The La Crosse Center is playing host to the Frac Sand Insider conference which began Tuesday. Frac sand mining is the mining of sand that is used in the fracking process to get oil and natural gas out ...

FAIRLESS HILLS, Pa. & SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Smart Sand, Inc. (“Smart Sand” or the “Company”) and Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (“Clearlake”) today announced a major investment in the ...

For conventional horizontal gravel packed wells, a comprehensive study using various ceramsite densities reveals the ...

MINNEAPOLIS -- A proposed silica sand mining project in southeastern Minnesota could change the nature of the industry in the state. Or not. Nobody is quite sure what to expect at the end of February, ...

A Bexar County frac sand mining business that landed in bankruptcy earlier this year amid a dispute among its owners is poised to resume operations after a judge approved a reorganization plan.

CHICAGO (June 8) – A new Policy Study from The Heartland Institute shows industrial sand mining has been “a significant driver of economic growth across the Upper Midwest.” If done in an ...

Frac sand destined for the oil and gas fields piles up at the EOG Resources Inc. processing plant in Chippewa Falls, Wisc. CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. — Largely overlooked in the national debate over ...

A pumpjack and a Yellowjacket Oilfield Services fracking rig sit next to Highway 191 in Midland County. (Odessa American File Photo) Except for the oil and natural gas themselves, one of the ...

The southeastern Minnesota city of St. Charles has rejected annexation that could have brought frac sand mining to the community and served as a catalyst for similar projects in the region. The City ...

Because Proppant did not submit a complete application to the Dunn County Zoning office by Feb. 16, the commission’s meeting was postponed until March 7. On that date, despite the fact the a completed ...

Frac-sand mining opponents are demanding a House committee meeting scheduled for tomorrow be canceled because it fails to set aside time for the public to testify. The House Mining & Outdoor ...