Flow rate management for improved recovery

An apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a machine-readable medium having program code executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to,
• determine a first flow control configuration including determining flow profiles for a plurality of zones each including at least one flow control device;
• generate contaminant intake classifications associated with one or more of the zones based on the first flow control configuration and a first contaminant level detected for a combined flow comprising inflow from the zones;
• and
• generate a second flow control configuration for the zones based on the contaminant intake classifications.

One or more non-transitory machine-readable media comprising program code for controlling flow rates within a well system, the program code to:

• determine a first flow control configuration including determining flow profiles for a plurality of zones each including at least one flow control device;
• generate contaminant intake classifications associated with one or more of the zones based on the first flow control configuration and a first contaminant level detected for a combined flow comprising inflow from the zones;
• and
• generate a second flow control configuration for the zones based on the contaminant intake classifications.