1.ObjectiveThestudyareaislocatedinthenorthofJianshiarea,Hubeiprovince.Accordingtothegeologicsurvey,theSilurianblackshaleintheareaischaracterizedbyhighabundanceoforganicmatterandhighhydrocarbonpotential.From1980s,JianghanOilfieldhasdrilled7wellsinJiannangasfieldlocatedinthesouthofstudyarea,whichshoweddifferentdegreeofoilandgasandrevealedagoodexplorationprospectfortheSilurianstrata.
