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Identification of oil mining technogenesis based on aerial photography data

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Abstract

Purpose

The paper studies the applicability of aerial photography materials for identifying the consequences of oil mining technogenesis.

Materials and methods

Multi-seasonal aerial photography of a karst river basin, where oil is being produced, was carried out using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Visual photographic delineation revealed the consequences of mechanical transformations, and some hydrocarbon inputs (bitumisation) and salts (technogenic salinisation) were also identified.

Results

As a rule, it has been established that mechanical transformations are detected by the colour and shape of objects. Occasionally, it is also necessary to analyse indirect signs of photographic delineation: the shape of the shadow, the configuration of the borders, the traces of passage, etc. Signs of photographic delineation of technogenic salinisation are turbidity of water and the acquisition of a blue-white colour; the change of colour in the water body to green-yellow; and white salt manifestations on the soil surface. The bitumisation process is sufficiently reliable to identify the presence of open oil spills on the surface of soil or water.

Conclusion

The use of orthophotos to detect the processes of bitumisation and technogenic salinisation is effective, especially in combination with direct field studies. The conditions for using aerial photography to identify the consequences of oil mining technogenesis are pixel resolution ≥ 20 cm/pixel (optimal ≥ 10 cm/pixel), snowless shooting season, cloudlessness and relatively low forest cover. The spatial distribution of the identified areas of all types of technogenesis indicates a close relationship with the location of oil mining facilities.

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The reported study was funded by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR) and Perm Territory, project number 20–45-596018.

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    Yuliya Khotyanovskaya, Sergei Buzmakov & Pavel Sannikov

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Khotyanovskaya, Y., Buzmakov, S. & Sannikov, P. Identification of oil mining technogenesis based on aerial photography data. J Soils Sediments 23, 973–988 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-022-03357-y

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