Numerical solution of the problem of optimizing the process of oil displacement by steam

Abstract

The paper is devoted to the problem of optimizing the process of steam stimulation on the oil reservoir by controlling the steam pressure on the injection well to achieve preassigned temperature distribution along the reservoir at a given time of development. The relevance of the study of this problem is related to the need to improve methods of heavy oil development, the proportion of which exceeds the reserves of light oils, and it tends to grow. As a mathematical model of oil displacement by steam, three-phase non-isothermal flow equations is considered. The problem of optimal control is formulated, an algorithm for the numerical solution is proposed. As a reference regime, temperature distribution corresponding to the constant pressure of injected steam is accepted. The solution of the optimization problem shows that choosing the steam pressure on the injection well, one can improve the e ciency of steam-stimulation and reduce the pressure of the injected steam.