Significance of Shale Gas Development

作     者：John Shelton Mike D. Burnaman Wenwu Xia Nathaniel Harding 

作者机构：Harding Shelton Group Oklahoma City Oklahoma 73102 

出 版 物：《中国石油勘探》 (China Petroleum Exploration)

年 卷 期：2009年第14卷第3期

页      面：29-33页

学科分类：081803[工学-地质工程] 08[工学] 0818[工学-地质资源与地质工程] 

主　　题：页岩 石油 天然气 地质勘探 

摘      要：Natural gas production from shale formations is growing exponentially in the United States. This paper introduces the five major shale formations in the United States and the technologies used to produce them. The Barnett, Haynesville, Fayetteville, Woodford, and Marcellus combined hold an estimated 978 trillion cubic feet of total gas reserves. These findings along with recent technological advances in horizontal drilling and completion methods have transformed the natural gas exploration and production industry in the U.S. and have fundamentally changed the U.S. energy picture. Specifically this paper states that the United States through the utilization of natural gas from shale can reduce its carbon emissions and can become more energy self-sufficient. Finally, the Harding & Shelton Group states in this paper that the opportunity to locate and produce shale gas in China is very similar to that which has taken place in the United States.