Development characteristics and orientation of tight oil and gas in China
SUN Longde,ZOU Caineng,JIA Ailin,WEI Yunsheng,ZHU Rukai,WU Songtao,GUO Zhi
Table 5 Resources, reserves and production of major tight gas plays in China.
Major play Favorable
area/104 km2
Resources/
1012 m3
Recoverable
reserves/1012 m3
Proved reserves/
1012 m3
Production in
2017/108 m3
Upper Paleozoic of Ordos Basin 12.01 13.30 7.13 3.30 310.1
Xujiahe Formation of Sichuan Basin 12.89 3.98 1.79 1.25 37.5
Yingcheng, Shahezi and Huoshiling
Formations of Songliao Basin
1.93 2.25 0.92 0.05 2.1
Ahe Formation of Tarim Basin 0.32 1.23 0.66
Shuixigou Formation of Tuha Basin 3.18 0.51 0.19 0.01 0.2
Qikou Nanbao sag of Bohai Bay Basin 1.99 0.43 0.18
Jiamuhe Formation of Junggar Basin 0.14 0.15 0.05