HYDROGEOLOGICAL STUDY AND ASSESSMENT OF THE GROUNDWATER RESOURCES IN THE CRETACEOUS DEPOSITS OF THE ZHEM BASIN

https://doi.org/10.48498/minmag.2024.226.2.004

This article analyses the hydrogeological study and prospects of the Albian-Cenomanian aquifer complex confined to the second-order Zhem artesian basin. Data on calculating operational groundwater reserves for 77 groundwater well fields and sites associated with the Albian-Cenomanian aquifer complex were analysed. The description of the estimated resources included evaluations of the main hydrogeological parameters, long-term information on precipitation, flow rates, and water levels for seven main rivers of the Zhem basin area, summarised and analysed data on 8 meteorological and 12 hydrological stations, monitoring observations on groundwater levels at 13 hydrogeological sites, including 54 wells, were analysed. Conclusions have been drawn regarding the perspectives of Albian-Cenomanian aquifer complex use and further prospection.

*D.S. Sapargaliyev, V.М. Mirlas, Y.Z. Murtazin, V.А. Smolyar