with the filing of the
Registration  Statement  on Form S-8,  or other  appropriate  form,  under  said
Securities  Act of 1933,  as  amended,  with  respect to  Deferred  Compensation
Obligations  to be sold and  offered  for sale  under the  Halliburton  Elective
Deferral  Plan, as amended and  restated,  including  specifically,  but without
limitation  thereof,  power  and  authority  to  sign my  name  as  Director  of
Halliburton  Company  to  any  registration   statements  and  applications  and
statements to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of
said Deferred  Compensation  Obligations and all amendments  thereto,  including
without limitation  post-effective amendments thereto, and to any instruments or
documents filed as a part of or in connection therewith; and I hereby ratify and
confirm  all that said  attorneys  or  attorney  shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
     IN TESTIMONY HEREOF, witness my hand this the 5th day of November, 2001.



                                                     /s/ Clitheroe
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                     Lord Clitheroe



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that I, the  undersigned,  a Director  of
Halliburton  Company, do hereby constitute and appoint David J. Lesar, Lester L.
Coleman,  and Susan S. Keith,  or any of them acting  alone,  my true and lawful
attorneys or attorney, to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all
instruments  which said attorneys or attorney may deem necessary or advisable to
enable  Halliburton  Company  to  comply  with the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as
amended,  and any rules,  regulations  and  requirements  of the  Securities and
Exchange  Commission in respect  thereof,  in connection  with the filing of the
Registration  Statement  on Form S-8,  or other  appropriate  form,  under  said
Securities  Act of 1933,  as  amended,  with  respect to  Deferred  Compensation
Obligations  to be sold and  offered  for sale  under the  Halliburton  Elective
Deferral  Plan, as amended and  restated,  including  specifically,  but without
limitation  thereof,  power  and  authority  to  sign my  name  as  Director  of
Halliburton  Company  to  any  registration   statements  and  applications  and
statements to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of
said Deferred  Compensation  Obligations and all amendments  thereto,  including
without limitation  post-effective amendments thereto, and to any instruments or
documents filed as a part of or in connection therewith; and I hereby ratify and
confirm  all that said  attorneys  or  attorney  shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
     IN TESTIMONY HEREOF, witness my hand this the 5th day of November, 2001.



                                                     /s/  Kenneth T. Derr
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                     Kenneth T. Derr



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that I, the  undersigned,  a Director  of
Halliburton  Company, do hereby constitute and appoint David J. Lesar, Lester L.
Coleman,  and Susan S. Keith,  or any of them acting  alone,  my true and lawful
attorneys or attorney, to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all
instruments  which said attorneys or attorney may deem necessary or advisable to
enable  Halliburton  Company  to  comply  with the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as
amended,  and any rules,  regulations  and  requirements  of the  Securities and
Exchange  Commission in respect  thereof,  in connection  with the filing of the
Registration  Statement  on Form S-8,  or other  appropriate  form,  under  said
Securities  Act of 1933,  as  amended,  with  respect to  Deferred  Compensation
Obligations  to be sold and  offered  for sale  under the  Halliburton  Elective
Deferral  Plan, as amended and  restated,  including  specifically,  but without
limitation  thereof,  power  and  authority  to  sign my  name  as  Director  of
Halliburton  Company  to  any  registration   statements  and  applications  and
statements to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of
said Deferred  Compensation  Obligations and all amendments  thereto,  including
without limitation  post-effective amendments thereto, and to any instruments or
documents filed as a part of or in connection therewith; and I hereby ratify and
confirm  all that said  attorneys  or  attorney  shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
     IN TESTIMONY HEREOF, witness my hand this the 5th day of November, 2001.



