Geoecological aspects of the technologies applied for construction and recultivation of sludge pits when performing drilling operations
To date, the problem of soil pollution as a result of oil and gas complex works is quite acute. The growing requirements of environmental legislation to the activities of oil and gas companies in the field of environmental protection imply the improvement of technologies for the arrangement and subsequent disposal of drilling waste. In modern conditions, with an increased anthropogenic load on the natural environment, the problem of the need to regenerate drilling fluids and reduce their hazard class after the completion of drilling becomes increasingly acute. This places high demands on drilling fluids regarding their quality, versatility, ease of processing and disposal. In this regard, already at the design stage of drilling operations, the need to take into account the geoecological aspects of the arrangement of wells and the choice of subsequent technologies for their reclamation is noted. The result of the work was the development of recommendations for the selection of the best technologies for the arrangement and reclamation of slurry barns during drilling operations at oil and gas fields, as well as methods for aerospace monitoring of their condition.