North American shale gas development technology basically ripe for China to provide a reference for the development of shale gas

Shale gas as unconventional natural gas in recent years, attracted national attention. With horizontal wells and  Hydraulic fracturing  technology continues to progress, emerging  shale gas  exploration and development boom.

U.S. action earliest. As a conventional gas-poor countries, the past ten years, the United States launched a "shale gas revolution." Rely on mature production technology and perfect development pipeline facilities in recent years, the U.S. shale gas exploration and development technologies quickly break, yield rapid growth. Through the "shale gas revolution", the United States by an importer of natural gas into a natural gas exporter.

Shale gas has become the world's oil and gas exploration and development of a new bright spot, is changing the pattern of world energy. Since the "shale gas revolution" has been a great success in North America, followers believe that this needs to be mined rock fracturing unconventional gas in China the same "great future."

At present, China is still in the coal energy dominated era, the high dependence on imported crude oil. With China's energy consumption continues to rise, and vigorously promote the development of shale gas has become an important field of oil and gas resources and urgent strategic task. According to the Ministry of Land Resources Assessment, China recoverable shale gas resource potential of 25.08 trillion cubic meters (excluding Tibet region). China's national economic and social development, "second five" plan clear requirements, "to promote shale gas and other  unconventional gas  resource development and utilization," ease China's natural gas supply and demand.

After years of exploration, China's shale gas exploration and development to achieve positive results, but the late start of the development of shale gas, thus enhancing technology research, learn from foreign advanced ideas, improve industrial policy, reduce development costs, to become China's shale gas development the only way.

Currently, the North American shale gas development technology matured, the development of shale gas for China to provide a reference -

First, open competitive environment has played a catalytic role. U.S. shale gas exploration and development of low barriers to entry, the diversification of exploration and development, the formation of the development of medium and small enterprises coexist market competition.

Second, technological progress has played a catalytic role. The U.S. government set up special funds for basic research and shale gas key technologies, the first successful development of shale gas horizontal drilling and multi-stage fracturing technology and make large-scale applications.

Third, the introduction of preferential policies to play a supporting role. 1978 -1992, the U.S. federal government shale gas development and implementation of subsidy policy for 15 years, effectively support and promote the exploration and development of shale gas.

Fourth, a sound market regulation has played a role in safeguarding. Where shale gas exploration and development and related management departments, both in its performance of duties assigned regulatory functions.

Fifth, improve the infrastructure has played a supporting role. U.S. natural gas pipeline network, and city gas network is very well developed, greatly reducing the exploitation of shale gas in the part of the initial investment, reducing market risk.