Kari Cook

Keywords gravity, flow of oil, water, porous beds College Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology Abstract Computerized simulation of the flow in underground petroleum reservoirs is widely used by oil companies to optimize the production of oil and gas. Such simulations are known in the Industry as “reservoir simulation”. They are based on Darcy’s Law, smoothly varying flow potentials, and the assumption that all phases move uniformly through the pore spaces.