A Theory of the Optimal Policy of Oil Recovery by Secondary Displacement Processes
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Publication:3661209
DOI10.1137/0143007zbMath0514.76090MaRDI QIDQ3661209
G. M. Homsy, Sheldon B. Gorell
Publication date: 1983
Published in: SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)
Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1137/0143007
asymptotic solution; Darcy's law; continuity equation; oil; linear perturbation of basic motion; nonlinear constrained eigenvalue problem; ratio of the viscosities; stability of displacement of fluid in porous medium by less viscous fluid containing solute
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