PROSPECTS OF OIL AND GAS POTENTIAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF KALMYKIA BASED ON THE LATEST GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL DATA
In the early 2000s, substantial amount of oil and gas companies were involved in the study of the subsoil of the Republic of Kalmykia. During last two decades, these companies have received a significant amount of newest geological and geophysical information on the territory of the Republic. New data had limited access and wasn`t complied or analyzed for the region as a whole. These data wasn`t compared with data from previous years. This paper presents the author`s analysis of the newest geological and geophysical data for the specified period. The author offers the most perspective directions of further exploration works in Kalmykia.