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

Table 5

Mud rheological parameters value.

Mud properties	Diesel oil	Soybean oil
Gel strength 10 sec, lb/100 ft^2	7	5
Gel strength 10 min, lb/100 ft^2	9	6
Plastic viscosity, cp	16	14
Yield point, lb/100 ft^2	20	11
Apparent viscosity, cp	25.5	19