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    This document discusses a Buckley-Leverett simulation example of oil displacement by water in a horizontal, linear system. It characterizes the model and examines the effects of grid number, capillary pressure, and mobility ratio on the displacement process. Finer grids better approximate continuum models while capillary pressure causes rounded fluid fronts. Higher mobility ratios decrease shock fronts during displacement.

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    This document discusses a Buckley-Leverett simulation example of oil displacement by water in a horizontal, linear system. It characterizes the model and examines the effects of grid number, capillary pressure, and mobility ratio on the displacement process. Finer grids better approximate continuum models while capillary pressure causes rounded fluid fronts. Higher mobility ratios decrease shock fronts during displacement.

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    This document discusses a Buckley-Leverett simulation example of oil displacement by water in a horizontal, linear system. It characterizes the model and examines the effects of grid number, capillary pressure, and mobility ratio on the displacement process. Finer grids better approximate continuum models while capillary pressure causes rounded fluid fronts. Higher mobility ratios decrease shock fronts during displacement.

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    Buckley leverett simulation example

    Auther : Professor Jon Kleppe

    Assistant producers:
    Farrokh Shoaei
    Khayyam Farzullayev

    NTNU
    Buckley leverett simulation example

    Characterization of model
    ❖ This is a demonstration of 1D Buckley-Leverett problem.

    ❖ Oil is being displaced by water in a horizontal, linear system under diffuse flow
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    model

    ❖ The pressure is maintained during the displacement process.

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    The water can travel through a course gridded model more quickly than a fine gridded model.
    Consequently the water front becomes smeared causing a prematurely water break through in the
    coarse gridded model. This effect is called numerical dispersion.
    In practice there are other factors contributing to numerical dispersion such as the averaging of
    relative permeabilities and of saturations.
    Characterization of
    model Animation of Oil Saturation for Case 1, Geometry: 10 x 1 x 10

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    The greater the number of gridblocks the more closely the model approaches
    continuum in space in which Buckley Leverett shock-front displacement is honored.

    Characterization of Animation of Oil Saturation for Case 2, Geometry: 50 x 1 x 25


    model

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    When capillary pressure is included in simulation, the fluid front has relatively round
    shape.

    Characterization of Case 3, the capillary pressure is included ,the geometry is 50 x 1 x 25.


    model

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    With the increase of mobility ratio, M, the shock-front decreases.

    Characterization of Case 4, oil viscosity is 10 times higher , geometry: 50 x 1 x 25.


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    1.
    0 μ o = 1.0 cp
    0.
    8 μ o = 10.0 cp

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    model 6

    FW
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    0 0.0 0.2 0.4
    S W 0.6 0.8 1.0
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    This graph shows that with the increase in viscosity, curve moves to the left .
    From the mobility ratio equation, the increase in oil viscosity brings an increases to the mobility
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    ratio, M.
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    This slide illustrates two runs of simulation with different mobility ratios, M.
    In first case when M is less or equal to 1 cp, the displacement is piston-like.
    μo=1.0 cp and M=2.0

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    In case 2, the mobility ratio is much greater than 1 cp, there is some degree of shock-front
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    displacement that is less than piston like.
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    As oil has high viscosity, the water is relatively more mobile and it moves bypassing the oil.

    μo=10.0 cp and M=20.0


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    References

    Kleppe J.: Reservoir recovery course, buckley leverett analysis note


    Characterization of
    model
    Snyder R. W. and Ramey H. J.: ”Application of Buckley-Leverett Displacement Theory
    to Noncommunicating Layered System”. SPE paper 1645
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    Title: BUCKLEY LEVERTT SIMULATION EXAMPLE

    Characterization of Author:
    model Name: Prof. Jon Kleppe

    Address:
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    S.P. Andersensvei 15A
    7491 Trondheim

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