DRILLING FLUIDS PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE OIL AND GAS DRILLING ACTIVITIES. IT IS IMPORTANT TO CONTROL THEIR PROPERTIES SUCH AS THE GEL STRENGTH AND RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIOR TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF DRILLING OPERATIONS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS STUDY IS TO MEASURE THE RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIOR AND GEL STRENGTH OF WATER BASED DRILLING FLUIDS USING MONTMORILLONITE-NA+, AGAR AND CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULOSE (CMC). IN THIS STUDY, THE RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIOR AND GEL STRENGTH OF EACH DRILLING FLUID WAS INVESTIGATED BY USING THE API STANDARD PROCEDURE. IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE 3% BENTONITE AS THE BASE MUD HAD MINIMUM PERFORMANCE IN OIL WELL DRILLING. IN COMPARISON WITH OTHER POLYMERS, USING AGAR AS AN ECOLOGICALLY-FRIENDLY BIOPOLYMER, IN ADDITION TO INCREASING THE GEL STRENGTH, A RISE WAS OBSERVED IN THE STABILTY OF BASE MUD’S RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES AT THE HIGHER TEMPERATURES. WE ALSO NOTICED THAT ADDING 1% OF MONTMORILLONITE-NA+DECREASES THE FRICTION OF SURFACE FACILITIES AT LOW SHEAR RATES, MAKING IT MORE STAKING AND STABLE AT HIGH TEMPERATURES.