Prospects for shale gas production in China: Implications for water demand

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Guo, Meiyu^1,2,3,11  Lu, Xi^4,5,6  Nielsen, Chris P.^3,12  McElroy, Michael B.^7,8  Shi, Wenrui⁹  Chen, Yuntian¹⁰  Xu, Yuan¹ 

[1] Chinese Univ Hong Kong, Dept Geog, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China

[2] Hong Kong Baptist Univ, Dept Geog, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China

[3] Harvard Univ, Sch Engn & Appl Sci, Harvard China Project, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA

[4] Tsinghua Univ, Sch Environm, Beijing 10084, Peoples R China

[5] Tsinghua Univ, State Key Joint Lab Environm Simulat & Pollut Con, Beijing 10084, Peoples R China

[6] Harvard Univ, Sch Engn & Appl Sci, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA

[7] Harvard Univ, Sch Engn & Appl Sci, 100C Pierce Hall,29 Oxford St, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA

[8] Harvard Univ, Dept Earth & Planetary Sci, 100C Pierce Hall,29 Oxford St, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA

[9] Yangtze Univ, Geophys & Oil Resources Inst, Wuhan 430100, Hubei, Peoples R China

[10] Tsinghua Univ, Dept Thermal Engn, Beijing 100084, Peoples R China

[11] Hong Kong Baptist Univ, 12-F,Shek Mun Campus,8 Muk St, Shatin, Hong Kong, Peoples R China

[12] G2F, Pierce Hall,29 Oxford St, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA

关键词: Shale Gas;    Water Use;    Fracking;    China;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.rser.2016.08.026

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Development of shale gas resources is expected to play an important role in China's projected transition to a low-carbon energy future. The question arises whether the availability of water could limit this development. The paper considers a range of scenarios to define the demand for water needed to accommodate China's projected shale gas production through 2020. Based on data from the gas field at Fuling, the first large-scale shale gas field in China, it is concluded that the water intensity for shale gas development in China (water demand per unit lateral length) is likely to exceed that in the US by about 50%. Fuling field would require a total of 39.9-132.9 Mm(3) of water to achieve full development of its shale gas, with well spacing assumed to vary between 300 and 1000 m. To achieve the 2020 production goal set by Sinopec, the key Chinese developer, water consumption is projected to peak at 7.22 Mm(3) in 2018. Maximum water consumption would account for 1% and 3%, respectively, of the available water resource and annual water use in the Fuling district. To achieve China's nationwide shale gas production goal set for 2020, water consumption is projected to peak at 15.03 Mm(3) in 2019 in a high-use scenario. It is concluded that supplies of water are adequate to meet demand in Fuling and most projected shale plays in China, with the exception of localized regions in the Tarim and Jungger Basins. (C) 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

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