of October 31, 2024 No. ZRU-987
About subsoil
Accepted by Legislative house on August 27, 2024
Approved by the Senate on September 20, 2024
The purpose of this Law is regulation of the relations arising in case of ownership and the order of richness of subsoil, and also use and protection of subsoil.
Operation of this Law does not extend to the relations connected with use and protection of lands, waters (except for industrial underground waters), plant and animal life, atmospheric air, arising when using natural resources.
This Law and the relevant legislation provides the legal basis for steady development of the minerals of the Republic of Uzbekistan by means of attraction oriented to the market of investments, founded on modern methods of regulation and management of geological data with assistance of institutes with the corresponding potential.
The legislation on subsoil consists of this Law and other acts of the legislation.
If the international treaty of the Republic of Uzbekistan establishes other rules, than those which are stipulated by the legislation the Republic of Uzbekistan about subsoil then are applied rules of the international treaty.
In this Law the following basic concepts are applied:
the beneficial owner - person who directly or indirectly controls or owns the legal entity. In addition to any other qualification criterions person automatically is considered the beneficial owner if such person is direct or through one or several interconnected legal entities owns share of such legal entity in the amount of twenty five percent or more;
the competent person - the person having special knowledge in the field of subsurface use, recognized as that according to applicable national and (or) international standards;
underground storage - use of space of the subsoil for the purpose of which is not connected with mining including for the purpose of underground oil storage, gas, gas condensate, industrial underground waters, other substances and materials, storage and waste disposal;
subsoil - the part of crust located below soil layer, and in case of its absence - below the land surface or bottom of water objects, stretching to depths available to geological studying and development;
permission to right to use by subsoil plots - the document issued by authorized body and certifying the right to use of the subsoil plot according to subsurface use types, the stipulated in Article 30 these Laws in specific borders during fixed term also determines conditions of use of subsoil plots;
the subsoil plot - the subsoil plot consisting of one or several cadastral squares specified in permission;
core activity in the field of subsurface use - any of the following types of activity regulated by this Law: geological studying of solid minerals, production of solid minerals, reconnoitring works on hydrocarbons, geological studying of hydrocarbons, hydrocarbon production, geological studying of underground storage warehouses, underground storage;
the subsoil user - the legal entity or physical person having permission on is right use of subsoil plots according to this Law;
geological studying of subsoil - complex of special research works on clarification of the features of geological structure of crust including regional geological studying of the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan, searches, assessment and investigation of mineral deposits, determination of quantity and quality of the inventories of minerals, their technological properties containing in them and economic value, and also other properties of subsoil;
the working day - any calendar day, except Saturday and Sunday, and also festive non-working days established according to the Labor code of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
cadastral square - the smallest unit area in cadastral grid which each party is equal ten six-denary seconds in geographical system of coordinates;
the parcel of land of surface of cadastral square is the territory on surface over cadastral squares which are included in permission;
collection of samples of collection materials - collection of samples of kamnesamotsvetny raw materials, paleontologic remaining balance and other geological collection materials;
the project of mining - the project of works (services) for the entire period of mining activities which was approved by the technical adviser. The project includes the description of installation, operation and closing of the site of production, and also contains general information about the offered project, its technical implementation and the expected terms. The plan for operation accepted for limited period of time in which all related technical activity, including manpower requirements, requirements for observance of labor protection and safe engineering, and also environmental protection is comprehensively described is provided in it;
mining activities - the activities connected with development of the mine including searches, geological studying, construction and servicing of infrastructure facilities of mining activities, production, concentration, enrichment or conversion, processing, separation and transportation, and also other auxiliary types of activity performed for the purpose of further carrying out geological studying, development, production or conversion of solid minerals;
infrastructure facilities of mining activities - any structure, installation, the plant and other capital equipment constructed or used for the purpose of carrying out mining activities;
waste of mining activities - the waste (firm, semisolid and liquid) which is formed directly in search result or mining, including hydrocarbons and also in the course of conversion, including refining and melting, including, tails of enrichment factories, waste of refining and melting, emissions in the course of refining and melting, overburden breeds, the upper layer of earth and slag in case of conversion of waste, technological materials and coproducts, suitable for utilization;
proper oil and gas practice - technologies, methods and procedures which are used in world oil and gas industry by provident and fair operators in circumstances and conditions, similar subjects which arise in connection with the corresponding aspects of oil and gas transactions;
