Monument to Yuri Hervier

The discoverer of Tyumen oil is rightfully considered to be Yuri Hervier. He was the first to scientifically substantiate the prospects of the oil and gas potential of Western Siberia by investigating local rich deposits of fuel resources. The monument to Yuri Hervier is installed at the building of Glavtyumengeology, the head of which he was. As the head of the geological service of the Tyumen region, he was the initiator and organizer of large-scale prospecting and exploration. Almost all known oil and gas fields in most of Western Siberia were found by him.

It was Hervier who became the discoverer of the largest oil and gas province in the USSR and in the world. During his work, 250 deposits were found, among which the most unique are still considered to be Mamontovskoye, Pravdinskoye, Samotlor, Fedorovskoye, Kholmogorskoe, Zapolar, Tazovskoye, Medvezhye, Urengoyskoye and Yamburgskoye deposits. The monument to the discoverer of Tyumen oil is the work of Tyumen sculptor Viktor Afanasyev. It is a pedestal of black granite, symbolizing oil and a large stone drilled with a special chisel. The monument was erected on April 14, 2006 on the eve of the birthday of the famous geologist.