Geology, geography and global energy

Scientific and Technical Journal

Application of oil-production greening indexes to effect a mode of economic activity in special economic zones

2013. №1, pp. 161-169

Chaykin Sergey A. - Engineer, Perm State National Research University, 15 Bukirev st., Perm, Russian Federation, 614990, chaykinsa@hotmail.com

The article describes the use of oil-production greening indexes to effect a specific mode of economic activity in special economic zones. The latter include Specially Protected Natural Territories (including habitats bearing rare and protected plants and animal species); Water Protection Zones (and riparian shelter belts) belonging to rivers, lakes and bogs; protective forests; sanitary protection zones, or SPZs (of potable water intake facilities, cultural heritage sites, and residential areas); SPZs belonging to industrial facilities; and mining-type enterprises (for exploitation of natural resources). These special zones, the critique relates, are mitigating the technogenic contamination resulting from environmental pollutants by applying the quality standards developed for different phases of oil-field operations and technological processes. A total of 49 spatial-temporal greening indexes may be established, depending on the specific mode of economic activity that the oil field is undertaking: exploratory-prospective work; pilot operations, development and industrial operations; and decommissioning or abandonment of industrial facilities. Each of these activities has a number of unique features, influencing the type of technological process, mode of technogenic impact, existing pollution sources, etc. The commentary notes that the selected geo-ecological survey will have a specific technogenic impact within an imposed restriction framework. The blueprint observes, in conclusion, that the application of greening indexes will enable industrial activities to be adjusted and allow additional special geo-ecological studies to be performed. Finally, the study presents examples of special studies that the Caspian Sea oil fields and Verkhnekamskoye Potash and Magnesium Salts Deposit (in Perm) are in the process of implementing.

Key words: greening indexes,territory with a specific mode of economic activity,technogenic impact

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