Latest Ordovician to Early Silurian Shale Gas Strata of the Yangtze Region, China

This book presents the accumulated data and current state of geological knowledge on China's main shale gas fields. It addresses a broad range of topics, including the geological setting, reference sections and published boreholes, lithostratigraphy, biostratigraphy and chronostratigraphy, sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy of the late Ordovician to early Silurian, spatial and temporal distribution patterns and environmental changes in the black shales of the Wufeng and Lungmachi formations, numerical analysis of the Wufengian and Lungmachian Total Organic Carbon (TOC), late Ordovician to early Silurian bentonites of the Yangtze region, and a graptolite atlas of the Wufeng and Lungmachi formations. Given its scope, the book represents a valuable asset for researchers and petroleum engineers alike.

Chen Xu is Research Professor since 1989, Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences since 2003, Vice Chairman of the Ordovician Subcommission (1991-2004), and Chairman of the Ordovician Subcommission (2004-2007). 240 papers (including 8 monographs) have been published. A publication list can be found from the network of Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology.

Hongyan Wang is the Assistant to the Dean & Director of Scientific Management department, Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development, CNPC, and also the executive Director of National Energy Shale Gas Reseach Center authorized by National Energy Adminstration.

Daniel Goldman is Professor, Head of Department Geology, Dayton University, and Titular Member of Ordovician Subcommission.