Inspec keywords: industrial economics; nanocomposites; visible spectra; zinc compounds; drilling (geotechnical); nanofluidics; filtration; scanning electron microscopy; X-ray diffraction; X-ray chemical analysis; gels; rheology; nanofabrication; yield point; silicon compounds; ultraviolet spectra; additives

Other keywords: fluid loss; drilling mud; X-ray diffraction; water-based mud; green approach; rheological properties; ZnO; plastic viscosity; elemental mapping; Uv–Vis spectroscopy; yield point; mud cake; SiO2; apparent viscosity; scanning electron microscopy; X-ray spectroscopy; nanocomposite synthesis; economical approach; gel strength; additive; oil-gas wells; filtration characteristics; energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy

Subjects: Environmental issues; Engineering materials; Mining, oil drilling and natural gas industries; Microfluidics and nanofluidics; Deformation and plasticity; Other methods of nanofabrication; Deformation, plasticity and creep; Fluid mechanics and aerodynamics (mechanical engineering); Economics; Plasticity (mechanical engineering); Applied fluid mechanics; Nanofabrication