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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Main Authors: Zheng-Qiang Xiong, Xiao-Dong Li, Fan Fu, Yan-Ning Li
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2019
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/df605e838979465aacd93098b2eb7b0b
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