Carbon-Based Materials as Additives for Water-Based Drilling Fluids: Comparative Effects on Rheology, Filtration, and Shale Inhibition
Direct comparisons of structurally distinct carbon-based additives in water-based drilling fluids under identical conditions remain limited. This study evaluated grapevine-wood-derived carbon (GWC), graphitic carbon nitride (GCN), and commercial activated carbon (CAC), each incorporated at 20 g per formulation. Their s...