Current state and development of the petroleum prospects exploration activity in the south-western Gissar region of the Republic of Uzbekistan

The Surkhandarya region is one of the five petroleum bearing regions of the Republic of Uzbekistan, with proven oil and gas production in the stratigraphic range from the Middle Upper Jurassic to the Upper Paleogeone, inclusive. The article provides a general overview of the region, the history of geological and geophysical exploration, lithological and stratigraphic characteristics of sections, tectonic structure, oil and gas content. The stratigraphic and tectonic confinement of accumulations and their phases composition are given. The history of the development of the region is considered, the results of geological petroleum exploration, including those carried out by investors, the number of petroleum discoveries, their ranking by types of fluids, and the degree of development are presented. The priority stratigraphic structures and territories for further petroleum exploration have been identified. Further oil and gas prospects of the region are justified by the presence of promising traps, as well as predictedand promising hydrocarbon resources. The forecasted resources of hydrocarbon raw materials are given for stratigraphic sections: Middle-Upper Jurassic, Lower Cretaceous, Upper Cretaceous and Paleogene age, which indicates the expediency of carrying out prospecting petroleum exploration in the Surkhandarya region of the Republic of Uzbekistan.