通过论述四川盆地天然气的地层分布、勘探区块分布、资源品质分布和煤层气资源分布特征,综合分析了四川盆地天然气资源状况并讨论了对其勘探状况,指出四川盆地是我国的天然气资源大区,但是,其勘探程度还相对较低,各个层系和各区块均还有相当大的勘探潜力,特别是在煤层气的勘探开发方面潜力更大。在四川经济快速发展的关键时期,天然气资源能否满足、支撑经济的高速增长,同时保证四川自然环境状况的不断改善十分重要,据此,提出了四川天然气工业可持续发展应考虑的问题。

 After discoursing upon the natural gas strata distribution，explore area distrib ution, quality characteristics and coalbed methane distribution, the authors an alysis natural gas resource status and exploration of Sichuan basin. The authors  point out that there has a lot of natural gas and coalbed methane in Sichuan ba sin，but the exploration degree is lower, in the strata and exploration areas, t here still have exploration potential, especially，the coalbed methane explorati on and development. The Sichuan economics will increase in the stable situation,  and the energy source consumption will also increase. In order to guarantee the  natural gas supply ability can support such big energy consumption and the Sich uan economics increase in the coming years, some sustainable development conside rations of natural gas industry in Sichuan basin have been advanced in the paper.