Coalbed Methane Exploration in China

Oil & Natural Gas / Coalbed Methane / Exploration

Date posted: 08/26/09

China is the largest coal producing country in the world as well as the largest coal consuming country in the world. The national coalbed methane resources are 37 trillion cubic meters, located no deeper than 2,000 meters underground: 40 percent of the resources are in East China gas reservoirs; 18 percent are in Central China; 26 percent are in West China; and 16 percent are in South China. Over 46 percent of China's coal mines are rich in gas and over 1.3 billion cubic meters of gas are being emitted each year without being effectively used.