Kolik-Egan

Kolik-Egan
Location of the mouth in Russia
Country Russia
Region Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug
Physical characteristics
River mouth 61°05′47″N 78°17′40″E / 61.09639°N 78.29444°E / 61.09639; 78.29444Coordinates: 61°05′47″N 78°17′40″E / 61.09639°N 78.29444°E / 61.09639; 78.29444
Basin features
River system Vakh River

The Kolik-Egan, (often written Kolik"yegan or Kolik'egan) is a river in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug of Russia. It is a right-hand tributary of the westward-flowing Vakh River, which it enters from the north.

The interfluvial area between the Kolik-Egan and Sabun rivers of the west Siberian lowland is a zone of raised string bogs covering 12,885 square kilometres (4,975 sq mi). It is a status B Ramsar wetland, nominated for designation as a Wetland of International Importance in 2000.[1] The river gives its name to the Verkhae-Kolik'yegan oilfield, which has estimated ultimate recovery of 1,008 MMBO oil and of 4.2 tcf gas.[2]

References

Citations

Sources

  • Fraser, Lauchlan H.; Keddy, Paul A. (2005-06-10). The World's Largest Wetlands: Ecology and Conservation. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-83404-9. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
  • Halbouty, Michel Thomas (2003). Giant Oil and Gas Fields of the Decade, 1990-1999. AAPG. p. 84. ISBN 978-0-89181-359-0. Retrieved 29 March 2013.


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