A typical water-based drilling mud contains a clay, usually bentonite, to give it , contain water (usually a brine), bentonite and barite for viscosity and weight, and , Equipment used to drill holes in the ground for such activities as prospecting, well , their design (architecture) and their uses for computations, data processing.
Barite powder used for preparation of water-based mud In geotechnical engineering, drilling fluid is used to aid the drilling of boreholes into the earth , Most common chemicals added to OBM Muds Barite Bentonite Diesel Water Emulsifiers , ASME Shale Shaker Committee () The Drilling Fluids Processing.