Seidaliev Adilet.
Al-Farabi Kazakh National
University, Faculty of Law.
Environmental
issues in Subsoil Use
The main
difference between mining are significant scale anthropogenic impact on the
environment. With the development of mineral deposits become the most acute
problem of disturbance of the soil cover and anthropogenic pollution of land.
High pollution of surface and groundwater in mining area creates a tense
situation in the provision of safe drinking water to the population. Air
pollution, natural water and the top of the soil of ecologically harmful
substances technological processes of mining in the development of oil and gas
fields interfering with the natural process of self regulation of the
environment and can lead to its rapid degradatsii.V this regard, the
preservation of the natural environment from excessive load on the environment
when development of mineral deposits is an important task of our time.
This
issue is by far the most urgent, in view of the accelerated industrial
development of the state, but because each country is constantly improving
legal provisions to protect the environment. Environmental protection is a
system of state and public measures aimed at the preservation and restoration
of the environment, prevention of the negative impact of economic and other
activity on the environment and the elimination of its consequences [1]. That
is, the protection of the environment calls for measures to ensure the
prevention of deterioration of the physical, chemical and biological
characteristics of the atmosphere, land, water, plants and animals now and in
the future as a result of the development of hydrocarbon fields. This means
that first of all when using the subsoil should be provided: a complete and
comprehensive study of the subsoil; compliance with the established procedure
of providing subsoil use and prevent unauthorized subsoil use; the most
complete extraction of mineral resources and the rational use of the stock of
fixed and shared with them occurring minerals and ingredients contained
therein; avoiding the harmful effects of works related to subsoil use, on the
safety of mineral reserves; Warning unjustified and unauthorized building areas
of mineral resources and compliance with the established order of use of these
areas for other purposes; prevention of the harmful effects of works related to
subsoil use, on the safety of the exploited and are in conservation mines,
wells and underground structures; preventing subsoil contamination at
underground storage of oil and gas or other substances and materials, burial of
hazardous substances and waste, waste-water discharges.
State,
under the protection of the environment, provided payments to the budget for
emissions into the environment. Emissions into the environment are emissions,
discharges of pollutants, placement in the environment of production and
consumption waste, harmful physical effects [1]. Measures for conservation of
resources and the environment are set out in the license for subsoil use, in
project documents on a trial experimental-industrial and commercial development
of hydrocarbon deposits in the special long-term programs in the field
development contracts. Every subsoil use contract fixed limit on emissions into
the environment, the excess of which is subject to penalties, in accordance
with the CAO. Limits on emissions into the environment are normative volumes of
emissions into the environment, established for a certain period.
State
control over the use of natural resources and the quality of the environment is
carried out by the State Committee for Nature Protection, the State Committee
for Work Safety in Industry and Mining Supervision. When damage to the
environment, the authorized body of an economic evaluation of damage caused to
the environment. Economic evaluation of damage caused to the environment is the
cost value of the expenditure required to restore the environment and the
consumer properties of natural resources [1], ie, it follows that these funds
are charged to cover the negative effects of human activities in the area of
contamination.
At this
point, government revenues from subsurface constitute more than 55% taxes and
70% of foreign exchange earnings to the budget [2]. Overestimate this industry
is quite difficult in terms of profitability. As mentioned earlier, the
environment is a system of state and public measures aimed at the preservation
and restoration of the environment, the elimination of the negative impacts of
human activities. The damage is estimated by the authorized body in monetary
terms.
According
to experts, the installation of "Flying Flame" firm "Baker"
(US) is applicable for the prevention of marine pollution products testing and
development of exploration wells drilled with the rig and FDR, but it does not
apply when developing bush wells drilled with SMEs, as In this case, aimlessly
lost a large amount of oil and condensate. Therefore, in this case, use a
different scheme for the collection and transportation of crude oil
(condensate) and gas flaring, especially in deep water. The advantage of this
scheme is that crude oil (condensate) is completely captured, collected in the underwater
tank and transported by tankers [3].
Currently,
marine pollution during the development of the bush ekspluatatsion¬nyh wells
drilled with SMEs and trestle platforms, is reduced to zero, since prior to the
development of them laid underwater and surface product pipelines. With the
development of wells in the sea of pumping water or oil is
carried out in a closed circulation system into the reservoir or technological
capacity to reuse the washing liquid. However, this method still involves the
burning of associated gas in flares, and to change this situation in the coming
years without significant loss is not possible, since it is still an open
question to the processing of associated gas, is inappropriate and
transportation of associated gas.
Ultimately,
it should be noted that environmental protection measures should not be
expressed only through raising the fine from the state, need to take measures
to encourage the development of environmentally safe methods for the extraction
and processing of raw materials. It is important to bear in mind that
incentives should be accompanied by an economic component to the event on the
environmentally friendly production and processing were profitable. It also
requires the further development of state programs for the development of small
and medium-sized businesses on favorable terms in the field of ecology to
improve the environmental background in the mining regions, ie, expected to
create environmental projects market.
It is
necessary to broaden the social orientation of the law "On Subsoil and
Subsoil Use". It would be advisable to include in law mandatory measures
to improve public health, within the framework of eliminating the consequences
of environmental damage to the environment. It is necessary to monitor the
population for diseases specific to the region and to allocate funds for health
care. The state requires the implementation of measures to promote more
environmentally friendly mining techniques. This would help improve the
development of the mining industry, the investment climate in Kazakhstan, as
well as, to give a qualitative leap forward development of the industry, to
improve the standard of living of the population.
Bibliography:
1. Environmental Code.
2. The Republic of Kazakhstan National Bank report on income and using
the 2008 National Fund of RK year.
3. The course of lectures, Environmental Management, D.Sabitova.