Aubrey and Natasha By natasha.luv22 Period: Jan 1, 1950 to Jan 1, 2015 Oil in North Dakota Jan 1, 1951 First oil boom start Jan 1, 1951 1st oil well drilled Jan 1, 1953 Named the Bakken formation Jan 1, 1958 First oil boom end Jan 1, 1965 Second oil boom start Jan 1, 1969 Second oil boom end Jan 1, 1979 Third oil boom start Mar 1, 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill Feb 9, 2005 Keystone pipeline proposed Jan 1, 2007 8th rank for oil production Jan 1, 2008 6th rank for oil production Jan 1, 2009 4th rank for oil production Apr 1, 2010 BP oil spill Jan 1, 2011 3rd rank for oil production Jan 1, 2011 Legacy Fund Aug 26, 2011 Positive environmental impact statement released Mar 1, 2012 2nd rank for oil production Jan 1, 2013 Flaring Legislation Oct 23, 2013 Largest oil spill occur on US soil Jan 1, 2014 Produce 1 million barrels of oil per day Dec 30, 2014 Casselton oil spill