Феномен пульсирующих озёр Торея (Забайкалье)

Abstract

The phenomenon of pulsating lakes of the drainless Torey Basin - Barun- and Zun-Torey, located in the south of Transbaikalia territory, is considered. The unique peculiarity of the lakes is periodicity, mainly alternation of distinctly dry and wet periods with the duration of 24 to 42 years, on average about 30 years, i.e. a strict cyclicity is not observed. The cause of periodicity is measured from two main positions: either climatic changes or tectonic processes. The analysis of the available material indicates that the cause of periodicity is complex, but with the leading role of tectonic processes (neotectonic fluctuations), awakening multilevel groundwater of the Tsasucheisky and Torey artesian basins are the main sources of lake feeding. Groundwater feeding (Uldza River, Imalka River) is insignificant and the inflow is spent for evaporation. Tectonic processes do not occur without the participation of the Space (solar activity, the state of the Universe), because the Earth is a coordinated space system and all the processes occurring in it are reflected in the state of its depths. Measures are suggested to change considerably the duration of oscillations of the water surface of the Torey lakes and not to wait for the next water period of 15 years and more. Such measures can be compulsory influence on the activity of a lot of underground waters of the artesian basin, the main sources of feeding of the lakes. External influences can be ground or underground dosed explosions or vibration (during desiccation phases), widely used to increase the oil and gas flow rate in hydrocarbon production. Another remarkable phenomenon of the Torey Basin is mud volcanism in a form of salsa, which some researchers consider as search signs of oil and gas bearing capacity. The analysis of materials on mud volcanism on a global scale unequivocally indicates the absence of mud volcanism not only in the Torey Basin, but also in general the absence of such in Transbaikalia. The phenomenon of pulsating Torey lakes is not related to climatic changes, but has a complex cause, with the leading end, the "piston pump" effect, not without the participation of the Space. There is no mud volcanism in the Torey Basin. Consequently, it is not necessary to speak about its prospects for oil-and-gas bearing capacity. The salts observed in the Torey have a different nature and are connected with the activity of groundwater in the areas of permafrost spreading