Meso-Cenozoic foreland basins in Central-west China have favourable geological conditions and gas resource potential

and their natural gas reserves are one fourth of the total amount of China's gas reserves.In recent years

a series of important breakthroughs in gas exploration have been made

a number of big and medium gas fields including Kela-2

Yinan-2

Baimamiao

Hutubi and Nanbaxian gas fields have been discovered.This thus further proved that the foreland basins in Central-west China are the most favourable target areas for gas exploration

and Kuqa

west Sichuan

the south marginal area of Junggar Basin and the north marginal area of Qaidam Basin should be the focal point targets.To make even great breakthrough of gas exploration in the study area

seismic exploration in mountains

the recognition and prediction of complex reservoirs

well drilling and well completion technologies should be strenghened.