Sand production continues to represent a critical challenge in the oil industry, as the uncontrolled influx of formation sand can lead to equipment erosion, well integrity issues and suboptimal ...

A new simulation will help improve artificial sand-control measures designed to help combat desertification. In the fight against desertification, so-called straw checkerboard barriers (SCB) play a ...

The Kerala High Court recently directed the State government to implement a robust, ecology focused mechanism to monitor and ...

Sand causes a wide variety of costly problems when oil and gas are produced from unconsolidated reservoirs. The most costly problem is usually the loss of production resulting from formation damage ...

A drone photo taken on Sept. 12, 2025 shows workers laying sand barriers at Kubuqi Desert in Hangjin Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. In recent years, Hangjin Banner has been ...

The Andhra Pradesh government has instructed district collectors to establish command control centres for monitoring sand sales. Principal Secretary (Mines and Geology), Mukesh Kumar Meena, stressed ...

A legal battle has emerged over state orders to clear the Thottappally Spillway of sand in Alappuzha district for flood ...

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BHOPAL: Amid a political slugfest over illegal sand mining in Madhya Pradesh, chief minister Kamal Nath Friday said that his government has instructed strict action to curb illegal mining in the state ...

University of Queensland provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. Kenyans have taken to social media to protest against what they claim is illegal sand harvesting off Diani beach, one of ...