Kelly bars

Teleskopic Kelly bars transfer torque and crowd force from the rotary drive to the drilling tool.

Bauer Kelly bars are featuring specific construction details:

  • 2 - 5 fold telescopic construction for a depth range
    from 15 - 100 m
  • torque transfer capacity 120 - 480 kNm
  • interlocking type (as standard for BG rigs)
  • friction kelly (mainly for crane attachment rigs)
  • 6 cams and large wear-resistant guides
  • spring-type shock absorbers
  • standardised square kelly drive stub for connecting all types of drilling tools 
  • noise-damping system (optional)

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  BK 12 BK 15 BK 20 BK 25 BK 28 BK 40 BK 48
Dia outer kelly Ø (mm) 305 343 368 394 419 470 559
No of elements 3/4 3/4 3/4 3/4 3/4 3/4 3/4
extended length (m) 12-36,5 17-50,3 20,6-55 24-67,5 27-70 30-74,8 34,5-85,3