关键词: 页岩气, 资源, 美国, 中国, 开发, 天然气产量, 勘探技术, 制约因素

Abstract: Development and utilization of non-conventional oil and gas resources has drawn great attention owing to the continuous demand of energy by the human society and increasingly high consumption of primary fossil energy. Shale gas development and utilization has been an example in recent years. The United States is one of the best countries in the world for shale gas production and utilization. The US shale gas production reached 1800×108m3 in 2011, triggering the so-called “shale gas revolution”. However, so far as global shale gas development is concerned, the US pattern may not be suitable in some other regions, because shale gas development is restricted by a number of factors, such as technological adaptability, the environment, infrastructure and supporting systems, investment fund and market mechanism. It is still early for shale gas to act as the stand-by resources for conventional oil and gas resources. China is quite different from the United States in terms of the national conditions and infrastructure including auxiliary systems. The US pattern for non-conventional natural gasdevelopment cannot be entirely duplicatedin China.It is necessary tomakea unifiedplan accordingto the Chinese conditions and work out a set of methods for development and utilization of non-conventional natural gas that is feasible in China.

Key words: shale gas; resources; the Unite States; China; development; natural gas production; exploration technology; restricting factors