Coalbed methane resource and development prospect of Shaanxi Province

The CBM resource in Shaanxi Province is evaluated as 25624× 10⁸m³ at shallower than 2000 m.The comprehensive study,covering five coal fields,includes coal reservoir distribution,gas content,coal seam permeability,coal ranks and adsorption properties,in conjunction with resource calculation.It is considered that the potential of CBM development in Shaanxi is very large,especially in Permio-Carbon coal fields in Weibei area and Northern Shaanxi.The Hancheng mining area is an optimum target area for development.