mineral raw materials - the minerals extracted and undergone preprocessing;
the oil and gas deposit - deposit of the hydrocarbons or several deposits of the hydrocarbons grouped or connected with one geological structure or stratigrafichesky conditions from which hydrocarbons can be extracted;
oil products - the products fractioned or otherwise received from crude oil or natural gas in the course of conversion or processing;
object of oil and gas infrastructure - any design, installation, the plant and other capital equipment constructed or used for implementation of oil and gas transactions;
oil and gas transactions - the works connected with reconnaissance, geological studying and hydrocarbon production including the activities connected with development, storage, preparation, conversion, transportation or other works which are carried out for the purpose of carrying out reconnaissance, geological studying and hydrocarbon production;
nonmetallic minerals - the minerals which are not containing the metals used in natural state or with cleaning and processing;
products of deep conversion of natural gas - the products received as a result of conversion of natural gas for the purpose of purification of sour natural gas and ensuring its suitability for distribution and end use;
trial production - the mining performed in the course of geological studying of subsoil for the purpose of development or enhancement of technology of enrichment and conversion of minerals, the choice of reasonable methods and methods of industrial development of mineral deposits, and also use of technogenic mineral educations;
the technical adviser - person, technically capable to prepare documentation for filing of application, such as feasibility statement, the plan of mining, the plan for mitigation of consequences of use of natural resources, and also other documents in the field of planning which are necessary for carrying out mining activities;
technogenic mineral educations - accumulations of waste of the mining, mountain overworking (enrichment) and energy productions containing the useful components suitable for further use;
commercial detection - the field which is economically profitable in case of development, taking into account the current technological and technological level;
the field of hydrocarbons - one or several deposits of hydrocarbons within one structure or layer formed in subsoil and on which are established quantity, quality and inventories;
detection of hydrocarbons - any detection of amounts of hydrocarbons in any part of the subsoil plot included in permission to geological studying of hydrocarbons irrespective of quantity, quality or economic feasibility;
deposit of hydrocarbons - the porous and permeable underground geological education containing the separate and isolated natural accumulation of hydrocarbons (in liquid and/or gaseous state) limited to impermeable rocks and/or water barriers and which is characterized by single system of natural pressure;
assessment of hydrocarbons - all works which are carried out by the subsoil user within geological studying of hydrocarbons after detection of hydrocarbons for the purpose of determination of quantity and quality of recoverable reserves of hydrocarbons, and also the size, extent and possibility of commercial use of one or several potential deposits of hydrocarbons to determine whether it can become the field of hydrocarbons;
joint development of hydrocarbons - carrying out joint operations by several subsoil users on hydrocarbon production concerning one or several deposits of the hydrocarbons lying in borders of one oil and gas field located on the subsoil plots relating to different permissions to hydrocarbon production on the basis of the contract, including with use of general infrastructure for development of the respective field;
reconnoitring works on hydrocarbons - geological, geochemical and geophysical prospecting works which are performed by search of hydrocarbons on certain subsoil plot by means of use of any method of studying: seismic, gravimetric, magnetic, electric, electromagnetic, geochemical researches, including superficial drilling to 300 meters;
works on hydrocarbon production - any works connected with mining of oil and gas or deposit of hydrocarbons, production, extraction, transportation, preparation and separation of hydrocarbons, or construction, installation, operation or servicing of objects of oil and gas infrastructure;
useful component - integral part of mineral which production is technologically possible and economically reasonable for the purpose of commercial use;
minerals - the natural mineral formations of inorganic and organic origin containing in subsoil in strong, liquid or gaseous state, including industrial underground waters, brines of salty lakes;
the mineral deposit - the subsoil plot containing minerals which in the quantitative and high-quality relations can be object of development;
prospecting mining - nonindustrial production of precious metals and gemstones on subsoil plots, including loose gold deposits, on the basis of entrepreneurial risk;
mining - complex of the works connected with extraction of minerals from subsoil on surface;
environmental assessment - establishment of compliance to the planned or performed economic and other activity to ecological requirements and determination of admissibility of realization of object of environmental assessment according to the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "About environmental assessment";
electronic auction - method of implementation of the electronic biddings in the form of auction in case of which right to use by the subsoil plot is exercised on specialized electronic trading platform on the world information Internet in online the mode on the basis of equal access to auction;
solid minerals - the natural mineral educations, organic substances and their connections, ore and nonmetallic minerals located in underground deposits or on the Earth's surface in firm form;
main types of solid minerals - the solid minerals other than nonmetallic minerals.
