The influence of the oil and gas complex on the bogs of the Western Siberia taiga zone

Abstract

The paper examines the influence of economic activities during oil-field development on the bogs of the Western Siberia taiga zone. This research summarises long-standing experience of field studies aimed at exploring various factors of human impact on bogs, which were classified and evaluated according to their seriousness. To identify and characterise fault areas, we used satellite images of various resolutions. The paper analyses existing technologies to recultivate disturbed soil and suggests some principles for gentle recultivation methods, which can restore the natural regimes of bog landscapes.

Keywords:

• Oil and gas complex
• Disturbed soil recultivation

Acknowledgements

The results were obtained while fulfilling the government order from the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation.