世界页岩气勘探开发现状及对中国的启示

The status of worldwide shale gas exploration and its suggestion for China

页岩气是一种潜在资源量巨大的非常规天然气资源,具有开采技术要求高、开采寿命长、稳产周期长的特点。近些年来,严峻的能源紧张形势和能源价格的快速增长,使页岩气资源在全世界受到了广泛的重视。回顾了美国页岩气勘探开发的历史,总结了美国的页岩气发育情况,跟踪了世界其他地区(加拿大、欧洲)包括中国页岩气研究的最新进展情况。根据前人的资料,认为中国南方海相页岩和北方盆地的湖相页岩具有巨大的页岩气资源潜力。鉴于页岩气是一种非常规能源,对其研究具有重大的现实意义,建议中国相关部门加大研究投入力度,尽快开展页岩气资源战略调查和选区研究工作,加强技术攻关创新、引进和国际合作,探讨中国现实国情下的页岩气相关政策,以早日实现页岩气在中国的商业性开发,促进经济快速发展。

Shale gas is a potentially huge amount of unconventional gas resources, with high exaction requirement, long development life and stable production cycle. In recent years, with severe energy shortage situation and energy prices, increasing shale gas has received more attention worldwide. The history of shale gas exploration and development, current production situation in America are reviewed. The latest research of shale gas in the rest of the world, including Canada, Europe and China is also studied. According to the existing research, it is predicted that the marine shale in Southern China and lacustrine shale in Northern China basins have huge shale gas resource potential. Because shale gas is unconventional resource and the＇research is of great significance, it is suggested that research efforts should be enhanced; strategic survey and optimization should be carried out as soon as possible; the technology transfer, research and international cooperation should be strengthened; related policies should be enacted in advance. All these measures are in order to realize shale gas commercial development in China and to promote economic development rapidly.