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Oil base liquids are used as the continuous phase in the majority of oil-based drilling fluid systems in conventional drilling and as the liquid phase in gasified liquids (aerated muds) in some underbalanced drilling operations. These fluids can also be used as the friction reducing agents in situations where a stuck drillstring is to be freed. Understanding the oxidation behavior of these liquids...