Despite this act done by the federal government, the oil and gas industry is yet to place full confidence in the use of locally sourced bentonite clays for drilling application, as there is little or no reported case of the use of local bentonite clays for drilling operations.
Any idea why the oil exploration industry have this lack of confidence on the abundantly locally sourced drilling fluid?
RE: CHARACTERIZATION OF CLAY DEPOSITS FOR USE IN DRILLING FLUIDS FORMULATION (Part 1): BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY