After 4 Years, The Cause of this Incredible Sand Geyser is Still a Mystery (Video)

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[OneVike]

The video you are about to watch, was filmed by a driver who stopped along the freeway with many others just outside Al-Ajsae City, in Saudi Arabia. What you are about to see has been called many things, including a "Sand Geyser", "Sand Fountain", or a "Sand Volcano".  The quality is not the best, because it was filmed with a cell phone. but it's good enough to let you know that something very powerful is underfoot in the desert. 
  
I've had this video in my archive of articles to be written for almost a year now, and I have finally decided to post it.  What took me so long to actually present it was the limited information about what exactly happened to create such a spectacular phenomenon. It happened back in 2006, and from what I have found from reading over 30 different articles from news sources and blogs is that no one knows for sure exactly what caused the phenomenon.
  
There is one thing I have constantly run into as I looked into the reporting about this event.  It seems that the Saudi Arabian government had their scientists, and the government controlled Aramco Geological Team investigate it because of the enormous size of the geyser.  However, after extensive research they are refusing to release their finding to the public. This actually fits right in line with the way the royal Family likes to keep their subjects in the dark on scientific matters. The less they know, the easier it is to control them by using religious explanations for unexplained miracles.  
   
There are plenty of speculative ideas, but as of yet nothing has been agreed upon even by the experts outside of Saudi Arabia. Below the video I have listed the many different explanations that have been suggested.

Follow the link below to watch the video and add your theory of what caused the
Mysterious Sand Geyser That Has Yet to be Explained

[TheOldLady]

Earth-burping bump.

[OneVike]

LOL, now my day is complete.

Thanks.:>)

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks OneVike.

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[Gondring]

If anyone has any theories that could help explain the phenomenon, then please share them with me and I will add them to my list..

The Al-hasa Oasis of eastern Saudi Arabia is very large, and I'm guessing that what's being shown is sandy water, not sand. When the hydraulic head of confined groundwater is greater than the ground surface elevation, you get flowing-artesian conditions.

Or, a spice blow.

[Gondring]

Or a broken pipeline would also explain if Aramco didn’t release info.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[OneVike]

You are welcomed much.

Very interesting ping topic, I requested to be added to it.

God bless my FRiend.

[OneVike]

It couldn't have been a broken oil pipeline because the sand would obviously have been black. Now the water idea has been bantered about, but we are talking about a lot of water, more then is usually in a water main.

I like the idea I heard that suggested that Al Hasa is in the eastern Provence and has a large gas gathering capability. Also, the Saudi Arabian oil industry practices CO₂ gas reinjection in order to maintain reservoir integrity. If the driver gas is analyzed, they may find out that it is mere CO₂. The geyser could very well result from air (CO₂?) being expelled from one of the pressurized fields.

It is quite a debatable subject you must admit.

[Dr.Deth]

Two words:

Wahhabi gophers.