NDLI: Distribution of shale gas resources in China and their exploration and development potential

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Author	Ding Wenlong Jin Wenzheng Zhang Jinchuan Tang Xuan
Copyright Year	2011
Description	Author affiliation: School of Energy Resources, Key Laboratory of Marine Reservoir Evolution and Hydrocarbon Accumulation Mechanism, Ministry of Education, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), China, 100083 (Ding Wenlong; Jin Wenzheng; Zhang Jinchuan; Tang Xuan)
Abstract	As an important environment-friendly new energy with low carbon emission, shale gas has attracted very much attention around the world. Based on such characteristics as the geologic histories, the sedimentary and structural settings, and the shale gas accumulation mechanism and distribution patterns, the areas with shale gas accumulation in China can be divided into four regions which correspond to the tectonic plates by and large. Shale is very developed in each geologic period, and the shale formations include Sinian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic. They are widely distributed in the hydrocarbon basins formed in different eras, the areas where deposits are remained after complex tectonic movements, or the outcrop areas. In terms of basin types, craton, foreland and rift (faulted) basins all contain shale; in terms of sedimentary facies, there are diverse facies of shale deposits, including both the marine shale with good-very good TOC in South China and the organic-rich lacustrine and marine-continental transitional shale in North China. Compared with North America where shale gas resources were generated, accumulated, and have been developed commercially, China also has suitable geologic structural and depositional conditions favoring the generation, accumulation and distribution of shale gas. It is preliminarily estimated that there are abundant shale gas resources in China. The total shale gas resources are about $15−30×10^{12}m^{3},$ and the mid-value of the shale gas resources is $23.5×10^{12}m^{3},$ close to the mid-value of $28.3×10^{12}m^{3}$ in the U.S. In a word, shale gas is widely distributed in China with good exploration and development potential. Nonetheless, shale gas exploration theory and target assessment approaches should be established in line with China's complicated geological and structural conditions, and also the properties of shale gas reservoirs in different regions. Drilling and production technologies applicable to the geologic characteristics of China's shale formations should be researched and developed to facilitate efficient shale gas production in China.
Starting Page	1582
Ending Page	1586
File Size	495760
Page Count	5
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781612847498
e-ISBN	9781612847528
DOI	10.1109/ICMREE.2011.5930636
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2011-05-20
Publisher Place	China
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Exploration and development Production Distribution Rocks Potential Resources Natural gas Shale gas
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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