A mathematical model of two-phase fluid nonlinear flow in the direction ofnormal of ellipse through low-permeability porous media was established according to anonlinear flow law expressed in a continuous function with three parameters, a massconservation law and a concept of turbulent ellipses. A solution to the model was obtainedby using a finite difference method and an extrapolation method. Formulas of calculatingdevelopment index not only before but also after water breaks through an oil well in thecondition of two-phase fluid nonlinear flow in the media were derived. An example wasdiscussed. Water saturation distribution was presented. The moving law of drainage frontwas found. Laws of change of pressure difference with time were recognized. Results showthat there is much difference of water saturation distribution between nonlinear flow andlinear flow; that drainage front by water moves faster, water breaks through sooner and theindex gets worse because of the nonlinear flow ; and that dimensionless pressure differencegets larger at the same dimensionless time and difficulty of oil development becomes biggerby the nonlinear flow . Thus, it is necessary that influence of nonlinear flow on developmentindexes of the oil fields be taken into account. The results provide water-floodingdevelopment of the oil fields with scientific basis.