**7. Conclusions**

Based on the largely available geological and CBM data, a comprehensive analysis is performed on the Bumu region, one of the hotspots of CBM development in Southwest China. This study has drawn several conclusions, as follows:


zone and the reverse faults. The geological structure controls on CBM enrichment are definite and important.


**Author Contributions:** B.J. and Q.M. conceived the ideas; M.L. analyzed the data and wrote the paper; G.W., Z.Y. and F.L. provided language and technical support. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

**Funding:** This research was funded by National Science and Technology Major Project (2016ZX05044), National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 41402136, 41702172) and Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (No. BK20140183).

**Acknowledgments:** The Author Ming Li thanks the China Scholarship Council (CSC) providing financial support for the collaborative research visiting in School of Chemical Engineering at the University of Queensland Australia. We would like to thank the reviewers and editors for their constructive comments and suggestions.

**Conflicts of Interest:** The authors declare no conflict of interest.
