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

The process commonly known as fracking is a uniquely American invention that’s quickly becoming a major US export, thanks to rising power demand and the world’s inability to quit fossil fuels.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Are you interested in learning more about the frac sand industry or finding ways to oppose it? Then come to the Frac Sand Summit this Saturday at Winona State University, where more than 200 area ...

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 ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Six-year-low crude oil prices have decimated new drilling ...

The Wisconsin Department of Justice announced on Monday a $60,000 judgment against a frac sand mining operation where a rainstorm washed sand and soil from a poorly constructed berm and improperly ...