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 ...

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 ...

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has created a new, more effective method to evaluate changes in sand control screens used in oil and gas production wells. The new evaluation method provides a more ...

A Chinese research team has developed a chemical sand-fixation material suitable for use in cold desert regions, which is expected to serve as a new tool for sand control and desertification ...

LANZHOU, March 12 (Xinhua) -- After enduring harsh desert conditions, massive retired wind turbine blades are set to be locally repurposed as an innovative material used for sand control. Chinese ...

New expandable sand screens with a close weave have made drilling and completing shallow, unconsolidated gas sands off the Netherlands commercial. In the past, companies often considered these sands ...

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 ...

Villagers use Tang Ximing's method to control the expansion of the Tengger Desert with grass grids in the Ningxia Hui autonomous region. CHINA DAILY According to Tang Ximing, deputy head of the ...