Environmental Impacts of Synthetic Based Drilling Fluids

Synthetic based drilling fluids (SBF) are a relatively new class of drilling muds that are particularly useful for deepwater & deviated hole drilling. They were developed to combine the technical advantages of oil based drilling fluids (OBF) with the low persistence & toxicity of water based drilling fluids (WBF). Chapters: introduction; background: offshore drilling, & drilling fluids; characteristics of synthetic based fluids; fate of synthetic based drilling fluids in the marine environment; bioavailability & toxicity of SBF cuttings; biological impacts of SBF cuttings discharges; & discussion: ecological risk assessment. References. Annotated bibliography: synthetic based drilling muds. Extensive charts & tablesNeff, J. M. is the author of 'Environmental Impacts of Synthetic Based Drilling Fluids' with ISBN 9780756727307 and ISBN 0756727308.