Emily Lily & Sydni By time_toasters18 Period: Jan 1, 1950 to Jan 1, 2015 Oil Production of ND Apr 4, 1951 1st oil well drilled Jan 1, 1953 named the bakken Jan 1, 1954 first oil boom start Jan 1, 1975 first oil boom end Jan 1, 1978 second oil boom start Jan 1, 1996 second oil boom end Mar 24, 1998 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, 2008 third oil boom start Jan 1, 2009 4th rank for oil production Apr 20, 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 May 1, 2012 1st oil well drilled Aug 1, 2013 Flaring legislation Sep 29, 2013 largest oil spill on us soil Dec 31, 2013 Casselton oil spill Apr 1, 2014 produce 1 million barrels of oil a day