China's shale gas exploration in the southwest has achieved significant results, with estimated natural gas resources reaching 100 billion cubic meters, which is the first time that China has achieved a major breakthrough in shale gas exploration in a complex southern structural region outside the Sichuan Basin. Some experts said that the land is expected to become a new industrial gas field, which can meet the gas needs of tens of millions of residents for industrial and agricultural development, and promote economic development. This expert opinion is based on the assumption that:. ['The complex geological structure in the south is conducive to natural gas generation.', 'Any natural gas that is explored can be successfully extracted.', "China's current natural gas production cannot meet actual demand.", 'Natural gas as a clean energy is an important driving force for economic development.']