Regular space monitoring from remote sensing satellites permits to detect changes within the territory of an oilfield.
Authorized divisions of oil and gas companies, alongside with governmental bodies, must to monitor and make inventory of all objects on the territory of an oilfield. These can be industrial facilities, pipelines, oil wells, tailings, housing facilities of oilfield's crew.
Space monitoring is carried out in the following areas:
Space monitoring is carried out in the following areas:
- Detection of changes of industrial facilities, pipelines, oil wells, and etc.;
- Control of oilfield exploitation process and of construction works within the oilfield;
- Monitoring of drilling wastes (cuttings, mud, solids) and its storages;
- Monitoring of roadways near the oilfield;
- Monitoring of gas (APG) flaring;
- Providing security of the oilfield.