Bentonite is known as the “blood” of the drilling industry, and its quality can directly affect the “success or failure” of drilling engineering. High quality bentonite can produce high-quality mud, effectively prevent hole collapse, protect the borehole wall, cool the drilling tool, lubricate the drill pipe, balance surface pressure, and improve drilling efficiency. Therefore, bentonite is an ideal drilling slurry wall protection material, which plays a very important role in various oil and gas drilling wells. Below, we will mainly discuss the “main role of bentonite in drilling”.