Thermodynamics and Optimal Control of Porous Media Flows in Oil Field Development

Resumo

The nonisothermal two-phase porous media flow of oil and hot water in a horizontal oil reservoir is considered. An asymptotic method for calculating the flow and solving related optimal control problems is proposed. Namely, the problem of choosing optimal control actions to maximize the oil production for a given level of financial costs and to minimize the costs for a given level of oil production is considered.