Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk, Russia

The city of Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk lies in the delta of the Kuma River. Located in Dagestan near the border with Stavropol. The urban-type settlement received its city status in 1988. Its territory is inhabited by citizens of several nationalities - Avars and Dargins, Lezgins and Laks, Russians and Kumyks, Aguls and Nagais, as well as a small number of national minorities.

The urban economy of the current city is based on the activities of a bakery, electromechanical workshops, and an oil and gas production enterprise. About 350 kilometers separate Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk from the capital center of the republic. The highway Kochubey - Neftekumsk passes through the city territory. There is a railway station 82 kilometers from the city.

The history of the development of the city can be traced by the monuments existing on its territory, among which there is the "Goryanka" stela, a memorial plate installed in honor of the poet Gamzatov, the "Eternal Glory" monument. Interesting expositions are exhibited in the local history museum. One of the popular places for recreation of local residents is the park of culture and leisure.

 

Geographical position

It is located in the Nogai steppe, on a drying up southern channel in the Kuma delta (Sukhaya Kuma), 295 km north-west of Makhachkala, near the republic's border with the Stavropol Territory.

The city includes a remote microdistrict (settlement) Vostochno-Sukhokumsk, the status of which is not defined.

A sharply continental climate prevails. The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 24.9 ° C, and the coldest month is January, with an average temperature of -3.7 ° C. On average, about 320 mm of precipitation falls per year.

 

Etymology

The settlement of oil and gas workers Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk was transformed into a city in 1988. The name comes from the hydronym Dry Kuma.

 

History

The presence of oil and gas in Dagestan has long been known. Even at the end of the XIX century. in the territories near Berikey and Kayakent, a large number of shallow wells were drilled.

However, the oil industry of Dagestan received the main development under the USSR. In 1922 - 1936, the first significant studies were carried out to determine oil and gas bearing areas. And as a result, large deposits were established: Dagestan fires, Khoshtmenzila, Duzlak, Achi-Su, Izberbash, Makhachkala.

In the 1950s, on the basis of seismic surveys, the oil and gas content of the Lower Cretaceous and Jurassic deposits in Northern Dagestan was established. The Economic Council, the Dagneft department, the Institute of Geology of the Dagestan branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences focused on the search for oil and gas in the areas of the Sukhokum zone.

In August 1958, the first residential buildings were already handed over for settlement, in which rooms were allocated for a medical center, a red corner, a dining room, and in May 1959 the first fountain of oil was already received from well No. 2. The discovery of a new field, the high appreciation of the merits of the oilmen, inspired everyone to new drilling rigs, a deeper study of the Yuzhnosukhokumskoye field. Promising areas were introduced into exploratory drilling - Russky Khutor, Sukhokumskaya, Solonchakovaya, Stepnaya, etc.

In 1961, the number of employees at the facilities was 568 people. In December 1961, the Nogai Oilfield Administration was established. During the period 1962-1965, an oil pipeline, a high-voltage power line were put into operation, the construction of the Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk-Kamysh-Burun gas pipeline was completed, 6 new large oil and gas fields were discovered, which made it possible to sharply increase production.

During the period 1962-1965, an oil pipeline, a high-voltage power line were put into operation, the construction of the Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk-Kamysh-Burun gas pipeline was completed, 6 new large oil and gas fields were discovered, which made it possible to sharply increase production.

In 1965, for the first time in the history of Dagestan, the millionth milestone of oil production was surpassed. Exploration intensified and by 1969 13 gas fields had been discovered. The largest are Sukhokumskoye, Solonchakovoe, Russian Farm, Stepnoe.

Active construction of oil production facilities, a highway from Kochubey to Neftekumsk, power lines and communications, residential buildings, schools, kindergartens, a hospital, a canteen and other vital facilities has begun.

The emergence of comfortable housing contributed to a new influx of people. Families of oil workers, specialists from all over the Union came.

In 1988, having grown to 10 thousand people, the village received the status of a city.

 

Economy of the city of Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk:

The basis of the city's economy is the oil industry. The history of the city is also inextricably linked with the development of the oil reserves of Dagestan.

Today the population of the city is about 10.1 thousand people, which is much less than in other cities of Dagestan. However, in terms of industrial production, Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk is quite capable of competing with them.

In 2011, the sale of industrial products amounted to more than 1.5 billion rubles, which accounted for 4 percent of the total volume of shipped products in Dagestan. By type of activity "Mining" in 2010 Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk has the largest share - 59.4, for comparison, Makhachkala - 32.3, Kizilyurt - 6.3 percent of the total production.

A team of thousands of oil workers is engaged in exploration and development of oil fields, oil and gas production and their preparation, transportation, as well as construction and installation and repair and construction work.