The basic principles of ownership and the order of richness of subsoil, and also use and protection of subsoil are:
legality and stability of conditions of subsurface use;
rationality of subsurface use;
providing ecological safety;
availability of information and its transparency;
justice and competitiveness;
conscientiousness of subsoil users.
Legality and stability of conditions of subsurface use is provided with implementation of these activities according to the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan, this Law and other acts of the legislation.
Rationality of subsurface use is reached by provision of mineral right so that to provide sustainable economic development for the benefit of the people and investors.
Providing ecological safety is performed due to use of subsoil by ecologically safe methods and applications of the actions directed to prevention of pollution of subsoil and decrease in negative impact on the environment.
Availability of information and its transparency means freedom of information in case of subsurface use according to the legislation.
Justice and competitiveness are reached by providing the equal and non-discriminatory attitude towards subsoil users, including foreign investors, and prevention of monopoly and abuse of influence in the market.
Conscientiousness of subsoil users is provided with honesty of subsoil users in case of realization of the rights granted to them in the course of the state control of activities for subsurface use and in case of fulfillment of duties, provided by this Law.
On economic value and conditions of provision in use of subsoil plots according to this Law minerals are subdivided into the main and nonmetallic minerals.
Treat main types of minerals:
a) ore minerals - the minerals containing metals. Treat them: aluminum, antimony, arsenic, beryllium, bismuth, boron, cadmium, caesium, celestine, chrome, cinnabar, cobalt, copper, galenite, gallium, germanium, gold, hafnium, ilmenite, indium, iron, iron oxide, lead, lithium, magnesium, manganese, mercury, molybdenum, nickel, niobium, metals of platinum group, pyrites, radium, rare-earth metals (lanthanides and actinoids), rhenium, rubidium, scandium, selenium, silver, strontium, tantalum, tellurium, thallium, thorium, tin, titanium, tungsten and its ores, vanadium, wulfenite, yttrium, zinc and zircon. Ore minerals include the ore minerals dissolved in water;
b) radioactive minerals - the minerals containing radioactive isotopes. They include uranium, thorium and other radioactive minerals, except for radium and potassium;
c) energy minerals - the minerals other than hydrocarbons used in energy production. Treat them: all types of coal, including stone and brown coal, anthracite, peat and radioactive minerals;
d) hydrocarbons - the hydrocarbon compounds of minerals which are in liquid or gaseous state, usually used for energy production. Treat them: crude oil, natural gas, dissolved gas, gas condensates, combustible slates and slate oil, and the accompanying components, nonconventional hydrocarbons, and also oil products and products of deep conversion of natural gas.
Nonmetallic minerals are the minerals which are not containing metals. Treat nonmetallic minerals:
a) mining chemical raw materials - the mineral pigments, mineral salts (used for consumption by the person), potassium salt, sodium sulfate, carbonate breeds (limestone, dolomite), mineral fertilizers (glauconites, phosphorites and others), and also other mining chemical raw materials;
b) mining raw materials - fluorspar, feldspar raw materials, quartz and quartzite, natural graphite, glass raw materials, quartz sand, brusitovy marble, talc and stone of talc, talkomagnezit, wollastonite, asbestos, barite, vermiculite, raw materials for molding, felzit, serpentinite and other mining raw materials;
c) precious and semiprecious stones - any raw, loose, interspersed, stones (diamonds, emeralds, beryl, fell down, the ruby, sapphire, turquoise, chrysoberyl, shpinet, topaz, tourmaline, zircon, obsidian, olivine, moonstone, chrysoprase, amethyst, quartz, garnet, zoisite, cordierite, scapolite and other raw materials);
d) construction materials and fillers - minerals and the accompanying materials which are usually used in construction industry as crushed stone or block stone and other related materials (git, sand, crushed stone, limestone and other magmatic breeds, clay, marl, gypsum, chalk, andesite, tufa, crystal slate, clay slate, roofing slate, sandstone, quartz, fillers and construction stone, serpentine, peridotite, dunnite, diorite, diabase, basalt, gabbro, syenite, gneiss, quartzite and other raw materials).
