Tatarstan is quite rich in fuel and minerals.The main wealth of the region - is, of course, oil.In addition, minerals Tatarstan - it is also hard coal, copper, oil shale, peat, bauxite, limestone and other.In this article, we will focus on the largest and most important deposits of this raw material.
Minerals
Tatarstan Republic is located in the central part of European Russia.It is bordered by eight subjects of the Russian Federation.By area, it is small, but in terms of population region takes the 8th place in the country.Tatarstan - a multicultural republic.Here peacefully coexist more than 100 different nationalities, and the official language is Russian and Tatar.
What minerals are there in Tatarstan?The main wealth of the region, without a doubt, is oil.Thus, enterprises and oil companies account for nearly 40% of the total revenues of the whole republic.On the basis of the extracted raw material operates powerful Nizhnekamsk petrochemical cluster.According to the forecasts of geologists, in the depths of Tatarstan contain up to 1 billion tons of oil.
Nevertheless, minerals Tatarstan - it's not just oil.It is also hard and brown coal, copper, bauxite, shale and peat, as well as raw materials for the construction industry (limestone, dolomite, clay and so on. N.).
oil in Tatarstan
oil in the country is produced in only two areas: it Zakamye and Eastern Kama.Its reserves are associated with Devonian and carbon deposits.It is worth noting that most of the oil fields is to small.Major are just three of them: it Romashkinskoye, Bavlinskoye and Novoelhovskoe.
heavy oil in Tatarstan, and with a large admixture of sulfur.Along with it, usually simultaneously produced, and natural gas (for each ton of extracted oil - approximately 40 cubic meters).In addition, in the country there are some deposits of gas condensate.
Tatarstan: mineral deposits
Tatarstan developed currently 127 oil fields.The largest of them - Sausbashskoe, Novoelhovskoe, Bavlinskoye and Romashkinskoye.
If we take into account other minerals Tatarstan, the republic is known about the hundreds of coal deposits, which mostly lies very deep: from 1000 to 1400 meters.This makes it not very profitable production.
the southwest of Tatarstan there are deposits of phosphorite and oil shale.However, their quality is not enough to start a large-scale commercial production.
also almost the entire territory of the Republic of Tatarstan there are deposits of various building materials.This limestone, dolomite, clay, crushed stone, sand, gravel and crushed stone.Another minerals deposits which is sufficient in Tatarstan - is peat.
Kamsky coal basin
This basin has huge reserves of lignite, gas and coal, but its production is still unprofitable.The reason for that - a very complex geological conditions.In general, coal reserves are experts estimate at ten billion tons!
According to geologists, coal Kama basin is quite suitable for the production of synthetic fuel gas generator.The depth of the reservoir - from 1000 to 1200 meters on average.Therefore, for full-scale organization of production is necessary to conduct complex and costly exploration work.
Given the complexity of coal mining Kama basin scientists propose the so-called method of underground coal gasification.According to them, this is the only rational way to develop these deposits.In addition, some small deposits of brown coal in the basin can be used as fertilizer to produce agriculture.
Romashkinskoye field
This is one of the largest oil fields in Russia, which is located in the southern part of the country.Experts estimate the total reserves of oil here in five billion tons.This 2.2 billion of them have already withdrawn.Each year it produces about 15 million tons of oil (almost 50% of the oil production of the country).
Mastering Romashkinskoye field (incidentally, the name it has received from the local village Romashkino) began in the late 40s of the twentieth century.In 1948, a team of geologists and oil uncovered on the site of powerful layers of Devonian age.Open field in Tatarstan, in terms of its reserves, once dubbed "the Second Baku".
In conclusion ...
Thus, the main minerals of Tatarstan - oil, coal, oil shale, copper, peat, limestone and dolomite.However, the main wealth and resources of the republic has been and remains today is oil.
