A Computer Method to Calculate Two-Phase Flow in Any Irregularly Bounded Porous Medium

Abstract

A fast method is needed for calculating thoroughly the performanceof two-phase flow in reservoir rock with complex geometry. The authorspresent such a method and show its accuracy by comparison with laboratoryperformance of a five-spot pattern. In making the performance calculations,the quadrant of the five-spot pattern was divided into four channels.The computer time required for the calculation was one minute. Thisis roughly about 1/4 minute per channel.