Precious metals and gemstones belong to valuable minerals. They include minerals from precious metals, such as gold and gemstones.
Decisions of the Ministry of the mining industry and geology of the Republic of Uzbekistan lists of minerals can be added with substances which were not used yet.
Industrial underground waters are natural underground waters which are not suitable as drinking or mineral drinking water and which cannot be used in the balneological purposes, but can be used in the industrial purposes. Depending on content of minerals in water it is classified on the main and nonmetallic minerals.
The subsoil and all minerals lying in subsoil in the natural way are state-owned property of the Republic of Uzbekistan, are subject to rational use and are protected by the state. This property right is applied despite any right or property of any person to the earth and water.
The state provides subsoil in use on the bases, conditions and in the limits provided by this Law.
Subsoil plots cannot be subject of purchase and sale, donation, inheritance, contribution, pledge and cannot be alienated in any other form.
The state has the right to issue permissions to use of subsoil plots, including to carrying out reconnoitring works of minerals, geological studying and production (conversion) according to terms and conditions of this Law and acts of the legislation.
The property right to permission to mineral right can be alienated, including by sale, pledge or other providing, according to acts of the legislation.
The mineral right, got in the procedure established by the legislation, belongs to the physical persons and legal entities having right to use by the subsoil plot.
The property right on illegally the extracted minerals belongs to the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The mineral right, got according to the procedure, provided by this Law, is protected by the state.
The technogenic mineral educations located within the subsoil plot are accessory of this site.
The property right to the technogenic mineral educations which resulted from activities of the subsoil user on the subsoil plot which is in use at this subsoil user remains behind it on effective period of right to use by the subsoil plot. The subsoil users who are owners of the technogenic mineral educations having the right to own, use and dispose of them, including to alienate them to the third parties according to this Law.
The technogenic mineral educations left on the subsoil plot after expiration of the related permission are considered as state-owned property and are included the state fund of subsoil.
Placement of technogenic minerals on the open spaces can be authorized according to provisions of this Law.
Transfer of technogenic mineral educations does not influence the existing obligations of subsoil users on mitigation of consequences of use of natural resources.
The state in the field of use and protection of subsoil performs the following functions:
1) assistance and regulation of investments in mining industry, organization of geological studying of subsoil, regulation of mining, development of other subjects to subsurface regulation, subsurface use;
2) law enforcement, opennesses and transparency, impartiality and ecological safety in development and the order minerals, monitoring of subsurface use and the regular publication of data, and also implementation of social protection within investment projects;
3) ensuring execution of conditions of use of natural resources within the issued permissions, implementation of the state control in the field of use and protection of subsoil, and also taking measures to non-admission of the actions contradicting the legislation.
The bodies realizing state policy in the field of use and protection of subsoil are:
Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
Ministry of the mining industry and geology of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
Department of Energy of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
Ministry of ecology, environmental protection and climate change of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
Inspectorate for control in the field of the mining industry and geology under the Ministry of the mining industry and geology of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
Public institution "Center of use of natural resources" under the Ministry of the mining industry and geology of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
executive bodies on places.
Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan:
provides realization of single state policy in the field of use and protection of subsoil;
exercises control of subsoil as object of state-owned property, sets restrictions and prohibitions on use of natural resources for the purpose of ensuring national security, safety of the population, protection of life and health, and also the environment;
approves long-term and medium-term state programs of development and reproduction of mineral source of raw materials and exercises control of their realization;
establishes procedure for provision of subsoil plots in use and implementation of the state monitoring of condition of subsoil;
establishes procedure for maintaining the inventory of the state fund of subsoil;
approves Single rules of protection of subsoil in case of development of mineral deposits and conversion of mineral raw materials;
establishes procedure of the state control of geological studying of subsoil, use and protection of subsoil;
establishes procedure of activities for prospecting production of precious metals and gemstones;
approves structure of the State Commission on Mineral Reserves;
establishes the sizes of monetary rewards for opening new or radical revaluation of earlier known fields (sites of fields) of the minerals having industrial value, made within state programs of development and reproduction of mineral resources.
