An inverted emulsion drilling fluid composition comprising: a continuous phase comprising an organic liquid base, a discontinuous phase comprising an aqueous liquid, an emulsifying system, a weight material, and a viscosifying agent, where the emulsifying system comprises a primary emulsifier or a plurality of primary emulsifiers, and a secondary emulsifier or a plurality of secondary emulsifiers, wherein the secondary emulsifiers are compounds of the general formulas ( II-VI): where (a) R 1 is a carbyl group having between 10 and 40 carbon atoms, (b) Z 1 is a halogen atom, R group, SO 3 R 3 group, OPO 2 R 3 group, or OPO 3 R 3 group, where R is a carbyl group having between 1 and 40 carbon atoms and where R 3 is a hydrogen atom or a carbyl group having between 1 and 12 carbon atoms, (c) Z 2 is a hydrogen atom, NH R 2 group, O R 2 group, SiH 2 R 2 group, PH R 2 group, or S R 2 group, where R 2 is a carbyl group having between 1 and 40 carbon atoms, (d) R 5 is a hydrogen atom or a carbyl group, (e) R 6 is a hydrogen atom or a carbyl group, and (f) R 7 is a hydrogen atom or a carbyl group, where the carbyl group have between 1 carbon atoms and 10 carbon atoms, and where one or more of the carbon atoms in R, R 1, R 2, R 5, R 6, or R 7 can be replaced by N, O, S and/or mixtures. where (a) R 1 is a carbyl group having between 10 and 40 carbon atoms, (b) Z 1 is a halogen atom, R group, SO 3 R 3 group, OPO 2 R 3 group, or OPO 3 R 3 group, where R is a carbyl group having between 1 and 40 carbon atoms and where R 3 is a hydrogen atom or a carbyl group having between 1 and 12 carbon atoms, and (c) Z 2 is a hydrogen atom, NH R 2 group, O R 2 group, SiH 2 R 2 group, PH R 2 group, or S R 2 group, where R 2 is a carbyl group having between 1 and 40 carbon atoms, and where one or more of the carbon atoms in R, R 1, R 2 or R 3 can be replaced by N, O, S and/or mixtures thereof. where (a) R 1 is a carbyl group having between 10 and 40 carbon atoms, (b) Z 1 is a halogen atom, R group, SO 3 R 3 group, OPO 2 R 3 group, or OPO 3 R 3 group, where R is a carbyl group having between 1 and 40 carbon atoms and where R 3 is a hydrogen atom or a carbyl group having between 1 and 12 carbon atoms, (c) R 2 is a carbyl group having between 1 and 40 carbon atoms, and where one or more of the carbon atoms in R, R 1, R 2 or R 3 can be replaced by N, O, S and/or mixtures thereof. where (a) R 1 is a carbyl group having between 10 and 40 carbon atoms, (b) R 2 is a carbyl group having between 1 and 40 carbon atoms, and where one or more of the carbon atoms in R 3 or R 2 can be replaced by N, O, S and/or mixtures thereof; or where R 1 is a carbyl group having between 10 and 40 carbon atoms and where one or more of the carbon atoms in R 1 can be replaced by N, O, S and/or mixtures thereof. a continuous phase comprising an organic liquid base, a discontinuous phase comprising an aqueous liquid, an emulsifying system, a weight material, and a viscosifying agent, where the emulsifying system comprises a primary emulsifier or a plurality of primary emulsifiers, and a secondary emulsifier or a plurality of secondary emulsifiers, wherein the secondary emulsifiers are compounds of the general formulas ( II-VI): where (a) R 1 is a carbyl group having between 10 and 40 carbon atoms, (b) Z 1 is a halogen atom, R group, SO 3 R 3 group, OPO 2 R 3 group, or OPO 3 R 3 group, where R is a carbyl group having between 1 and 40 carbon atoms and where R 3 is a hydrogen atom or a carbyl group having between 1 and 12 carbon atoms, (c) Z 2 is a hydrogen atom, NH R 2 group, O R 2 group, SiH 2 R 2 group, PH R 2 group, or S R 2 group, where R 2 is a carbyl group having between 1 and 40 carbon atoms, (d) R 5 is a hydrogen atom or a carbyl group, (e) R 6 is a hydrogen atom or a carbyl group, and (f) R 7 is a hydrogen atom or a carbyl group, where the carbyl group have between 1 carbon atoms and 10 carbon atoms, and where one or more of the carbon atoms in R, R 1, R 2, R 5, R 6, or R 7 can be replaced by N, O, S and/or mixtures. where (a) R 1 is a carbyl group having between 10 and 40 carbon atoms, (b) Z 1 is a halogen atom, R group, SO 3 R 3 group, OPO 2 R 3 group, or OPO 3 R 3 group, where R is a carbyl group having between 1 and 40 carbon atoms and where R 3 is a hydrogen atom or a carbyl group having between 1 and 12 carbon atoms, and (c) Z 2 is a hydrogen atom, NH R 2 group, O R 2 group, SiH 2 R 2 group, PH R 2 group, or S R 2 group, where R 2 is a carbyl group having between 1 and 40 carbon atoms, and where one or more of the carbon atoms in R, R 1, R 2 or R 3 can be replaced by N, O, S and/or mixtures thereof. where (a) R 1 is a carbyl group having between 10 and 40 carbon atoms, (b) Z 1 is a halogen atom, R group, SO 3 R 3 group, OPO 2 R 3 group, or OPO 3 R 3 group, where R is a carbyl group having between 1 and 40 carbon atoms and where R 3 is a hydrogen atom or a carbyl group having between 1 and 12 carbon atoms, (c) R 2 is a carbyl group having between 1 and 40 carbon atoms, and where one or more of the carbon atoms in R, R 1, R 2 or R 3 can be replaced by N, O, S and/or mixtures thereof. where (a) R 1 is a carbyl group having between 10 and 40 carbon atoms, (b) R 2 is a carbyl group having between 1 and 40 carbon atoms, and where one or more of the carbon atoms in R 3 or R 2 can be replaced by N, O, S and/or mixtures thereof; or where R 1 is a carbyl group having between 10 and 40 carbon atoms and where one or more of the carbon atoms in R 1 can be replaced by N, O, S and/or mixtures thereof.