Assertion: mud | /r/CapableOf | help the drilling
Facets:
value: by fracturing the rock
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: It provides hydrostatic pressure on the borehole wall to prevent uncontrolled production of reservoir fluids, lubricates and cools the drill bit, carries the drill cuttings up to the surface, forms a "filter-cake" on the borehole wall to prevent drilling fluid invasion, provides an information medium for well logging, and helps the drilling by fracturing the rock from the jets in the bit.