Shale gas potential of the Lower Permian Gufeng Formation in the western area of the Lower Yangtze Platform, China

摘要

China is beginning to explore unconventional gas resources in the Lower Yangtze Platform. In the last two years, we conducted undiscovered hydrocarbon resource assessment to investigate the geological and geochemical characteristic of the Lower Permian Gufeng Formation, which is considered as one potential exploration layers in this area. Four outcrops and one well were used to determine the stratigraphic correlation, and 40 available samples were used for an analytical investigation.