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Click here to download the DEA-113 Report, "Drilling Gumbo Shale – A Study of Environmentally Acceptable Muds to Eliminate Shale Hydration and Related Borehole Problems." 5MB

Click here to download the GRI Report GRI-99/0213, "Effects of Drilling Fluid / Shale Interactions on Shale Hydration and Instability." 3MB

Click here to download the GRI Report GRI-96/0393, "Effects of Drilling Fluid / Shale Interactions on Borehole Stability." 19MB

Click here to download the AADE Permian Basin - Tech 2001 paper, "Brine Emulsion Combats Mud Losses and Improves Formation Evaluation."

Click here to download the OGS Final Report,March 1993 to February 1994, "Study of Drilling Mud Systems for Borehole Stability in Eocene Shale from Offshore Angola." 6MB

Click here to download the "Effects of Asphaltic Mud Additives on Shale Stability." 15.1MB

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