The technique, honed over the past 15 years in the US, is now being deployed to unlock hard-to-reach oil and gas reserves ...

Frack sand acts as a proppant during the process, helping to hold open small seams through which the oil or gas escapes back toward the wellbore. It’s possible to use man-made products such as ...

Over the past decade, demand for silica sand soared as new technology allowed drillers to reach previously untapped oil, much of which was found in the Bakken formation of North Dakota, with a process ...

More than 50 people gathered in Minneapolis Monday to protest frac sand mining outside a conference on the silica sand resources of Minnesota and Wisconsin. “This is total destruction,” said Kathleen ...

WINONA, Minn. — After five years of discussion, protests and short-term decisions, a final decision on banning frac sand mining and operations in Winona County is expected to come to a final vote this ...

A fundamental transformation is underway in oil and gas production in the United States. Hydraulic-fracturing, known also as “fracking,” combined with horizontal drilling in oil-rich shales promises a ...

That was the verdict for 20 frac sand protesters, who were each convicted of trespassing Thursday afternoon in Winona County District Court after a four-day trial and a three-hour jury deliberation.

A new, record-breaking conveyor belt is changing how sand is transported for hydraulic fracturing across the southwest United ...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gen6 Proppants (Gen6), a frac sand solutions provider, announced today its plans to develop a new frac sand mine to serve the Haynesville Shale region, with the acquisition ...

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NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - U.S. natural gas producer Antero Resources Corp said on Monday it is eyeing options to mine its own sand for fracking to offset recent price increases. The company, which ...