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We present a front-tracking method for solving two-phase reservoir simulation problems arising in reservoirs with varying geological properties. The method preserves exactly the characteristic features of saturation fronts crossing media discontinuities. Two test examples are presented.
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Gimse, T., Risebro, N.H. A note on reservoir simulation for heterogeneous porous media. Transp Porous Med 10, 257–270 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00616812
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