Development progress and outlook of deep and normal pressure shale gas of SINOPEC

In the past decade, with the improvement of shale gas exploration and development theory and techno-logy, the commercial development of marine shale gas from Ordovician Wufeng to Silurian Longmaxi formations in southern China has been achieved, and the target of shale gas exploration and development is gradually shifting towards shale gas of deep and complex structural areas and new formations. In order to further promote efficient exploration and development of shale gas, a systematic review was conducted on the recent exploration and deve-lopment progress of SINOPEC shale gas and an analysis was conducted on the development trend of shale gas in China. The research results indicate that: ① The high-quality Fuling National Shale Gas Demonstration Zone has been built and a key technology system for three-dimensional development of marine shale gas has been innovatively formed. ② The large-scale and efficient development of atmospheric shale gas in Dongsheng and Baima blocks of Nanchuan has been realized, and