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Buckley-Leverett Fractional Flow

The Buckley-Leverett (1942) theory describes one-dimensional, immiscible displacement of oil by water in a porous medium. It predicts the water saturation profile as a function of distance and time during waterflooding. Combined with the Welge (1952) tangent construction, it provides breakthrough ti...