PREFACE TO THE
FOURTH EDITION
To make the fourth edition of this textbook as complete as possible,
I have added Chapter 17 that deals with the topics of Fracture Reservoirs
and Hydraulically Fracture Wells. The book documents the technical
materials that have published and addressed this subject over the last
20 years, particularly the research work that has been authored by
Dr. H. Kazemi and Dr. Steve Holditch.
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