Prof. Guanzheng Zhuang is an associate professor at Guangdong University of Technology. He works in the field of clay minerals and clay-based materials. He is also a committee member (2021–present) of the Early Career Clay Scientists Committee of International Association for the Clay Study, an editorial board member (2023–present) of Applied Clay Science, and a member (2019–present) of the Chinese Society for Mineralogy, Petrology, and Geochemistry.Prof. Peng Yuan is a distinguished professor and the chief scientist of the “Mineral Resources and Environment Research Group” at Guangdong University of Technology. He is also the co-editor-in-chief of Applied Clay Science, a member of the Nomenclature Committee of the International Association for the Clay Study, and a committee member of the Chinese Society for Mineralogy, Petrology, and Geochemistry.

• DedicationAbout the editorsAcknowledgments1. The Significance of Clay Minerals in Drilling and Drilling Fluids2. Application of Bentonite in Water-Based Drilling Fluids3. Application of Fibrous Clay Minerals in Water-Based Drilling Fluids4. Clay Mineral-Nanoparticle Interactions in Drilling Fluids5. Borehole instability related to clay minerals6. Clay Minerals Stabilization by Inorganic Inhibitors7. Clay Minerals Stabilization by Organic Inhibitors8. Application of Organo-Montmorillonite in Oil-Based Drilling Fluids9. Application of Fibrous Organoclays in Oil-Based Drilling Fluids10. Colloidal Science of Organoclays in Inverted Emulsion Drilling Fluids11. Industrial Clay Mineral Products for Drilling Fluids12. Future Challenges Related to Clay Minerals in Drilling and Drilling FluidsNomenclature

Prof. Guanzheng Zhuang is an associate professor at Guangdong University of Technology. He works in the field of clay minerals and clay-based materials. He is also a committee member (2021–present) of the Early Career Clay Scientists Committee of International Association for the Clay Study, an editorial board member (2023–present) of Applied Clay Science, and a member (2019–present) of the Chinese Society for Mineralogy, Petrology, and Geochemistry.Prof. Peng Yuan is a distinguished professor and the chief scientist of the “Mineral Resources and Environment Research Group” at Guangdong University of Technology. He is also the co-editor-in-chief of Applied Clay Science, a member of the Nomenclature Committee of the International Association for the Clay Study, and a committee member of the Chinese Society for Mineralogy, Petrology, and Geochemistry.

• DedicationAbout the editorsAcknowledgments1. The Significance of Clay Minerals in Drilling and Drilling Fluids2. Application of Bentonite in Water-Based Drilling Fluids3. Application of Fibrous Clay Minerals in Water-Based Drilling Fluids4. Clay Mineral-Nanoparticle Interactions in Drilling Fluids5. Borehole instability related to clay minerals6. Clay Minerals Stabilization by Inorganic Inhibitors7. Clay Minerals Stabilization by Organic Inhibitors8. Application of Organo-Montmorillonite in Oil-Based Drilling Fluids9. Application of Fibrous Organoclays in Oil-Based Drilling Fluids10. Colloidal Science of Organoclays in Inverted Emulsion Drilling Fluids11. Industrial Clay Mineral Products for Drilling Fluids12. Future Challenges Related to Clay Minerals in Drilling and Drilling FluidsNomenclature

Prof. Guanzheng Zhuang is an associate professor at Guangdong University of Technology. He works in the field of clay minerals and clay-based materials. He is also a committee member (2021–present) of the Early Career Clay Scientists Committee of International Association for the Clay Study, an editorial board member (2023–present) of Applied Clay Science, and a member (2019–present) of the Chinese Society for Mineralogy, Petrology, and Geochemistry.Prof. Peng Yuan is a distinguished professor and the chief scientist of the “Mineral Resources and Environment Research Group” at Guangdong University of Technology. He is also the co-editor-in-chief of Applied Clay Science, a member of the Nomenclature Committee of the International Association for the Clay Study, and a committee member of the Chinese Society for Mineralogy, Petrology, and Geochemistry.

• DedicationAbout the editorsAcknowledgments1. The Significance of Clay Minerals in Drilling and Drilling Fluids2. Application of Bentonite in Water-Based Drilling Fluids3. Application of Fibrous Clay Minerals in Water-Based Drilling Fluids4. Clay Mineral-Nanoparticle Interactions in Drilling Fluids5. Borehole instability related to clay minerals6. Clay Minerals Stabilization by Inorganic Inhibitors7. Clay Minerals Stabilization by Organic Inhibitors8. Application of Organo-Montmorillonite in Oil-Based Drilling Fluids9. Application of Fibrous Organoclays in Oil-Based Drilling Fluids10. Colloidal Science of Organoclays in Inverted Emulsion Drilling Fluids11. Industrial Clay Mineral Products for Drilling Fluids12. Future Challenges Related to Clay Minerals in Drilling and Drilling FluidsNomenclature