Well stability in shale sectors is very much influenced by the type of drilling fluid used. The pore pressures generated during drilling and the diffusion of these pressures are chiefly responsible for the short time stability of the well as well as the eventual instability some time after drilling. The membrane effect and the subsequent osmotic pressure developed around the well play a fundamental role in the force balance that destabilizes the rock. This study focuses on assessing, inside the diffusion cell, the exposed shale behavior, after drilling, using water base mud brines, pressurized considering the wall stability of the well. The physical-chemical aspects of the shale- fluid interation are evaluated, in particular, in relation to osmotic pressure and membrane effects developments. Rock-fluid interaction tests using shale samples collected from Campos Basin and North Sea, showed the efficiency of the equipment in carrying out experiments with viscous base water fluids. The study of reological properties of this fluid was made using specialized equipments. The experiments verified that the fluid pressure transmission behaviour is similar to water and, apparently, the reflection coefficient in more influenced by porosimetry of the shale than by your mineralogy.