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water-in-oil emulsion

1. n. [Drilling Fluids]

A fluid with water or brine as droplets dispersed into an external phase of oil.

Synonyms: invert-emulsion oil mud

See: demulsifier, diesel-oil mud, emulsion, hydrophile-lipophile balance number, oil mud, synthetic-base fluid, synthetic-base mud