دیکشنری تخصصی مهندسی نفت - نسخه آنلاین

n: a drilling fluid to which chemicals have been added to prevent it from causing clay particles in a formation to swell and thus impair the permeability of a productive zone. Salt is a mud inhibitor.

n: a drilling fluid having an aqueous plase with a chemical composition that tends to retard and even prevent( inhibit) appreciable hydration (swelling ) or dispersion of formation clays and shales through chemical and/or phsical means.