The article deals with the state of the mineral resource base of hydrocarbons, special attention is paid to the use of traditional and non-traditional gas resources, the forecast of providing them to the Russian economy. The main perspective directions of use of natural gas in the country defining its economic development are considered.

The article considers the state of the mineral resource base of Russia for 2018. The main problems of reproduction of mineral resources base of Russia at the present stage are given. The ways to solve the problems of reproduction of mineral resources through the involvement in the production of hard-to-recover and unconventional resources of hydrocarbons.

DOI: 10.33917/mic-3.92.2020.77-86

The article considers the state of small business in subsurface use by type of economic activity-mining. It is shown that this type of activity is in the top three in the structure of gross value added in the regions. The commercial and budgetary efficiency of an investment project for the development of a small oil field is considered on a specific example. The expediency of abolishing the mineral extraction tax for small hydrocarbon deposits is justified. The directions of development of unclaimed small oil and gas fields are proposed.

DOI: 10.33917/mic-1.90.2020.74-79

The scientific article considers a methodological approach to assessing lost profits and damage that is caused by subsoil as a result of their irrational use, based on normative legal acts of the Russian Federation, including a list of rights and obligations of subsoil users, requirements for rational use and protection of subsoil, the procedure for establishing the fact of an offense in areas of subsoil use, liability for violation of the law and damages, as well as the procedure for compensation for damage caused by irrational subsoil use. Using the approach will significantly increase the environmental and economic efficiency of subsoil use.