Assessment of environmental damage from oil sludge to land resources in the Irkutsk region

Abstract

The problem of oil sludge is considered to be serious in the regions of oil and gas production, since it migrates and transforms when in contact with the environment. In this article, we considered the amount of oil sludge produced in the fields of the Irkutsk region and methods of its disposal using the example of the three most promising fields in Eastern Siberia: Yarakta, Markovo and Dulisma fields. We considered the ways of oil sludge disposal and treatment in these fields, fees for the drilling waste produced and made a comparative assessment of the waste produced.