FEATURES OF GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF OIL AND GAS FIELDS IN THE WEST KAZAKHSTAN REGION

https://doi.org/10.48498/minmag.2024.236.12.003

The West Kazakhstan region is rich in oil and gas reserves due to its historical geological development factors. The purpose of the study is to study the geographical distribution of gas and oil fields in the West Kazakhstan region. The article provides locations, location, geological development, geological age, depth of occurrence, occupied territory, reserves and share in the development of the country’s economy. The description of about twenty oil and gas fields in the region is given. The largest of them are the Karachaganak and Chinarevskoye fields. In the course of the article, based on the study of factual material, an attempt was made to provide an economic justification for the use of all types of material raw materials for the development of agriculture in the region, taking into account the integrated use of energy and mineral resources, their effectiveness.

*B.H. Hodzhanova, G.Zh. Abdusheva, D.B. Yakupova