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Applied Concepts in Fractured Reservoirs is a much‐needed precise and practical treatment of a key topic in the energy industry and beyond. The subject of natural fractures and their impact on hydrocarbon reservoirs has been a mutual interest that I have shared with the senior author of this book, John Lorenz, for decades. In my view this will become a standard reference for geoscientists and engineers working on fractured reservoirs, for example reservoir engineers, geophysicists, geologists, and rock mechanics practitioners. It will take its place among the many other publications by the authors already addressing related issues. The importance of the book lies in the fact that it addresses what is probably the most pervasive feature of rocks: the tendency to break under natural or man‐made stresses. The authors put this in an applied context for all involved in exploration and development in the industry and in academia. In that context the book is well organized and clearly illustrated in an easy to grasp collection of applications for fracture studies, for example their impact on reservoir petrophysics, their influence on drilling, and production engineering.

The book is balanced in that it introduces the reader to basic definitions and classifications of fractures and fractured reservoirs at the outset. It then proceeds by outlining a workflow for fractured reservoirs characterization and it goes on to introduce the way fractures impact operational activities. The book allocates a considerable section to discussing the impact of natural fractures on hydraulic fracturing. In my opinion such impact is not fully understood and including it in the book is a timely approach to raise questions, stimulate thoughts, and shed some light on different experimental explanations. The ability to predict the outcome when natural fractures interact with hydraulically stimulated/induced fractures in a reservoir is a challenge not yet fully achieved. Advancement in this area of hydrofracturing is a crucial step in making hydrofracturing more efficient and safer.

John Lorenz and Scott Cooper, who are accomplished researchers and consultants, have produced a valuable resource on the subject of fractured reservoirs, a publication which complements previous texts, and takes the topic to a broader, up‐to‐date, applied level and scope.

Mohammed S. Ameen (Ph.D., DIC, FGS) Principal Professional in Geomechanics, Emerging Unconventional Assets Department, Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia