ZONING OF THE CHECHEN REPUBLIC BASED ON THE PROSPECTS AND DIRECTION OF OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION
The article covers prospects for oil and gas in the Cretaceous complex of the Terek-Caspian trough. Some problems of lithology, stratigraphy, tectonics and oil and gas potential of Cretaceous sediments are touched upon in this study. The zoning of land is carried out in accordance with oil and gas prospects. The following areas are distinguished: highly promising (axial zone of the TCT), promising (synclinal zones and the Montenegrin monocline) and an area with uncertain prospects for oil and gas (the Chechen basin). It also provides specific recommendations for conducting oil and gas exploration.