Potential of Small Oil Fields in the South of Russia for Solution of Local Problems of Providing the Region with Oil Products

Potential possibility of obtaining high-quality petroleum products to meet regional needs at minimal production costs is shown on the example of one of the small oil fields in the south of Russia. In this work a study of the physicochemical characteristics, group chemical and structural-group compositions of oil distillates obtained from oil from the small Priozernoye field was carried out. It is shown that the high density of the studied fractions is due to the high contentof naphthenic structures in the composition of these fractions, which increases even more after extractive purification using N-methylpyrrolidone. High content of this group of hydrocarbons improves the lubricating properties of petroleum products. The development of this field, along with the production of lubricants with good quality, would solve the environmental problems of this region associated with petroleum seeps leading to soil and water pollution.