Axisymmetric flow in an oil reservoir of finite depth caused by a point sink above an oil-water interface

Journal of Engineering Mathematics

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 365-376

  Zhang, H ^a   Hocking, G C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Boundary integral equation method; Critical flow rate; Porous medium

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CRUDE PETROLEUM; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; WATER;

BOUNDARY INTEGRAL EQUATION METHOD; CRITICAL FLOW RATE;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

AXISYMMETRIC FLOW; CRITICAL FLOW RATE; OIL RESERVOIR; POROUS MEDIUM;

AXISYMMETRIC; CRITICAL FLOW; FLUID FLOW; OIL RESERVOIRS;

EID: 0031278136     PISSN: 00220833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004227232732     Document Type: Article

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