The invention discloses a method and device for testing the gas content of a
shale gas reservoir. The device for testing the gas content of the
shale gas reservoir comprises a high-pressure
nitrogen inlet device, a high-pressure
natural gas inlet device, a first six-way valve, a
booster pump, a second six-way valve, an evacuator, a
thermostat, a
rock core desorption flow model, a
pressure sensor, a ring crush control pump and a gas metering device, wherein the high-pressure
nitrogen inlet device and the high-pressure
natural gas inlet device are connected with the second six-way valve by virtue of pipelines after passing through the first six-way valve and the
booster pump; the evacuator is connected with the second six-way valve; the second six-way valve is connected with the gas metering device by virtue of a pipeline after pasting through the
rock core desorption flow model arranged in the
thermostat; and the
rock core desorption flow model is respectively connected with the
pressure sensor and the ring crush control pump which is used for performing follow-up control on the
ambient pressure of the rock core desorption flow model. By adopting the device disclosed by the invention, the
shale gas desorption in the development process of a gas reservoir is researched by virtue of a physical
simulation method, and the gas
production rate during shale gas exploitation is measured.