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Joint Order No. 323 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and No. 445 of the Ministry of Fuel and Energy validating the Regulation on geophysical exploration and management of oil wells and gas wells.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Regulation
Date
1999
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Mineral resources
Keyword
Oil Exploration Minerals Mining
Geographical area
Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific
Abstract

This Joint Order shall ensure state regulation of geophysical exploration and management of oil wells and gas wells, rational management and protection of subsoil. It regulates types, amount, stages and modalities of projecting, organization, carrying out, supervision over and management of the results of geophysical exploration of oil wells and gas wells. Geophysical exploration and management of wells shall have as its purpose: (a) study of geological profile and mass of geological material; (b) exploration and assessment of minerals; (c) supervision over mining and operation of underground gas storage facilities; (d) valuation of technical state of boreholes; (e) assessment of productive formation; (f) testing of geological formation; (g) selection of samples of minerals and formation fluid; and (h) geological and technological research in the process of well sinking.

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