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 frac sand industry exploded in the late 2000s when horizontal drilling technology and a demand for domestic oil production skyrocketed. In 2002, less than 2.5 million metric tons of silica sands ...

In a clash of old and new industries, Wisconsin frac sand producers say their business is threatened by a handful of railroads operating under outdated regulations. Wisconsin produces about a third of ...

The Minnesota Environmental Quality Board has posted the proposed agenda for its Wed., September 19, 1:00-4:00 p.m. meeting in the MPCA Board Room, 520 Lafayette Road, St. Paul. According to the ...

Atlas Energy Solutions plans to deploy self-driving trucks developed by Kodiak Robotics for delivery of fracking sand to Permian Basin oil and natural gas wells in Texas beginning in early 2025, the ...

A dump truck hauls a load of sand from the Sand Products of Wisconsin mine near Whitehall to its processing and loading facility. Despite new competition, Wisconsin’s frac sand industry has come ...

Frac sand mining has been occurring in Wisconsin for 40 years, but has only recently sparked controversy. From 2002 to 2012 frac sand production rose 2,400 percent, and the Wisconsin Center for ...

Nov. 30—Except for the oil and natural gas themselves, one of the oilfield's hottest commodities these days is the sand used to fracture or "frac" the bedrock formations and loosen them up for ...