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applied sciences Review Drilling Fluid and Cement Slurry Design for Naturally Fractured Reservoirs Nediljka Gaurina-Medimurec, Borivoje Paši´c * , Petar Miji´c and Igor Medved ¯ Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; nediljka.gaurina-medjimurec@rgn.hr (N.G.-M.); petar.mijic@rgn.hr (P.M.); igor.medved@rgn.hr (I.M.) * Correspondence: borivoje.pasic@rgn.hr; Tel.: +385-1-553-58-40 Abstract: For years, drilling engineers have been faced with the challenge of drilling wells through naturally fractured reservoirs that are present around the world. During drilling, the pressure at the bottomhole of a well is frequently intentionally higher than formation pressure, which can result in the loss of mud in surrounding rocks. During well cementing, the bottomhole pressure is even higher than it is during drilling, because the cement slurry density is higher than the density of the mud. Therefore, if natural or induced fractures in the surrounding rocks are not plugged during drilling, the cement slurry can be lost to them, reducing their permeability which is undesirable in the case of a pay zone. To prevent the loss of circulation and the related consequences, it is necessary to apply good drilling and cementing practices and to use adequate methods and carefully selected materials for plugging the loss zones. The aim of this article is