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Chapter 7 Two Phase, One Dimensional, Displacement The case of one dimensional, two immiscible, incompressible phase displacement with zero capillary pressure will be studied by specializing the fractional flow equations derived earlier to just two phases. In addition we assume the system has a finite length, uniform initial conditions, and constant boundary conditions. We will be calculating the following: (1) trajectories of constant saturation in the distance-time domain, (2) saturation profile at a given time, (3) fractional flow history at the outflow end, and (4) recovery efficiency as a function of time. A two phase system can be described by only one saturation and one fractional flow expression because the saturations and fractional flows must add to unity. Thus the only independent equation for this system can be given by the following. ∂S1 u ∂ f1 + 0, 0 =≤x ≤L, 0 t t x ∂ φ∂ λr 1 ⎡ kg sinα ⎤ f 1 λ ρ ρ 1 λ λ ⎢ =− u r 2 ( 1 − 2 )⎥ r 1 + r 2 ⎣ ⎦ f S u , ( ) 1 1 α is positive for the x axis rotated in the counter clockwise direction from the horizon. u1 u f1 ∂u 0, 0 =≤x ≤L ∂x We may identify phase 1 with water and phase 2 with oil. The initial condition will be taken to be at the residual (immobile) water saturation. Initial condition of mobile water saturation will cause no difficulty. The boundary c