УДК 553.981.2

THE USE OF THE CLUSTER APPROACH TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF GAS FIELDS IN THE ARCTIC SHELF IS THE KEY TO ENSURING AN EFFECTIVE STATE ECONOMY DURING THE CURRENT CENTURY

Khoshtaria V.N. – Candidate of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences, Head of the Geological Prospecting Works Offshore Organization, Gazprom Nedra LLC, v.khoshtariya@nedra.gazprom.ru

Gulyaev V.I. – Geologist of the Geological Department of Geological Prospecting Works Offshore Organization, Gazprom Nedra LLC, v.gulyaev@nedra.gazprom.ru

Oganov A.S. – Doctor of Technical Science, Professor, Head of the Department of Drilling Oil and Gas Wells, National University of Oil and Gas «Gubkin University»,
bur220@gubkin.ru bur220@gubkin.ru

Kholodilov V.A. – Doctor of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences, Professor, Department of Drilling Oil and Gas Wells, National University of Oil and Gas «Gubkin University», bur220@gubkin.ru

Key words: Arctic shelf, cluster, licensed area, geological exploration, field development, gas, well, drilling, seismic exploration, gas reserves, hydrocarbon resources (HR).

The prospects of the PJSC Gazprom's exploration program implementation on the Arctic shelf are considered. Clusters of the hydrocarbon deposits development on the shelf of the Barents and Kara Seas are identified and ranked by taking into account the harsh hydrometeorological, complex geological and stabilization of economic conditions.