The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan can perform also other powers according to the legislation.
Ministry of the mining industry and geology of the Republic of Uzbekistan:
realizes single state policy in the field of use and protection of subsoil with the Department of Energy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the field of hydrocarbons and the Ministry of ecology, environmental protection and climate change of the Republic of Uzbekistan regarding environmental protection;
coordinates development of the sector in the field of subsurface use with other ministries and the state departments, including the Department of Energy of the Republic of Uzbekistan of hydrocarbons and the Ministry of ecology, environmental protection and climate change of the Republic of Uzbekistan regarding environmental protection;
creates and realizes annual state programs of development and reproduction of mineral resources;
will organize the state control of geological studying, use and protection of subsoil regarding observance of standard rates and requirements of geological studying of subsoil, applications of rational methods of production and conversion of mineral raw materials, and also ensuring stock accounting of minerals in coordination with the Department of Energy of the Republic of Uzbekistan regarding hydrocarbons;
develops and approves within the powers instructions and methodical managements in the field of geological studying, use and protection of subsoil;
will organize work of the State Commission on Mineral Reserves;
approves procedure for maintaining the state stock balance of minerals.
The ministry of the mining industry and geology of the Republic of Uzbekistan can perform also other powers according to the legislation.
Department of Energy of the Republic of Uzbekistan:
enables development and the realization of single state policy in the fuel and energy industry aimed at providing energy security of the Republic of Uzbekistan, steady supply of industries of economy and the population of the country with fuel and energy resources;
performs state regulation of production, conversion, transportation, distribution and use of hydrocarbons;
participates in development of conditions of use of subsoil plots regarding hydrocarbons and approves them;
participates in development and implementation of state programs of development and reproduction of resource base of hydrocarbons.
The Department of Energy of the Republic of Uzbekistan can perform also other powers according to the legislation.
Ministry of ecology, environmental protection and climate change of the Republic of Uzbekistan:
participates in realization of single state policy in the field of use and protection of subsoil regarding environmental issues;
carries out the state environmental assessment of projects in the field of subsurface use and protection of subsoil and issues the conclusions;
performs issue, refusal in issue, response, prolongation of effective period, suspension or the termination of the permissions to underground storage, in cases provided by this Law;
makes offers on program implementation and projects on protection of subsoil;
develops regulatory legal acts in the field of environmental protection concerning activities for subsurface use according to requirements of this Law and other legal acts;
exercises the state environmental control behind subsoil, takes measures according to acts of the legislation for restriction and (or) suspension of the works connected with use of the subsoil fulfilled with violation of ecological requirements for protection of subsoil.
The ministry of ecology, environmental protection and climate change of the Republic of Uzbekistan can perform also other powers according to the legislation.
Inspectorate for control in the field of the mining industry and geology under the Ministry of the mining industry and geology of the Republic of Uzbekistan:
exercises the state control on ensuring industrial safety in case of geological studying, use and protection of subsoil;
carries out inspection of sites of subsoil users;
takes measures according to the legislation for imposing of penalties, restriction and (or) suspension of works in the field of subsurface use;
exercises control of observance of requirements of the legislation on subsoil and the regulating documents in the field of technical regulation of subsurface use connected with ensuring industrial safety;
coordinates the projects connected with geological studying, use and protection of subsoil regarding observance of requirements of the legislation on industrial safety and normative legal documents in the field of technical regulation;
takes measures according to acts of the legislation for restriction and (or) suspension of works on subsurface use, the requirements of industrial safety fulfilled with violation.
The inspectorate for control in the field of the mining industry and geology under the Ministry of the mining industry and geology of the Republic of Uzbekistan can perform also other powers according to the legislation.
