What is the significance of Sichuan shale gas geological resources exceeding 40 trillion cubic meters?

It is beneficial for us to realize the transformation of new energy, get rid of dependence on traditional energy and achieve a win-win situation for economic development and environmental protection.

Let's start with shale gas.

Shale gas, which is simply methane natural gas produced in mudstone or shale, is a kind of fossil energy. Its source is the same as conventional oil and natural gas, but it is an unconventional resource. We all know that oil is called black gold, natural gas is called blue whale as high-quality clean energy, and shale gas is a blue whale squeezed out of a gap.

Shale gas is a natural gas resource. Compared with coal, oil and other resources, natural gas is a relatively clean and pollution-free energy source. At present, China is vigorously promoting the use of this energy, and many families have successfully connected to the natural gas network. Nowadays, public transport facilities in many big cities also use natural gas as a power source.

In this situation, due to the increasing demand for natural gas, it is the scarcity of natural gas. In order to solve this problem, China began to look for energy at home and imported a lot of natural gas from abroad. The huge reserves of shale gas point out the direction for the utilization of new energy in China.

So what's the difference between shale gas and natural gas? How will its development and utilization affect our lives?

Although shale gas is a kind of natural gas, it is cleaner and more efficient. It can be used in urban power supply, heating, automobile fuel and chemical production. , and has a wide range of uses. Especially in China's primary energy consumption structure, coal still dominates. At present, the disposable consumption of coal in our country accounts for about 59%, and the global average is basically 28%, while the disposable energy consumption of our whole natural gas accounts for about 8%, and the global average is about 20%. So, in general, we especially need clean energy.

The shale gas geological resources in Sichuan exceed 40 trillion cubic meters, which shows that China's energy potential is huge in the future, which can greatly reduce China's dependence on coal, a traditional energy source, and is of great significance to ensuring national energy security. I believe that with our breakthrough in shale gas mining technology. These precious natural gas resources will be fully utilized, and we are also expected to realize our energy freedom.

Will the development and utilization of shale gas trigger a new crisis?

Some people suggest that shale gas should be mined with a large amount of water, and at the same time, chemicals should be mixed into the water. Will this cause great waste and pollution of water resources? On the other hand, will stress cause minor earthquakes and secondary disasters?

In order to minimize pollution, China researchers also innovatively applied clean water fracturing technology in the construction process. This pressure can be pressurized only by adding a small amount of reagent as pressure fluid. This kind of clean water pressure has low cost, light damage and small cleaning demand. Specifically, it uses recycling technology. This water is sealed, and this recovery system is self-contained and does not overflow. Moreover, some pressurized reagents are clean, pollution-free, sealed, clean and pollution-free, and finally recovered, which basically does not pollute the environment.

Will it cause secondary disasters such as earthquakes?

Experts said: this kind of pressure is caused by a small rolling event, which will not cause an earthquake, and during the pressure process, experts are all monitoring dynamically. These small rolling events can't reach some standards of our magnitude, and will not cause changes in the surrounding environment.

In fact, having said that, everyone is more concerned about whether the price of this natural gas will come down.

Personally, I don't think it's the most important thing whether the price will drop, but at least don't shake the price too much like oil and coal, which will affect the normal people's livelihood. Moreover, we should not only pay attention to this kind of energy, but also continue to explore and exploit new energy sources, and it is best to find sustainable energy sources.