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                                                                   Exhibit 21.1

                        WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL, INC.
                                SUBSIDIARY LIST
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708621 Alberta Ltd.                                         Alberta         
721260 Alberta Ltd.                                         Alberta         
A-1 Bit & Tool Co., B.V.                                    Netherlands     
Aarbakke AS                                                 Norway          
Aarbakke Eindom AS                                          Norway          
Algerian Oilfield Services S.p.A.                           Algeria         
Ampscot Overseas Petroleum Equipment Co., LLC               Oman            
Anbert Cilindros S.A.I.C.                                   Argentina       
Ancil S.A.I.C.                                              Argentina       
Baktexas                                                    Azerbajan       
BEI Technology, Inc.                                        Texas           
Calumet Petroleum Services, Inc.                            Venezuela       
CanaRoss Limited                                            Russia          
Channelview Real Property Inc.                              Delaware        
Citra Grant Prideco Marketing Ltd.                          Jersey Islands  
CRC-Evans Automatic Welding, Inc.                           Texas           
CRC-Evans Pipeline International (UK) Limited               U.K.            
CRC-Evans Services Limited                                  U.K.            
Dongying Shengli-Highland Company Ltd.                      China           
Drill Tube International, Inc.                              Texas           
EMI-Electro Magnetica Ispezioni Italia S.r.l.               Italy           
Energy Ventures (Cyprus) Ltd.                               Cyprus          
Energy Ventures Far East Limited                            Hong Kong       
Energy Ventures Foreign Sales Corp.                         Barbados        
Energy Ventures Mid East, Inc.                              Cayman Islands  
Enerpro de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.                             Mexico          
Enterra Cyprus Limited                                      Cyprus          
Enterra (U.K.) Limited                                      U.K.            
Enterra Compression Company                                 Delaware        
Enterra Compression Investment Company                      Delaware        
Enterra International Limited                               U.K.            
Enterra Oilfield Rentals Limited                            Hong Kong       
Enterra Patco Oilfield Products, Inc.                       Texas           
Enterra Rental and Fishing Company                          Delaware        
Ercon, Inc.                                                 Delaware        
European Material Inspection (EMI) B.V.                     Netherlands     
EVI (Barbados), SRL                                         Barbados        
EVI Arrow, Inc.                                             Delaware        
EVI Brasil Comercia Ltda.                                   Brazil          
EVI Cayman Ltd.                                             Cayman Islands  
EVI Christiana, Inc.                                        Wisconsin
EVI de Peru, SRL                                            Peru            
EVI de Venezuela, S.A.                                      Venezuela       
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EVI France SAS                                               France                     
EVI International, Inc.                                      Delaware                   
EVI do Brasil Comercio e Servicos Ltda.                      Brazil                     
EVI Oil Tools Ltd.                                           U.K.                       
EVI Watson Packers, Inc.                                     Delaware                   
EVI Weatherford, Inc.                                        Delaware                   
Grant Prideco (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.                          Singapore                  
Grant Prideco Limited                                        U.K.                       
Grant Prideco S.A. de C.V.                                   Mexico                     
Grant Prideco, Inc.                                          Delaware                   
Grant Prideco, S.A.                                          Switzerland                
Grant Tubular Finishing Ltd.                                 Hungary                    
Griffin Legrand Limited Partnership                          Alberta                    
Houston Well Screen Asia Pte. Ltd.                           Singapore                  
Houston Well Screen Company                                  Texas                      
Immobiliaria Industrial de Veracruz, S.A. de C.V.            Mexico                     
Keltic Oil Tools Limited                                     U.K.                       
Kobe International Ltd.                                      Bahamas                    
KSP Logistics Co. Ltd.                                       Thailand                   
Legrand International (1977) Ltd.                            Barbados                   
McAllister Petroleum Services (Cyprus) Limited               Cyprus                     
McMurry-Macco (UK) Lmited                                    U.K.                       
Nodeco A/S                                                   Norway                     
Nodeco Ltd.                                                  U.K.                       
Oil Field Rental Holdings Limited                            U.K.                       
Oiltools Weatherford Limited                                 British Virgin Islands     
Pacific Pump & Supply, Inc.                                  California                 
PETCO Fishing & Rental Tools (UK) Ltd.                       U.K.                       
Petroleum Equipment Supply Company                           Louisiana                  
PhlipCo, Inc.                                                Delaware                   
Prideco de Venezuela, S.A.                                   Venezuela                  
Prideco Europe Limited                                       U.K.                       
