I. Different aspects of fracturing:
- Fracture: modern methods of studying, data processing and analyzes
- Remote methods for studying natural fracturing
- Numerical and physical modeling of deformations in various geodynamic settings
- Forecast of reservoir fracture based on 3D seismic data, VSP and special GIS methods: imagers, broadband acoustic logging, etc.
- Software complexes for computer modeling of fracturing of geological space
- Fracture of rocks and conditions for the formation of fractured reservoirs of oil and gas
- Actual problems of petrophysics of complex water reservoirs
- Petrophysical studies of core material
- Integrated interpretation of 2D / 3D seismic data, GIS, core and GDI for reservoir description.
II. Geology and evolution of sedimentary basins:
- Origin and change of sedimentary rocks
- Stages of development of sedimentary basins, paleoreconstruction
- Integration of geological and geophysical methods in hydrocarbon prospecting
- Tectonic events forming the internal structure of the basin
- Modern structural plan - as a reflection of the evolution of the sedimentary basin
- Simulation of hydrocarbon generation processes, oil systems
- Sedimentary basin - oil and gas basin, types and their structure.
III. Mud volcanism as an indicator of the processes of formation of oil and gas:
- Locality of mud volcanoes, structure, origin
- Types of mud volcanoes
- Geochemical characteristics of mud volcanism
- Mud volcanic breccia and its composition
- Mud volcanism with oil and gas saturation of subsoil
- Reflection of mud volcanism in geophysical fields
- Balneological properties of mud volcano breccias
- Isotopy of gases, water and breccias of mud volcanoes
- Physical geochemistry of hydrothermal processes.
IV. Assessment of the relief and dangerous exogenous processes:
- Mechanisms of development, modern dynamics and geography of dangerous exogenous processes
- New approaches to the assessment of the relief for the needs of nature management
- Innovative technologies in engineering-geophysical research
- Regional overview of geomorphological hazards
- Exogenous processes in the developed territories
- Monitoring and methods for forecasting dangerous exogenous processes
V. Modern geological-geomorphological processes and dynamics of coastal landscapes:
- Geological and climatic trends in the evolution of landscapes
- Exogeodynamics and landscape morphology
- The role of biota in the formation of ecotone landscapes of land and sea
- Paleogeographic reconstruction of coastal landscapes
- Methods for studying dynamic processes in ecotone landscapes
- Urban planning and landscape planning in coastal areas
- Integrated monitoring and management of natural risks in coastal landscapes
VI. Shallow geological and geophysical surveys:
- Karst: identification, instrumental methods and tools, processing
- Study of landslide bodies using methods of geodesy and geophysics
- Seismic microzoning
- Searches for groundwater
- Mapping of underground communications
- Searches for buried military facilities