Transportation facing shale gas development, utilization, regulation three major issues

Reported that a large number of  shale gas  needed equipment, materials and water pose significant challenges to the logistics. Since most mining point located in remote areas, and the need for frequent contacts in a number of highly dispersed among the various wells, flexible mode of transportation is necessary, therefore the majority of road transport has become a major logistics model environment. But our reserves of shale gas-rich regions of these geographical, ecological environment is fragile, mostly seasonal water area, in addition to water supply problems are particularly prominent, the combined environment is complex, mostly mountainous, but also for water transport increased the difficulty.
Rich areas of shale gas reserves,Fracturing proppant most of them are seasonal water shortages serious. 2010, with 40% of our shale gas reserves in five provinces in Southwest China (Sichuan, Chongqing, Guizhou, Yunnan and Guangxi), has suffered a sustained six months of severe drought. Although the North and Northeast regions have 26% of the shale gas resources, but overall scarcity of water resources in the region. Yangtze River and the southeast region abundant water resources, but only has 18% of the shale gas reserves.
The report also mentioned that in shale gas development, China's urban sewage treatment facilities shale gas development potential lack of wastewater treatment capacity. The State Council issued a municipal sewage treatment facilities development plan shows China has 77.5 percent of urban sewage treatment capacity, the goal is that by 2015,frac sand the national sewage treatment rate reached 85%. Although the government has increased investment, but the existing sewage treatment capacity and demand gap can not be resolved in the short term.