                                                     /s/ Charles J. DiBona
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                     Charles J. DiBona



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that I, the  undersigned,  a Director  of
Halliburton  Company, do hereby constitute and appoint David J. Lesar, Lester L.
Coleman,  and Susan S. Keith,  or any of them acting  alone,  my true and lawful
attorneys or attorney, to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all
instruments  which said attorneys or attorney may deem necessary or advisable to
enable  Halliburton  Company  to  comply  with the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as
amended,  and any rules,  regulations  and  requirements  of the  Securities and
Exchange  Commission in respect  thereof,  in connection  with the filing of the
Registration  Statement  on Form S-8,  or other  appropriate  form,  under  said
Securities  Act of 1933,  as  amended,  with  respect to  Deferred  Compensation
Obligations  to be sold and  offered  for sale  under the  Halliburton  Elective
Deferral  Plan, as amended and  restated,  including  specifically,  but without
limitation  thereof,  power  and  authority  to  sign my  name  as  Director  of
Halliburton  Company  to  any  registration   statements  and  applications  and
statements to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of
said Deferred  Compensation  Obligations and all amendments  thereto,  including
without limitation  post-effective amendments thereto, and to any instruments or
documents filed as a part of or in connection therewith; and I hereby ratify and
confirm  all that said  attorneys  or  attorney  shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
     IN TESTIMONY HEREOF, witness my hand this the 5th day of November, 2001.



                                                     /s/ Lawrence S. Eagleburger
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                     Lawrence S. Eagleburger



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that I, the  undersigned,  a Director  of
Halliburton  Company, do hereby constitute and appoint David J. Lesar, Lester L.
Coleman,  and Susan S. Keith,  or any of them acting  alone,  my true and lawful
attorneys or attorney, to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all
instruments  which said attorneys or attorney may deem necessary or advisable to
enable  Halliburton  Company  to  comply  with the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as
amended,  and any rules,  regulations  and  requirements  of the  Securities and
Exchange  Commission in respect  thereof,  in connection  with the filing of the
Registration  Statement  on Form S-8,  or other  appropriate  form,  under  said
Securities  Act of 1933,  as  amended,  with  respect to  Deferred  Compensation
Obligations  to be sold and  offered  for sale  under the  Halliburton  Elective
Deferral  Plan, as amended and  restated,  including  specifically,  but without
limitation  thereof,  power  and  authority  to  sign my  name  as  Director  of
Halliburton  Company  to  any  registration   statements  and  applications  and
statements to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of
said Deferred  Compensation  Obligations and all amendments  thereto,  including
without limitation  post-effective amendments thereto, and to any instruments or
documents filed as a part of or in connection therewith; and I hereby ratify and
confirm  all that said  attorneys  or  attorney  shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
     IN TESTIMONY HEREOF, witness my hand this the 5th day of November, 2001.



                                                     /s/ W. R. Howell
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                     W. R. Howell



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that I, the  undersigned,  a Director  of
Halliburton  Company, do hereby constitute and appoint David J. Lesar, Lester L.
Coleman,  and Susan S. Keith,  or any of them acting  alone,  my true and lawful
attorneys or attorney, to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all
instruments  which said attorneys or attorney may deem necessary or advisable to
enable  Halliburton  Company  to  comply  with the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as
amended,  and any rules,  regulations  and  requirements  of the  Securities and
Exchange  Commission in respect  thereof,  in connection  with the filing of the
Registration  Statement  on Form S-8,  or other  appropriate  form,  under  said
Securities  Act of 1933,  as  amended,  with  respect to  Deferred  Compensation
Obligations  to be sold and  offered  for sale  under the  Halliburton  Elective
Deferral  Plan, as amended and  restated,  including  specifically,  but without
limitation  thereof,  power  and  authority  to  sign my  name  as  Director  of
Halliburton  Company  to  any  registration   statements  and  applications  and
statements to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of
said Deferred  Compensation  Obligations and all amendments  thereto,  including
without limitation  post-effective amendments thereto, and to any instruments or
documents filed as a part of or in connection therewith; and I hereby ratify and
confirm  all that said  attorneys  or  attorney  shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
     IN TESTIMONY HEREOF, witness my hand this the 6th day of November, 2001.



