Performance evaluation of laponite as a mud-making material for drilling fluids
Abstract In this study, laponite was tested as a mud-making material for drilling fluids. Laponite is a synthetic smectite clay with a structure and composition closely resembling the natural clay mineral hectorite. Commercially available laponite was characterized by X-ray diffractometry, scanning...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Petroleum Science |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12182-018-0298-y |