Oil Based Mud Systems Benefits & Types
An oil based mud can be defined as a drilling fluid which has oil as its continuous external phase and the water, if present, is a dispersed or internal phase. The solids in an oil-based fluid are oil-wet, all additives are oil dispersible and the filtrate of the mud is oil. The water, if present, is emulsified in the oil phase.
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