Nanosystems have emerged as pivotal players in diverse scientific domains, revolutionising
chemical processes, catalytic transformations, energy technologies, and environmental …

This article presents extensive analysis and review on recent developments in smart fluids
as well as future opportunities of smart drilling fluids utilization in oil and gas well drilling …

Drilling is a requisite operation for many industries to reach a targeted subsurface zone.
During operations, various issues and challenges are encountered, particularly drilling fluid …

The infiltration of drilling fluids into underground rocks during drilling can cause adverse
effects such as underground fluid loss, formation damage, and borehole collapse. An …

Loss of circulation during drilling is a pressing problem that typically occurs when significant
volumes of the drilling fluid leak to the surrounding formation. In fractured media, circulation …

Mudcake thickness affects wellbore operations such as differential sticking, well completion,
and wellbore clean-up operations. One of the properties for which a drilling fluid is screened …

The release of nanoparticles into the environment occurs at different stages during their life
cycle, with significant harmful effects on the human (eg, lung inflammation and heart …

We provide a rigorous workflow to quantify the effects of key sources of uncertainty
associated with equivalent fracture aperture estimates w constrained through mud loss …

Drilling is a requisite operation for many industries to reach a targeted subsurface zone.
Loss of circulation is a common problem that often causes interruptions to the drilling …

Drilling is crucial to many industries, including hydrocarbon extraction, CO2 sequestration,
geothermal energy, and others. During penetrating the subsurface rocks, drilling fluid (mud) …