Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Marklinger Lance R
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/26/2015		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Weatherford International plc [WFT]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2000 ST. JAMES PLACE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President - Eastern Hemisphere
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

HOUSTON, TX 77056		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Ordinary Shares 171,745 (1)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Performance Units   (2)   (2) Ordinary Shares (2) $ (2) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Marklinger Lance R
2000 ST. JAMES PLACE
HOUSTON, TX 77056		       President - Eastern Hemisphere  

Signatures

Charity R. Kohl, by Power of Attorney 01/29/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Includes 116,422 restricted share units that vest as follows: 10,000 that vest on November 7, 2015; an aggregate of 50,000 that vest ratably on each of February 12, 2015 and 2016; an aggregate of 21,496 that vest ratably on each of March 7, 2015 and 2016; and an aggregate of 34,926 that vest ratably on each of February 27, 2015, 2016 and 2017.
(2) The Reporting Person holds 67,170 performance units. Each performance unit represents a contingent right to receive 0 to 2 shares. 32,244 units are scheduled to vest on January 1, 2016 and the conversion ratio ultimately applied to these performance units will be determined based on the absolute increase in the issuer's share price over a three year performance period (fiscal years 2013-2015). 34,926 units are scheduled to vest in equal increments on each of February 27, 2015, 2016 and 2017 and the conversion ratio applied to these performance units will be determined based on the absolute increase in the issuer's share price at the end of each year of the performance period (fiscal years 2014-2016).

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