Key words: scaling of functions, relative permeability, method of regularization, numerical diffusion, reservoir simulation.
The article dwells on the problem of simulating discontinuous solutions in numerical models as exemplified by the oil-water displacement problem in porous medium with neglected capillary pressure (Buckley-Leverett problem). It has been shown that coarse sampling in numerical models enhances the process of numerical diffusion, leading to “blurring” of the displacement front. The work presents a new method to regularize the numerical solution of the water-oil displacement problem in porous medium by scaling the relative permeability functions, which enables reconstruction of the displacement front’s movement using coarse grid with no changes in the numerical scheme. The carried out test calculations have confirmed the applicability of this method.
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