Shanxi intensifies CBM development

In the first eight months of this year, the total output of coal bed methane in Shanxi was 9.12 billion cubic meters, an increase of 23%, accounting for 81.6% of the national output in the same period, and a record high output in the same period.

From CNENERGYNEWS

In the first eight months of this year, the total output of coal bed methane in Shanxi was 9.12 billion cubic meters, an increase of 23%, accounting for 81.6% of the national output in the same period, and a record high output in the same period.

Coalbed gas, commonly known as "gas", is an unconventional natural gas produced from coal seams with methane as the main component. Poor treatment is a hidden danger to coal mine safety, and good use is a high-quality clean energy.

Shanxi is rich in CBM resources, accounting for about 1/3 of the country's total. By the end of 2022, the proven geological reserves have exceeded 760 billion cubic meters.

In recent years, Shanxi has continued to increase the investment in safety production and control of coal mine gas, simultaneously increased the development of unconventional natural gas, and explored a model of coal mine gas treatment and utilization and turning waste into treasure, which is "gas extraction before coal mining, gas and coal mining integration", and the large-scale development of coal bed methane has reached a new level.