Development and Optimisation of Environmentally Friendly Water-Based Drilling Fluids Using Biodegradable Polymers, Local Additives and Benign Nanomaterials for Uganda’s Reservoir Conditions

Effort is vested in designing high-performance water-based drilling fluids using biodegradable polymers, locally available additives, and environmentally benign nanoparticles to minimize formation damage while maintaining excellent drilling performance under Uganda's reservoir conditions.