The importance of capillary forces in waterflooding: An examination of the Buckley-Leverett frontal displacement theory

Journal of Porous Media

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-15

  Dullien, F A L ^a   Dong, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b SASKATCHEWAN RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); SURFACE TENSION;

BUCKLEY-LEVERETT FRONTAL DISPLACEMENT THEORY; FRACTIONAL FLOW EQUATION OF LEVERETT; RESERVOIR OIL-WATER INTERFACIAL TENSIONS;

CAPILLARY FLOW;

EID: 2942671605     PISSN: 1091028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/jpormedia.v5.i1.10     Document Type: Article

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