Clay Science in Drilling and Drilling Fluids

Prof. Guanzheng Zhuang is an associate professor at Guangdong University of Technology. He works in the field of clay minerals and clay-based materials. He is also a committee member (2021–present) of the Early Career Clay Scientists Committee of International Association for the Clay Study, an editorial board member (2023–present) of Applied Clay Science, and a member (2019–present) of the Chinese Society for Mineralogy, Petrology, and Geochemistry. Prof. Peng Yuan is a distinguished professor and the chief scientist of the “Mineral Resources and Environment Research Group” at Guangdong University of Technology. He is also the co-editor-in-chief of Applied Clay Science, a member of the Nomenclature Committee of the International Association for the Clay Study, and a committee member of the Chinese Society for Mineralogy, Petrology, and Geochemistry.

Dedication
About the editors
Acknowledgments
1. The Significance of Clay Minerals in Drilling and Drilling Fluids
2. Application of Bentonite in Water-Based Drilling Fluids
3. Application of Fibrous Clay Minerals in Water-Based Drilling Fluids
4. Clay Mineral-Nanoparticle Interactions in Drilling Fluids
5. Borehole instability related to clay minerals
6. Clay Minerals Stabilization by Inorganic Inhibitors
7. Clay Minerals Stabilization by Organic Inhibitors
8. Application of Organo-Montmorillonite in Oil-Based Drilling Fluids
9. Application of Fibrous Organoclays in Oil-Based Drilling Fluids
10. Colloidal Science of Organoclays in Inverted Emulsion Drilling Fluids
11. Industrial Clay Mineral Products for Drilling Fluids
12. Future Challenges Related to Clay Minerals in Drilling and Drilling Fluids
Nomenclature