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China Shale Rig Data: July 29, 2026

China Shale Overview

China has an estimated 1,115 Tcf of risked (technically recoverable) shale gas, mainly in marine- and lacustrine-deposited source rock shales of the Sichuan (626 Tcf), Tarim (216 Tcf),Junggar (36 Tcf), and Songliao (16 Tcf) basins. Additional risked (technically recoverable) shale gas resources totaling 222 Tcf exist in the smaller, structurally more complex Yangtze Platform, Jianghan and Subei basins. The risked shale gas in-place for China is estimated at 4,746 Tcf.

China also has considerable shale oil potential which is geologically less defined. Risked (technically recoverable) shale oil resources in the…