Public institution "Center of use of natural resources" under the Ministry of mining industry and geology of the Republic of Uzbekistan (further - the Center of use of natural resources):
records and exercises control of the state fund of subsoil, the state balance for inventories of minerals, cadastral system of subsoil, including the inventory of fields and shows of solid minerals, and also the inventory of hydrocarbons;
carries out expertize of the design estimates concerning geological studying of subsoil within state programs of development of mineral resources;
conducts information base of cadastral squares;
performs issue, refusal in issue, prolongation of effective period, suspension or cancellation of permissions to right to use by subsoil plots;
develops and implements processes of filing of application on issue of permission and its issue;
reserves cadastral squares for additional methods of issue of permissions according to this Law;
determines cadastral squares which are not open squares;
records stock reports of minerals;
accepts reports from subsoil users and coordinates their provision in relevant organs of the state control;
establishes procedure for maintaining and accounting of the state stock balance of minerals;
records and manages the State fund of subsoil;
records and manages system of the inventory of subsoil, including the inventory of fields of solid minerals and the inventory of hydrocarbons;
develops the electronic card which contains the cadastral information on subsoil plots, for interaction with executive bodies on places and other users.
The center of use of natural resources can perform also other powers according to the legislation.
Executive bodies on places:
participate in development and realization in the corresponding territory of state programs of development and reproduction of mineral resources and on protection of subsoil;
claim and realize territorial programs;
exercise the state control on use and protection of subsoil.
Executive bodies on places can perform also other powers according to the legislation.
The cadastral system of subsoil consists of the inventory of the state fund of subsoil and the register of primary geological information.
Ensuring creation and smooth functioning of cadastral system of subsoil is performed by the Center of use of natural resources on the basis of data of subsoil users.
The structure, content, requirements, conditions of use of cadastral system of subsoil are established by acts of the legislation.
The works connected with maintaining cadastral system of subsoil are financed from the republican budget of the Republic of Uzbekistan within annual state programs of development and reproduction of mineral resources.
The cadastral grid consists of cadastral squares. Each cadastral square represents the subsoil plot of uncertain depth which basis of surface lies between two parallels and two meridians between which distance makes ten six-denary seconds which shall match with the whole degrees and minutes and if necessary with number of seconds, multiple to ten.
The cadastral square shall be indivisible, except for those cadastral squares which are separated by borders of the national territory, and cases of availability of two permissions to the same cadastral square in compliance acts of the legislation.
For the purposes of this Law of size of space borders of the subsoil plot become attached on coordinates to the World geodetic system (WGS-84), depths are designated by marks of absolute depth.
The upper space bound of the subsoil plot is located below soil layer, and in case of its absence - below the land surface or bottom of reservoirs, water currents. The lower space bound of the subsoil plot is located at depths available to geological studying and development. In the cases provided by this Law, the upper and lower space bounds of the subsoil plot can be located at different depth.
Permission is always issued or prolonged for certain quantity of adjacent cadastral squares so that the sites having general point were combined on all length at least by one of the parties, except as specified excesses, specified in the transitional provisions provided in article 169 of this Law.
Subsoil plot perimeters within permissions shall be requested and be determined by means of geographical coordinates, accepting as starting point crossing of meridian with the parallel corresponding any of perimeter tops so that the surface was formed by one or several cadastral squares.
The state fund of subsoil is the state storage of information on the potential value of resources of the minerals lying in subsoil of the Republic of Uzbekistan. It consists of data on the used and not used subsoil plots, and also on technogenic mineral educations.
The used subsoil plots include sites on which permission, irrespective of purpose is issued.
Account of the state fund of subsoil is kept by the Center of use of natural resources in the way:
1) maintaining inventory of the state fund of subsoil;
2) implementation of the state monitoring of condition of subsoil;
3) collection, storage, systematization, generalization and the analysis of the geological information relating to the state fund of subsoil.
Geological, hydrogeological, geophysical, geochemical and other information on subsoil and their objects turns out, processed, stored and used on single system in all territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Information on subsoil and their objects is fixed in materials of the inventory of the state fund of subsoil, the state monitoring of condition of subsoil, the state stock balance of minerals, and also materials of mapping, state accounting and the statistical reporting in the field of use and protection of subsoil. Materials shall correspond each other and constitute basis of unified information system in the field of use and protection of subsoil.
