Research Article

A Comparative Study of Diesel Oil and Soybean Oil as Oil-Based Drilling Mud

Table 3

Composition of soybean oil and diesel oil mud.

Mud componentDiesel oil # 2Soybean oilMixing duration (mins)Mixing order

Oil (mL)245245ā€”1
Primary emulsifier (mL)6652
Secondary emulsifier (mL)4453
Filter loss agent HEC (g)0.350.3554
Water (mL)105105155
Bentonite (g)252556
NaOH (g)0.250.2557
Barite (g)1010108