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We completed our education as PhD students of the Stanford Rock Physics and Borehole Geophysics Project at Stanford University, under the supervision of Professor Amos Nur and Professor Gary Mavko. Amos and Gary continuously promoted innovations in theoretical and experimental rock physics for geophysical studies. We have also collaborated with the Stanford Center for Reservoir Forecasting group founded by Professor André Journel, who pioneered innovations in geostatistics theory and applications. Amos, Gary, and André's knowledge and mentorship have contributed to our professional growth as geoscientists.

We acknowledge our colleagues Jack Dvorkin, Henning Omre, Jo Eidsvik, Jef Caers, Per Avseth, Patrick Connolly, Brian Russell, Subhashis Mallick, Ezequiel González, Mita Sengupta, Lucy MacGregor, Alessandro Amato del Monte, and Leonardo Azevedo, as well as our collaborators in academia and industry for the constructive discussions and their help throughout these years. A special acknowledgment goes to Leandro de Figueiredo and Mingliang Liu for their help with the examples and Ernesto Della Rossa for the meticulous review.

The examples included in this book have been made possible by the availability of data and open source software. We would like to thank Equinor (operator of the Norne field) and its license partners Eni and Petoro for the release of the Norne data and the Center for Integrated Operations at NTNU for cooperation and coordination of the Norne case. We also thank SINTEF for providing the MATLAB Reservoir Simulation Toolbox. We thank the Society of Exploration Geophysicists for the permission to include some examples originally published in Geophysics.

We acknowledge the School of Energy Resources of the University of Wyoming and the Nielson Energy Fellowship, the sponsors of the Stanford Center for Earth Resources Forecasting, the Stanford Rock Physics and Borehole Geophysics Project, and the Dean of the Stanford School of Earth, Energy, and Environmental Sciences, Professor Steve Graham, for their continued support.

We want to thank all our co‐authors of previous publications, especially the MSc and PhD students that contributed to the recent developments in our research. This book would not have been possible without the contribution of numerous students, colleagues, and friends who have constantly inspired and motivated us. Finally, we thank our families for their love, encouragement, and support.