OREANDA-NEWS. JSC Votemiro Company (the Orenburg Region, the enterprise is part of the ROSGEO state holding) will perform field geological survey work at a scale of 1:200,000 within M-40-I sheets (Perevolotsky urban settlement) and M-40-II (Orenburg), collection and cameral processing of archive and field materials for the compilation of hydrogeological maps. The relevant contract was signed with the customer, FGBU Gidrospetsgeologiya (Federal State Budgetary Institution).

Experts will study the territory of 10,264 sq. km. The project is scheduled for 3 years and geologists must complete the project by the end of 2019.

According to the Terms of Reference, the following types of work will be performed: reconnaissance and hydrogeological traverses, drilling and abandonment of wells, geophysical studies in wells, testing of underground waters inflow to clarify the hydrogeological characteristics of the main aquifers, survey work for existing water intakes and water points. Also, specialists will perform hydrochemical sampling and testing of underground and surface waters, hydrological work and surveying.

At the office stage, subsurface and groundwater monitoring data provided by state authorities and subsoil users for the territory will be collected, analyzed and summarized, physical and geological maps of scale 1:200,000 will be compiled; a set of following digital hydrogeological maps will be compiled: by hydrogeological section; hydrochemical map of main aquifers; map of potable, technical and mineral groundwater use; location of areas promising for prospecting works; map of safety protection of main aquifers; groundwater inferred resources of P2 category .

ROSGEO is a Russian multi-industry geological holding company, which offers a full range of geological exploration services from regional surveys to stratigraphic drilling and subsoil monitoring. The holding company boasts unique expertise, particularly in marine geology and shelf operations.

ROSGEO was established by Decree No. 957 of the President of the Russian Federation dated 15 July 2011 on the basis of Tsentrgeologia, one of the oldest exploration companies in Russia. ROSGEO is a fully state-owned company.

The enterprises within the holding company operate in all eight federal districts of Russia. ROSGEO includes 53 enterprises located across the country. A total of more than 1,000 fields and deposits have been discovered by the holding’s companies, including major hydrocarbon and solid mineral deposits and fields such as the Astrakhan field (2.5 trillion cubic meters of natural gas), the Tengiz field (3.1 billion tonnes of oil), the Kovykta field (1.9 trillion cubic meters of natural gas), the Sukhoi Log deposit (about 2,000 tonnes of gold), the Kursk Magnetic Anomaly, and many others.

ROSGEO’s subsidiaries have rich experience in implementing projects abroad: dozens of new fields and deposits have been discovered in Asia, Europe, Africa, and Latin America.

ROSGEO clients include such companies as Gazprom, Rosneft, Lukoil, Severstal, MMC Norilsk Nickel, Itera, NLMK, Sibuglemet, BP, Chevron, and many others.

Votemiro Company is one of the leaders in geological prospecting works in the Western Urals. The core activities are geological survey and prospecting and exploration for solid minerals and ground waters, including designing and construction of production and individual water supply wells up to 1,000 m depth for different purposes. Its clients include Orenburgneft (Rosneft Oil Company), JSC Samaraneftegeofizika, LLC Gaspromneft - Orenburg, LLC Gasprom burenie, KCA Deutag Drilling GmbH, JSC Baiteks, JSC SANEKO, Ural Mining & Metallurgical Company JSC Gaiskiy GOK, Eurasia Drilling Company, Ministry of Natural Resources of Orenburg and neighborhood regions, etc. In accordance with Decree No. 957 of the President of the Russian Federation dated July 15, 2011, JSC Votemiro Company is part of the ROSGEO holding.