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Validation and application of probabilistic simulation for fluid flow through porous media
- Publisher: European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
- Source: Conference Proceedings, IOR 1991 - 6th European Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery, May 1991, cp-44-00018
- ISBN: 978-94-6282-133-0
Abstract
The non-linear partial differential equations describing oil- water displacement in porous media can be solved using a probabilistic simulation technique. Results have been presented by various authors. However, an elaborate proof of the technique has as yet not been presented. The results of a probabilistic simulator, are validated using a one dimensional solution in closed of the Buckley-Leverett problem including capillary forces. Subsequently the simulator is applied to study the effect of permeability heterogeneity on displacement characteristics. Both one and two dimensional examples are presented.