Open AccessMajor Understanding and Innovation, Challenges and Potential analysis of Shale Gas Exploration and Development in China
Author(s) -
Dexun Liu,
Hongyan Wang,
Qun Zhao,
Leifu Zhang,
Honglin Liu,
Dealai Liu,
Jipeng Liu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/696/1/012016
Subject(s) - shale gas , china , endowment , resource (disambiguation) , oil shale , petroleum engineering , unconventional oil , natural resource economics , bottleneck , leaps , production (economics) , tight oil , government (linguistics) , natural gas , business , directional drilling , engineering , mining engineering , geology , waste management , economics , operations management , geography , drilling , political science , computer science , computer network , linguistics , philosophy , archaeology , finance , law , macroeconomics , mechanical engineering
Affected by the success of shale gas development in North America, the Chinese government and major oil and gas producers accurately grasped the development trend of shale gas industry, promoted the pilot tests and introduced policies effectively. In 2018, shale gas production in China was 1.53×10 10 m 3 . A total of 1000 horizontal wells were drilled. There are some major understanding and innovation achieved, such as stratigraphic division scheme, development characteristics of nanopores, causes of high TOC(Total Organic Carbon) in black shale. The Challenges are discussed. The endowment of shale gas resource is relatively poor. Some key technologies and equipment encounter “bottleneck” and there is poor external environment for development. At last, the paper analyses the development potentials of shale gas in China. The shale gas resources are rich, and shale gas will be the main contributor to the growth of China’s natural gas production. The next step is need to speed up exploration and development, and to increase reserves and production quickly. Also, it is necessary to insist on innovation, offer on-site services, guidance and support, thus providing technical support for realizing new historic leaps of shale gas in China.