Influence of Shale Gas Development on Land

Abstract:

The development of shale gas can influence the land use and exacerbate the problem of land use. The drilling and fracturing of a well need a large well site. Taking all the coverage of road building, platforms and pipelines into account, the average coverage of every well is near 16.2 hectares. More than 80 shale gas wells have been drilled and covered 1296 hectares. According to the development plan of shale gas of China, more than 300 shale gas wells will be drilled and will occupy 6156 hectares land to 2015. To the end of 2020, about 1.6~1.7×10⁴ shale gas wells will have been drilled and 27.54×10⁴ hectares land will be occupied. The quality of land is damaged during the process of shale gas development, lowering the soil fertility and making the land reclamation more difficult. During the process of shale gas development, the assessment and supervision and management system of land use should be reinforced and land use and reclamation should be reasonably planned. The efficiency and sustainability of land use can be improved by technology innovation of well drilling.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 734-737)
• Pages: 251-256
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.734-737.251
• Online since: August 2013
• Authors: Qin Li, Yue Lei Zhang, Ai Guo Wang, Chen Cheng Hu, Xiao Jin Geng
• Keywords: Influence, Land Protection, Land Use, Shale Gas, Well Site

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