Exploration prospects for shale and tight arenaceous rocks of the Lower Carboniferous sequence in the northwestern part of Dnieper-Donets basin are featured in this paper. Stratigraphic control and areal development for lithological types of prospective units for unconventional gas rocks are featured.

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