中国煤层甲烷资源及开发

COALBED METHANE RESOURCE IN CHINA AND ITS EXPLOITATION

长期以来,我国煤层甲烷被视为煤矿井下开采的危害物质,而八十年代美国煤层甲烷已经成为一种重要的能源投入工业性开发.煤层甲烷是一种洁净、方便、高效的能源,它在勘探开发方面有别于常规天然气,具有投资少、成功率高的特点.我国煤炭资源丰富,煤层甲烷资源潜力巨大,是未来能源开发的一个重要领域.一。

Coalbed methane is a new type of energy resource which is clear, conveninent and effi-cient. It is a special kind of natural gas which has less investment and higher success ratethan normal natural gas in the aspect of exploration and dovelopment. In the recent years,coalbed methane has been produced commercially in U. S. A.. China is rich in coal resource,and hence has a promising prospect for coalbed methane, which has an estimated resource ofabout 17 trillion cubic metres. It is helpful to enhance rapitly the total production of naturalgas in our country by sheeding up its exploitation of coalbed methane.