Stability of displacement fronts in porous media - growth of large elliptical finger

Journal Article · Tue Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1983 · Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6249150

Mui, K C; Miller, C A

A theoretic analysis is presented for growth of a single, large elliptical finger in a porous medium. The objective is to obtain an understanding of how large fingers develop once a displacement front has become unstable. The results provide information beyond that available from linear analysis which has been used in most previous work and which applies only to infinitesimal perturbations. Separate analyses are given for finger growth during instability of the front accompanying displacement on one immiscible fluid by another; the combustion front in a dry, forward combustion process; a condensation front; and the combustion front in dry, reverse combustion as employed in the linking step of underground coal gasification. 19 references.

• OSTI ID: 6249150
• Journal Information: Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States), Journal Name: Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States) Vol. SPE-11542; ISSN SEAPA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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