Isothermal and non-isothermal oil–water flow and viscous fingering in a porous medium

• Published in: International journal of thermal sciences Vol. 42; no. 7; pp. 665 - 676
• Main Authors: Sheorey, Tanuja, Muralidhar, K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Paris Elsevier Masson SAS 01.07.2003; Elsevier
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Crude oil, natural gas and petroleum products; Crude oil, natural gas, oil shales producing equipements and methods; Energy; Enhanced oil recovery methods; Exact sciences and technology; Flows hydrodynamics; Fuels; Immiscible displacement; Numerical simulation; Oil–water system; Porous medium; Prospecting and production of crude oil, natural gas, oil shales and tar sands; Viscous fingering; Oil–water system; Immiscible displacement; Numerical simulation; Viscous fingering; Porous medium; Water injection; Non miscible displacement; Porous medium flow; Enhanced recovery; Oil field; Mathematical model; Modeling

Immiscible flow of heavy oil in a porous formation by high temperature pressurized water has been numerically studied. The physical region is a square domain in the horizontal plane with low and high pressure points at the opposite corners along one of the diagonals. Water, the invading fluid, when...