The type and contents of information which is subject to inclusion in the state fund of subsoil are provided by acts of the legislation.
The inventory of the state fund of subsoil is conducted and updated by the Center of use of natural resources and consists from:
1) inventory of fields and shows of solid minerals;
2) inventory of hydrocarbons;
3) inventory of space of subsoil;
4) inventory of permissions to solid minerals, underground storage and other permissions;
5) inventory of technogenic mineral educations.
The inventory of fields and shows of solid minerals on each field and show of solid minerals contains all available information on quantity and quality as the main, and together with them the lying minerals, useful components, mining, technological, hydrogeological, ecological and other conditions of development of fields of solid minerals or subsoil plots, and also geological economic evaluation of fields of solid minerals.
The inventory of fields and shows of solid minerals contains information on the abandoned, operating and closed mines or sites of production, such as status, location, the property right, the size, economic and production data, special permissions, plans for operation, annual reports and other relevant information.
The inventory of hydrocarbons is kept in the form of the separate inventory in connection with specifics of oil and gas transactions and consists from:
1) inventory of fields and shows of hydrocarbons;
2) the inventory of permissions on fields of hydrocarbons;
3) inventory of wells of hydrocarbons.
On each field of hydrocarbons the inventory of fields and shows of hydrocarbons contains all available information on quantity and quality of the main and other useful hydrocarbons and the accompanying minerals, mining, technological, hydrogeological, ecological and other conditions of development of fields of hydrocarbons or subsoil plots, and also geological economic evaluation of each field of hydrocarbons. The inventory of fields and shows of hydrocarbons contains information on sites of production, such as status, location, the property right, the size, economic and production data, approvals, plans for operation, annual reports, and other relevant information, and also coordinates thrown, the operating and closed (preserved) wells.
The inventory of permissions on fields of hydrocarbons as component of the inventory of permissions to solid minerals, hydrocarbons, storage and other permissions contains data on the operating, suspended or terminated permissions to reconnoitring works, permissions to geological studying of hydrocarbons, permissions to hydrocarbon production, such as status, location, the property right, the fees paid and payments, and other relevant information.
The inventory of wells of hydrocarbons contains data on all wells drilled during reconnoitring works, geological studying and production of fields of hydrocarbons including utilization wells. The inventory of wells of hydrocarbons does not contain data on wells for geotechnical and ecological assessments. This inventory contains data on space arrangement, hydrocarbons depth, object of drilling, geologic-geophysical logging, remaining balance, upsetting column, the selected tests and other relevant data on well.
The inventory of space of subsoil contains data on each considered unit of space of subsoil, their coordinates, amount and form (configuration), on possibility of placement of production, economic and other facilities and substances, implementation of engineering and other procedures, on capability to keep in time initial form and amount, ecological, geological, mining, hydrogeological and other service conditions, geological economic evaluation.
The inventory of permissions to solid minerals, hydrocarbons, storage and other permissions contains data on the operating, suspended or terminated permissions to geological studying of solid minerals, permissions to production of solid minerals, permissions to reconnoitring works on hydrocarbons, permissions to geological studying of hydrocarbons, permissions to hydrocarbon production, permissions to geological studying of subsoil for storage, permissions to underground storage, about any permissions in the field of radiation safety, permissions to prospecting production, permissions to collection of samples of collection materials, such as the status, location, the property right, the fees paid and payments, and other relevant information.
The inventory of permissions to solid minerals, hydrocarbons, storage and other permissions combines all data on all issued permissions and includes, including:
1) data on each permission, including: registration number and date of issue; the name of the subsoil user, the mineral deposit concerning which permission is issued; type of permission and its current status; any bases for issue of permission; the cadastral squares specified in permission; permission effective period; amendments, disclaimer, cancellation or withdrawal of permission;
2) information about each subsoil user, including: name and address; confirmation about payment of the corresponding payments by it during permission effective period, including information on any unpaid taxes; the reports submitted by the subsoil user and any other reports; its insurance policies; decisions of competent authority concerning any violations made by it within permission;
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