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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.2

                         NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY

                                WITH RESPECT TO

                      11% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2005, SERIES A

                                       OF

                       BAYARD DRILLING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

                PURSUANT TO THE PROSPECTUS DATED JULY ____, 1998

         This form must be used by a holder of 11% Senior Notes due 2005,
Series A (the "Old Notes") of Bayard Drilling Technologies, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), who wishes to tender Old Notes to the Exchange
Agent pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures described in "The Exchange
Offer - Guaranteed Delivery Procedures" of the Company's Prospectus, dated July
____, 1998 (the "Prospectus") and in Instruction 2 to the related Letter of
Transmittal.  Any holder who wishes to tender Old Notes pursuant to such
guaranteed delivery procedures must ensure that the Exchange Agent receives
this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery prior to the Expiration Date of the Exchange
Offer.  Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings
ascribed to them in the Prospectus or the Letter of Transmittal.

THE EXCHANGE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK
TIME, ON _____________________, 1998, UNLESS EXTENDED (THE "EXPIRATION DATE").



                       U.S. TRUST COMPANY OF TEXAS, N.A.

                             (the "Exchange Agent")

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                                                                               By Registered or
 By Overnight Courier:                    By Hand:                             Certified Mail:
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 U.S. Trust Company of Texas, N.A.        U.S. Trust Company of Texas, N.A.    U.S. Trust Company of Texas, N.A.
 770 Broadway                             111 Broadway                         P.O. Box 841
 13th Floor-Corporate Trust Operations    Lower Level                          Cooper Station
 New York, New York 10003-9598            New York, New York 10006-1906        New York, New York 10276-0841
 Attn: Corporate Trust Services           Attn: Corporate Trust Services       Attn: Corporate Trust Services
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         DELIVERY OF THIS INSTRUMENT TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH
ABOVE WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY.
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         This form is not to be used to guarantee signatures.  If a signature
on a Letter of Transmittal is required to be guaranteed by an "Eligible
Institution" under the instructions thereto, such signature guarantee must
appear in the applicable space provided in the signature box on the Letter of
Transmittal.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

         The undersigned hereby tenders to the Company, upon the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in the Prospectus and the related Letter of
Transmittal, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the principal amount of
Old Notes set forth below pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures set
forth in the Prospectus and in Instruction 2 of the Letter of Transmittal.

         The undersigned hereby tenders the Old Notes listed below:

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CERTIFICATE NUMBER(S) (IF KNOWN)
OF OLD NOTES OR ACCOUNT NUMBER     AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL       AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL
AT THE BOOK-ENTRY FACILITY         AMOUNT REPRESENTED        AMOUNT TENDERED
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                           PLEASE SIGN AND COMPLETE

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Signature of Registered Holder(s)
or Authorized Signatory:          
                                         Date:                 , 1998
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                                         Address:
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Names(s) of Registered Holder(s):        
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                                          Area Code
                                          and Telephone No.           
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    This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery must be signed by the Holder(s) exactly
as their name(s) appear on certificates for Old Notes or on a security position
listing as the owner of Old Notes, or by person(s) authorized to become
Holder(s) by endorsements and documents transmitted with this Notice of
Guaranteed Delivery.  If signature is by a trustee, executor, administrator,
guardian, attorney-in-fact, officer or other person acting in a fiduciary or
representative capacity, such person must provide the following information.

                      Please print name(s) and address(es)

Name(s):    
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                                   GUARANTEE

                    (NOT TO BE USED FOR SIGNATURE GUARANTEE)

    The undersigned, a firm which is a member of a registered national
securities exchange or of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.,
or is a commercial bank or trust company having an office or correspondent in
the United States, or is otherwise an "eligible guarantor institution" within
the meaning of Rule 17Ad-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, guarantees deposit with the Exchange Agent of the Letter of
Transmittal (or facsimile thereof), together with the Old Notes tendered hereby
in proper form for transfer (or confirmation of the book-entry transfer of such
Old Notes into the Exchange Agent's account at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility
described in the prospectus under the caption "The Exchange Offer - Guaranteed
Delivery Procedures" and in the Letter of Transmittal) and any other required
documents, all by 5:00 p.m., New York time, on the fifth New York Stock
Exchange trading day following the Expiration  Date.


Name of Firm
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                                                      (Authorized Signature)
Address:                                           
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                                              Name
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               (Include Zip Code)                     (Please Print)

Area Code and Tel. No.                        Title   
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                                               Dated                 ,1998
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    DO NOT SEND SECURITIES WITH THIS FORM.  ACTUAL SURRENDER OF SECURITIES MUST
BE MADE PURSUANT TO, AND BE ACCOMPANIED BY, AN EXECUTED LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.





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                 INSTRUCTIONS FOR NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY

         1.      Delivery of this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.  A properly
completed and duly executed copy of this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery and any
other documents required by this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery must be received
by the Exchange Agent at its address set forth herein prior to the Expiration
Date.  The method of delivery of this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery and any
other required documents to the Exchange Agent is at the election and sole risk
of the holder, and the delivery will be deemed made only when actually received
by the Exchange Agent.  If delivery is by mail, registered mail with return
receipt requested, properly insured, is recommended.  As an alternative to
delivery by mail, the holders may wish to consider using an overnight or hand
delivery service.  In all cases, sufficient time should be allowed to assure
timely delivery.  For a description of the guaranteed delivery procedures, see
Instruction 2 of the Letter of Transmittal.

         2.      Signatures on this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.  If this
Notice of Guaranteed Delivery is signed by the registered holder(s) of the Old
Notes referred to herein, the signature must correspond with the name(s)
written on the face of the Old Notes without alteration, enlargement, or any
change whatsoever.  If this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery is signed by a
participant of the Book-Entry Transfer Facility whose name appears on a
security position listing as the owner of the Old Notes, the signature must
correspond with the name shown on the security position listing as the owner of
the Old Notes.

         If this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery is signed by a person other than
the registered holder(s) of any Old Notes listed or a participant of the
Book-Entry Transfer Facility, this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery must be
accompanied by appropriate bond powers, signed as the name of the registered
holder(s) appears on the Old Notes or signed as the name of the participant
shown on the Book-Entry Transfer Facility's security position listing.

         If this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery is signed by a trustee,
executor, administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact, officer of a corporation,
or other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, such person
should so indicate when signing and submit with the Letter of Transmittal
evidence satisfactory to the Company of such person's authority to so act.

         3.      Requests for Assistance or Additional Copies.  Questions and
requests for assistance and requests for additional copies of the Prospectus
may be directed to the Exchange Agent at the address specified in the
Prospectus.  Holders may also contact their broker, dealer, commercial bank,
trust company, or other nominee for assistance concerning the Exchange Offer.





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