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\frac{\partial s}{\partial t_D} +\frac{\partial f}{\partial x_D} = 0
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s(t=0,x) = 0
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s(t,0) = 1

where

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body--uriencoded--\displaystyle t_D = \frac%7BV_\phi \, t%7D%7Bq%7D

dimensionless time

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body--uriencoded--\displaystyle x_D = \frac%7Bx%7D%7BL%7D

dimensionless distance

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bodyL

reservoir length along

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body--uriencoded--V_%7B\phi m%7D= (1-s_%7Bwi%7D-s_%7Borw%7D) \cdot \phi \cdot h \cdot D \cdot L

mobile reservoir pore volume


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Petroleum Industry / Upstream / Subsurface E&P Disciplines / Dynamic Flow Model / Reservoir Flow Model (RFM)

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The equation 

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 can be explicitly integrated:

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x_D(s) = \begin{cases}\dot f(s) \cdot t_D, & \mbox{if } s < s^*\\ 2 x^*_D- \dot f(s) \cdot t_D, & \mbox{if } s \geq s^*\end{cases}

where

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critical saturation where fractional flow function reaches inflection point: 

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body--uriencoded--\ddot f(s%5e*) = 0

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body--uriencoded--x%5e*_D= f(s%5e*) \cdot t_D%5e*

 "inflection" distance   

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body--uriencoded--t_D%5e*

"inflection" time

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body--uriencoded--\displaystyle \dot f(s) = \frac%7Bd f%7D%7Bds%7D, \, \, \ddot f(s) = \frac%7Bd%5e2 f%7D%7Bds%5e2%7D

first and second derivatives of the fractional flow function


Algebraic equation 

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can be used to find a solution of 
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 in terms of saturation over time and distance: 
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bodys(t,x)
 (see Fig. 1).


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Fig. 1 – Sample case of  Buckley–Leverett reservoir saturation profile 

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 capturing the moment,

when water front is still on mid-way towards the producing well, sitting at

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bodyx_D = 1 \Leftrightarrow x = L
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