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Current R&Ds Status for Shale Gas Extraction

셰일가스 생산에 관한 연구개발 현황

  • Han, Bangwoo (Environmental & Energy Systems Research Division, Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials) ;
  • Kim, Hak-Joon (Environmental & Energy Systems Research Division, Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials) ;
  • Kim, Yong-Jin (Environmental & Energy Systems Research Division, Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials) ;
  • Kim, Han-Seok (Environmental & Energy Systems Research Division, Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials)
  • 한방우 (한국기계연구원 환경에너지기계연구본부) ;
  • 김학준 (한국기계연구원 환경에너지기계연구본부) ;
  • 김용진 (한국기계연구원 환경에너지기계연구본부) ;
  • 김한석 (한국기계연구원 환경에너지기계연구본부)
  • Received : 2013.05.29
  • Accepted : 2013.06.06
  • Published : 2013.07.01
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Abstract

Shale gas is in the limelight as one of the new energy sources under the circumstances of unstable energy supply and high energy consumption. It is expected to change dynamics of global energy markets due to its abundant resources and global distribution. Shale gas extraction process consists of drilling, fracturing and production. We have surveyed the technologies required for shale gas developments such as a horizontal drilling, a hydraulic fracturing and so on, the environmental issues occurred during the development, the additional technologies to solve the environmental problems and the current research and developments status.

에너지 소비량 증가 및 고유가로 인한 에너지 자원 수급의 불안정 상황에서 새로운 차세대 에너지원으로 셰일가스가 관심을 받고 있다. 셰일가스는 풍부한 매장량과 고른 지역적 분포로 인해 기존의 에너지 역학 구도까지 바꿀 것으로 기대되고 있다. 셰일가스의 개발과정은 시추와 파쇄 및 생산의 과정으로 이루어지는데 이러한 셰일가스 개발과정에서 요구되는 수평시추, 수압파쇄 등의 핵심 기술과 개발과정에 발생하는 환경 이슈문제, 그리고 이를 해결하기 위한 추가 요구 기술과 현재의 연구 진행 현황 등을 살펴보고자 한다.

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Supported by : 한국기계연구원

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