Characterization of the speed of a two-phase interface in a porous medium

A typical situation of oil reservoir simulation is considered in a porous medium where the resident oil is displaced by water injection. An explicit expression of the speed of the oil-water interface is given in a pseudo-2D case via the resolution of an auxiliary Riemann problem. The explicit 2D sol...

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Main Authors: Adil Abbassi, Gawtum Namah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2005-01-01
Series:Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/MPE.2005.641
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Summary:A typical situation of oil reservoir simulation is considered in a porous medium where the resident oil is displaced by water injection. An explicit expression of the speed of the oil-water interface is given in a pseudo-2D case via the resolution of an auxiliary Riemann problem. The explicit 2D solution is then corroborated with numerical simulations by solving the transport equation with a generalized scheme of Harten type.
ISSN:1024-123X
1563-5147