The article deals with the issues of personnel and material and technical support of the Mining Inspection of Samara Administration for technological and environmental control, fulfillment of the requirements of the Law of the Russian Federation “On Subsoil” in the production of hydrocarbons in the Samara region and supervision of activities in the field of blasting. The article analyzes the main problems of enterprises identified as a result of supervisory activities conducted by the mining inspection, outlines ways to solve the problems. Further, the statistical data of inspection practice in the Samara Department of Technological and Environmental Supervision are presented.