Abstract:In oil and gas industry, drilling shale formations requires careful design of drilling fluids to control shale-fluid interactions and mitigate wellbore instability. As the aqueous phase of the fluid invades shale formations and contacts clay particles, that may cause shale swelling and disintegration. As a result, solids loading increase in the borehole and that might lead to tight holes and, eventually, stuck pipes. Also, the rate of penetration might be reduced due to low hole cleaning efficiency and bit bal… Show more
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