Nano-particles adapted drilling fluids for the swelling inhibition for the Northern region clay formation of Pakistan

• Main Authors: Lalji, S.M., Khan, M.A., Haneef, J., Ali, S.I., Arain, A.H., Shah, S.S.
• Format: Article
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH 2021
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85104077540&doi=10.1007%2fs13204-021-01825-4&partnerID=40&md5=ec7c1c589ccb2dd66838e296e1dbdbfe; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/23871/

Over a past few decades, the major contemplation in the petroleum industry has been to develop a drilling fluid that minimizes the wellbore instability problems and shows high performance in drilling shale formations. This paper focuses on the formulation of a novel water-based drilling fluid using...