Entropy Generation Minimization of Two-Phase Flow Irreversibilities in Hydrocarbon Reservoirs

The efficient use of available energy in hydrocarbon extraction processes is essential to reducing overall emissions the petroleum industry. inefficient design an process leads higher per unit mass recovery. Fluid friction and heat transfer are irreversible that vital decreasing system’s operational efficiency. To reduce these losses reservoir production’s life, contributing factors such as characteristic features a formation, fluids, production rate investigated this paper. This study examines loss porous media wellbore formations using entropy generation minimization at various stages thermodynamic conditions, eventually achieving recovery factors. Entropy used develop predictive models calculate for multiphase flow. proposed consider oil water working fluids medium wellbore. paper also investigates thermophysical effects around by incorporating Hawkin’s model. A sensitivity analysis assessed impact rock fluid properties conditions temperature, wettability, capillary pressure on total generation. findings reveal significantly impacts factor production. Additionally, strongly influences life. two-phase show increases, decreases lower rates. article helps address Furthermore, results obtained from numerical-simulation model open up new research area scholars maximize heterogeneous reservoirs.