Oil and gas have been facing various difficulties in well drilling due to shale hydration and swelling when in physical contact with water. Oil-based muds (OBMs) and synthetic based muds (SBMs) have been shown to have superb effort to address the drilling problems of wellbore instability due to...

"[This book] is a comprehensive reference source for the latest research-based material on the use of progressive nanotechnologies for water technologies. Featuring coverage on relevant topics such as water purification, nano-metal oxides, chitosan nanoparticles, and contaminated waste water,...