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Modeling of Gravity-Imbibition and Gravity-Drainage Processes: Analytic and Numerical Solutions

Niels Bech, Ole Krogh Jensen, Birger Nielsen

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Summary A matrix/fracture exchange model for a fractured reservoir simulator is described. Oil/water imbibition is obtained from a diffusion equation with water saturation as the dependent variable. Gas/oil gravity drainage and imbibition are calculated by taking into account the vertical saturation distribution in the matrix blocks.

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Key concepts: Imbibition, Saturation (graph theory), Water saturation, Petroleum engineering, Mechanics, Geology, Drainage, Matrix (chemical analysis)