Improving ecological monitoring system in the areas of oil and gas production development

Abstract

The territory of the Russian Federation has various underground resources, among other things the largest reserves of fuel resources of oil and gas, in light of this oil and gas production is especially developed in Russia. Oil and gas production is one of the environmentally hazardous types of economic activity and has a negative impact on the natural environment, by means of disturbance of soils condition, pollution of surface watercourses and underground water, emissions of pollutants into the atmosphere (hydrocarbons, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur oxide, carbon monoxide, solid pollutants, etc.). The chemical pollutions, as a result of the ingress of the pollutants in the time of combustion of associated gas or the seepage of oil slimes through the walls of unutilized sludge pits, are dangerous. Russia has a well-developed ecological monitoring system. However, often there are not enough investigations as to the changing state of environmental components in developing oil production centers. This is due to the need for further development of the monitoring system. Analysis of existing monitoring stations data for the environmental conditions will allow to determine the trends of pollution changes and develop recommendations for improving ecological monitoring system in oil and gas production areas.