Degree of gas reserves exploitation for a specific subsurface area of natural fuel gas
The degree of gas extraction for a specific subsoil area - is calculated by the taxpayer independently based on data from the state balance of mineral reserves as of January 1st of the year preceding the tax period, as the quotient obtained by dividing the amount of accumulated production of natural gas (excluding associated gas) on this subsoil area (including losses during extraction) by the initial reserves of natural gas (excluding associated gas), determined as the sum of reserves of all categories and accumulated production since the start of development of the subsoil area1.
Tax Code of the Russian Federation, as amended on May 21, 2020, Article 342.4, paragraph 13 // Official Gazette of the Russian Federation. 2000. No. 32. Art. 3340. ↩