Published April 2020, Pg. 55-60

Section: Еcology and industrial safety

UOT: 622.276:658.58

DOI: 10.37474/0365-8554/2020-4-55-60

Issues of abandonment of oil wells and soil recultivation

A.G. Mahidov

R.S. Safarov

N.S. Seidahmadov

R.G. Ragimov

Eventually, the wells are abandoned as depleted their resources, in some cases during construction process due to the technical and geological factors as well. The abandonment itself was carried out according to the existing safety rules in the oil-gas producing industry, obliged for the further control on the abandoned wells and did not assume further civil accommodation construction on this territory. The areas with abandoned oil wells were not used for economic needs and building construction and were under the control of oil-gas producing enterprises managing these wells. It emerged that existing methods of oil and gas wells abandonment do not guarantee their safety and may lead to the emergencies in the future. The transfer of such territories to the citywide balance leads to the loss of control on the abandoned wells. It is necessary to keep record of such wells and set up their register as well.