Pridecomex Holding, S.A. de C.V.                             Mexico                     
PT Hawes Utama Indonesia                                     Indonesia                  
PT Weatherford Indonesia                                     Indonesia                  
SBS Drilling-and Production Systems GmbH & Co. KG            Austria                    
SBS Drilling-and Production-Systems Ltd.                     Cayman Islands             
Schoeller-Bleckmann Motovilithinskije Sucker Rod Gmbh        Austria                    
ServiciosTec LDC                                             Cayman Islands             
Subsurface Technology AS                                     Norway                     
SubTech International, Inc.                                  Delaware                   
TA Industries, Inc.                                          Delaware                   
TF de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.                                   Mexico                     
Tech Line Oil Tools (Europe) A/S                             Norway                     
Tech Line Oil Tools Inc.                                     Delaware                   
Technical Oil Services Ltd.                                  British Virgin Islands     
Texas Arai, Inc.                                             Delaware                   
Trico Industries, Inc.                                       California                 
Tube-Alloy Capital Corporation                               Texas                      
Tube-Alloy Corporation                                       Louisiana                  
Tube-Alloy Corporation International                         Texas                      
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Van der Horst U.S.A., Inc.                                       Delaware                  
Venstar Ltd.                                                     U.K.                      
Venstar, Inc.                                                    Delaware                  
Weatherford (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.                                 Malaysia Jt. Venture      
Weatherford (Saudi Arabia) Ltd.                                  Saudi Arabia  
Weatherford (Thailand) Ltd.                                      Thailand                  
Weatherford (UK) Ltd.                                            U.K.                      
Weatherford/Al-Rushaid Ltd.                                      Saudi Arabia   
Weatherford Ampscot Ltd.                                         Alberta                   
Weatherford/Lamb, Inc.                                           Delaware                  
Weatherford Abu Dhabi, Ltd.                                      Cayman Islands            
Weatherford Artificial Lift Systems, Inc.                        Delaware                  
Weatherford Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.                               Singapore                 
Weatherford Australia Pty. Ltd.                                  Australia                 
Weatherford BMW Ltd.                                             Alberta                   
Weatherford Canada Ltd.                                          Canada                    
Weatherford Colombia Ltd.                                        British Virgin Islands    
Weatherford Compression Canada Ltd.                              Alberta                   
Weatherford de Mexico S.A. de C.V.                               Mexico                    
Weatherford East Europe Service GmbH                             Germany                   
Weatherford Enterra Compression Company, L.P.                    Delaware                  
Weatherford Enterra S.A.                                         Argentina                 
Weatherford Espana, S.A.                                         Spain                     
Weatherford Eurasia B.V.                                         The Netherlands           
Weatherford Eurasia Ltd.                                         United Kingdom            
Weatherford Foreign Sales Corporation                            Barbados                  
Weatherford France, S.A.                                         France                    
Weatherford Global Compression (Australia) Limited               Australia                 
Weatherford Global Compression Foreign Sales Corporation         Barbados                  
Weatherford Global Compression Holding, L.L.C.                   Delaware                  
Weatherford Global Compression Services, L.L.C.                  Delaware                  
Weatherford Holding GmbH                                         Germany                   
Weatherford Holding U.S., Inc.                                   Delaware                  
Weatherford Industria e Comercio Ltda.                           Brazil                    
Weatherford KSP Company Limited                                  Thailand                  
Weatherford Latin America, Inc.                                  Panama                    
Weatherford Latin America, S.A.                                  Venezuela                 
Weatherford Management, Inc.                                     Delaware                  
Weatherford Mauritius Limited                                    Africa                    
Weatherford Mediterranea S.p.A.                                  Italy                     
Weatherford Nigeria Ltd.                                         Nigeria                   
Weatherford Norge A/S                                            Norway                    
Weatherford PC Pump Ltd.                                         Alberta                   
Weatherford Oil Tool GesmbH                                      Austria                   
Weatherford Oil Tool GmbH                                        Germany                   
Weatherford Oil Tool Middle East Ltd.                            British Virgin Islands    
Weatherford Oil Tool Nederland B.V.                              Netherlands               
Weatherford Overseas Products, Ltd.                              Cayman Islands            
Weatherford Overseas Services, Ltd.                              Cayman Islands            
Weatherford QAF Sdn. Bhd.                                        Brunei         
Weatherford Services (West Africa) Ltd.                          Nigeria                   
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Weatherford Services, Ltd.                                  Bermuda         
Weatherford Services, S.A.                                  Panama          
Weatherford Trinidad Limited                                Trinidad        
Weatherford U.S., L.P.                                      Louisiana       
Weatherford, Inc.                                           Panama          
West Coast International Oilfield Rentals, B.V.             Netherlands
WEUS Holding, Inc.                                          Delaware        
WI Products & Equipment, Inc.                               Cayman Islands  
WII Rental Company                                          Delaware        
Worldwide Leasing LDC                                       Cayman Islands  
XL Systems International, Inc.                              Delaware        
XL Systems, Inc.                                            Texas           
XLS Holding, Inc.                                           Texas           
XLS Systems Antilles N.V.                                   Netherlands     
XLS Systems Europe, B.V.                                    Netherlands     
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