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Buckley-Leverett theory: a standalone construct

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Petroleum engineering

a one-dimensional theory of immiscible displacement giving how a water front advances through oil-bearing rock.

In petroleum engineering, Buckley-Leverett theory refers to a one-dimensional theory of immiscible displacement giving how a water front advances through oil-bearing rock. This meaning comes from Buckley (1942) in Transactions of the AIME.[1]

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  1. Buckley, S. E., & Leverett, M. C. (1942). Mechanism of Fluid Displacement in Sands. Transactions of the AIME, 146(01), 107-116. https://doi.org/10.2118/942107-g

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