Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7051138 | European Journal of Mechanics - B/Fluids | 2016 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
The mathematical model describing the counter-current imbibition phenomenon in a heterogeneous porous medium gives rise to a non-linear partial differential equation. This equation has been solved using âhomotopy analysis methods together with appropriate boundary and initial conditions. The solution represents the saturation of injected water during counter-current imbibition in a secondary oil recovery process, when water is injected. This saturation of injected âwater increases as the distance, X, from the imbibition phase âincreases, for a given time T>0. It is also deduced that the saturation of injected water in a homogeneous porous matrix is higher than the saturation of injected water in a heterogeneous porous matrix for the same distance X and time T>0. The numerical and graphical presentation of the saturation of injected water in heterogeneous as well as homogeneous porous âmatrices for distance X and time T>0 are obtained âin Maple.
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Authors
Kajal K. Patel, M.N. Mehta, Twinkle R. Singh,