What are the basic ingredients of mud?

The basic ingredients of mud include clay, water, organic and inorganic chemical additives, and inert materials, among others.

Mud is a mixture of suspension and colloidal solutions composed of clay and water. Of these, clay is the dispersed phase, while 

water is the dispersing medium, forming a solid-liquid dispersion system. To facilitate better dispersion and stabilization of clay

 particles in water, as well as to adjust the properties of the mud according to the conditions of the borehole, various inorganic or

 organic chemical additives and inert materials are added to the mud. These chemical additives and inert materials are also part of

 the mud. Therefore, clay and water are the basic materials for preparing mud, and their quality directly affects the quality of the mud.