摘要 |
Provided herein are drilling fluids comprising microbial-derived bio-organic compounds, a weighting agent and a viscosifier. In some embodiments, the microbial-derived bio-organic compounds comprise a famesane, a farnesene or a combination thereof. In certain embodiments, the drilling fluid comprises a continuous phase comprising a famesane, a farnesene or a combination thereof; and a discontinuous phase comprising water or an aqueous solution, an emulsifier, a weighting agent and a viscosifier. In other embodiments, the viscosifier is an organophillic clay. |