                                                     /s/ Aylwin B. Lewis
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                     Aylwin B. Lewis



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that I, the  undersigned,  a Director  of
Halliburton  Company, do hereby constitute and appoint David J. Lesar, Lester L.
Coleman,  and Susan S. Keith,  or any of them acting  alone,  my true and lawful
attorneys or attorney, to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all
instruments  which said attorneys or attorney may deem necessary or advisable to
enable  Halliburton  Company  to  comply  with the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as
amended,  and any rules,  regulations  and  requirements  of the  Securities and
Exchange  Commission in respect  thereof,  in connection  with the filing of the
Registration  Statement  on Form S-8,  or other  appropriate  form,  under  said
Securities  Act of 1933,  as  amended,  with  respect to  Deferred  Compensation
Obligations  to be sold and  offered  for sale  under the  Halliburton  Elective
Deferral  Plan, as amended and  restated,  including  specifically,  but without
limitation  thereof,  power  and  authority  to  sign my  name  as  Director  of
Halliburton  Company  to  any  registration   statements  and  applications  and
statements to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of
said Deferred  Compensation  Obligations and all amendments  thereto,  including
without limitation  post-effective amendments thereto, and to any instruments or
documents filed as a part of or in connection therewith; and I hereby ratify and
confirm  all that said  attorneys  or  attorney  shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
     IN TESTIMONY HEREOF, witness my hand this the 6th day of November, 2001.



                                                     /s/ J. Landis Martin
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                     J. Landis Martin



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that I, the  undersigned,  a Director  of
Halliburton  Company, do hereby constitute and appoint David J. Lesar, Lester L.
Coleman,  and Susan S. Keith,  or any of them acting  alone,  my true and lawful
attorneys or attorney, to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all
instruments  which said attorneys or attorney may deem necessary or advisable to
enable  Halliburton  Company  to  comply  with the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as
amended,  and any rules,  regulations  and  requirements  of the  Securities and
Exchange  Commission in respect  thereof,  in connection  with the filing of the
Registration  Statement  on Form S-8,  or other  appropriate  form,  under  said
Securities  Act of 1933,  as  amended,  with  respect to  Deferred  Compensation
Obligations  to be sold and  offered  for sale  under the  Halliburton  Elective
Deferral  Plan, as amended and  restated,  including  specifically,  but without
limitation  thereof,  power  and  authority  to  sign my  name  as  Director  of
Halliburton  Company  to  any  registration   statements  and  applications  and
statements to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of
said Deferred  Compensation  Obligations and all amendments  thereto,  including
without limitation  post-effective amendments thereto, and to any instruments or
documents filed as a part of or in connection therewith; and I hereby ratify and
confirm  all that said  attorneys  or  attorney  shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
     IN TESTIMONY HEREOF, witness my hand this the 5th day of November, 2001.



                                                     /s/ Jay A. Precourt
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                     Jay A. Precourt



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that I, the  undersigned,  a Director  of
Halliburton  Company, do hereby constitute and appoint David J. Lesar, Lester L.
Coleman,  and Susan S. Keith,  or any of them acting  alone,  my true and lawful
attorneys or attorney, to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all
instruments  which said attorneys or attorney may deem necessary or advisable to
enable  Halliburton  Company  to  comply  with the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as
amended,  and any rules,  regulations  and  requirements  of the  Securities and
Exchange  Commission in respect  thereof,  in connection  with the filing of the
Registration  Statement  on Form S-8,  or other  appropriate  form,  under  said
Securities  Act of 1933,  as  amended,  with  respect to  Deferred  Compensation
Obligations  to be sold and  offered  for sale  under the  Halliburton  Elective
Deferral  Plan, as amended and  restated,  including  specifically,  but without
limitation  thereof,  power  and  authority  to  sign my  name  as  Director  of
Halliburton  Company  to  any  registration   statements  and  applications  and
statements to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of
said Deferred  Compensation  Obligations and all amendments  thereto,  including
without limitation  post-effective amendments thereto, and to any instruments or
documents filed as a part of or in connection therewith; and I hereby ratify and
confirm  all that said  attorneys  or  attorney  shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
     IN TESTIMONY HEREOF, witness my hand this the 4th day of November, 2001.



