《非常规油气地质学》是邹才能等围绕非常规油气理论、技术与实践编写的一部系统性著作。全书从非常规油气地质学基础、非常规油气技术和非常规油气各论三个层面展开, 讨论了非常规油气与常规油气在形成机理、分布特征、富集规律、产出机制、评价方法和勘探开发技术上的差异。本文认为, 本书的主要价值在于把页岩气、致密油气、煤层气等资源类型放入统一的地质学框架中理解, 推动读者从“找圈闭”转向“评储层、看含油气性、看可改造性”的认识方式。它既有较强的理论综合性, 也贴近中国非常规油气勘探开发实践。不过, 由于非常规油气技术和能源转型形势变化很快, 书中部分内容仍带有阶段性特征, 对环境约束、经济性和低碳转型背景下的开发边界还可以进一步展开。 

Unconventional Petroleum Geology, edited by Zou Caineng et al. , is a systematic work on the theories, technologies, and practices of unconventional petroleum geology. The book is organized into three sections: fundamentals of unconventional petroleum geology, unconventional petroleum technologies, and detailed discussions of specific unconventional resources. It discusses the differences between unconventional and conventional oil and gas in terms of formation mechanisms, distribution characteristics, accumulation patterns, production mechanisms, evaluation methods, and exploration and development technologies. This review argues that the book’s main value lies in placing resource types such as shale gas, tight oil and gas, and coalbed methane within a unified geological framework, shifting the reader’s perspective from “finding traps” to “evaluating reservoirs, assessing hydrocarbon potential, and examining treatability. ” It is both theoretically comprehensive and closely connected to China’s unconventional oil and gas exploration and development practices. However, as unconventional oil and gas technologies and the energy transition landscape are changing rapidly, some parts of the book inevitably reflect its temporal context. Further elaboration is still needed on environmental constraints, economic viability, and the development boundaries in the context of low-carbon transition.