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The integral of Eq. (6.17) with respect to time gives the frontal advance.

6.2 Frontal Advance Including Gravity

Gravity is included in the analysis of frontal advance in a dipping reservoir
(Figure 6-1) by replacing phase pressure in Eqs. (6.1) through (6.6) with phase

Figure 6-1. Geometry of Frontal Advance

potential
= - p (gxsm&
<J> ; P f
The resulting equations for phase potentials are

(6.18)
0,0<x<x f
dx 2
2
d ®
-> — \J) A 7 f 'X J*. ^, JL^ (6.19)
5jc
The phase potentials at the flood front are related by

with continuity of phase velocities