                                                     /s/ Debra L. Reed
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                     Debra L. Reed



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that I, the  undersigned,  a Director  of
Halliburton  Company, do hereby constitute and appoint David J. Lesar, Lester L.
Coleman,  and Susan S. Keith,  or any of them acting  alone,  my true and lawful
attorneys or attorney, to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all
instruments  which said attorneys or attorney may deem necessary or advisable to
enable  Halliburton  Company  to  comply  with the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as
amended,  and any rules,  regulations  and  requirements  of the  Securities and
Exchange  Commission in respect  thereof,  in connection  with the filing of the
Registration  Statement  on Form S-8,  or other  appropriate  form,  under  said
Securities  Act of 1933,  as  amended,  with  respect to  Deferred  Compensation
Obligations  to be sold and  offered  for sale  under the  Halliburton  Elective
Deferral  Plan, as amended and  restated,  including  specifically,  but without
limitation  thereof,  power  and  authority  to  sign my  name  as  Director  of
Halliburton  Company  to  any  registration   statements  and  applications  and
statements to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of
said Deferred  Compensation  Obligations and all amendments  thereto,  including
without limitation  post-effective amendments thereto, and to any instruments or
documents filed as a part of or in connection therewith; and I hereby ratify and
confirm  all that said  attorneys  or  attorney  shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
     IN TESTIMONY HEREOF, witness my hand this the 5th day of November, 2001.



                                                     /s/ C. J. Silas
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                     C. J. Silas



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that I, the  undersigned,  a Director  of
Halliburton  Company, do hereby constitute and appoint David J. Lesar, Lester L.
Coleman,  and Susan S. Keith,  or any of them acting  alone,  my true and lawful
attorneys or attorney, to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all
instruments  which said attorneys or attorney may deem necessary or advisable to
enable  Halliburton  Company  to  comply  with the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as
amended,  and any rules,  regulations  and  requirements  of the  Securities and
Exchange  Commission in respect  thereof,  in connection  with the filing of the
Registration  Statement  on Form S-8,  or other  appropriate  form,  under  said
Securities  Act of 1933,  as  amended,  with  respect to  Deferred  Compensation
Obligations  to be sold and  offered  for sale  under the  Halliburton  Elective
Deferral  Plan, as amended and  restated,  including  specifically,  but without
limitation  thereof,  power  and  authority  to  sign my  name  as  Director  of
Halliburton  Company  to  any  registration   statements  and  applications  and
statements to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of
said Deferred  Compensation  Obligations and all amendments  thereto,  including
without limitation  post-effective amendments thereto, and to any instruments or
documents filed as a part of or in connection therewith; and I hereby ratify and
confirm  all that said  attorneys  or  attorney  shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
     IN TESTIMONY HEREOF, witness my hand this the 8th day of November, 2001.



                                                     /s/ Ray L. Hunt
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                     Ray L. Hunt



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that I, the  undersigned,  a Director  of
Halliburton  Company, do hereby constitute and appoint David J. Lesar, Lester L.
Coleman,  and Susan S. Keith,  or any of them acting  alone,  my true and lawful
attorneys or attorney, to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all
instruments  which said attorneys or attorney may deem necessary or advisable to
enable  Halliburton  Company  to  comply  with the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as
amended,  and any rules,  regulations  and  requirements  of the  Securities and
Exchange  Commission in respect  thereof,  in connection  with the filing of the
Registration  Statement  on Form S-8,  or other  appropriate  form,  under  said
Securities  Act of 1933,  as  amended,  with  respect to  Deferred  Compensation
Obligations  to be sold and  offered  for sale  under the  Halliburton  Elective
Deferral  Plan, as amended and  restated,  including  specifically,  but without
limitation  thereof,  power  and  authority  to  sign my  name  as  Director  of
Halliburton  Company  to  any  registration   statements  and  applications  and
statements to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of
said Deferred  Compensation  Obligations and all amendments  thereto,  including
without limitation  post-effective amendments thereto, and to any instruments or
documents filed as a part of or in connection therewith; and I hereby ratify and
confirm  all that said  attorneys  or  attorney  shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
     IN TESTIMONY HEREOF, witness my hand this the 8th day of November, 2001.



                                                     /s/ Robert L. Crandall
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                     Robert L. Crandall