North Dakota Oil By joeandmo Period: Jan 1, 1950 to Jan 1, 2015 Oil in North Dakota Jan 1, 1951 The First Well Drilled in North Dakota Jan 1, 1951 First Oil WEll Drilled in North Dakota Jan 1, 1953 Bakken Formation Came into Existence Jan 1, 1957 First Oil Boom Started Jan 1, 1967 First Oil Boom End Jan 1, 1978 Second Oil Boom Start Mar 1, 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Jan 1, 1990 Seond Oil Boom End Jan 1, 2007 North Dakota moved to 8th Rank for Oil Production Jan 1, 2008 North Dakota moved to 6th Rank for Oil Production Jan 1, 2008 Thir Oil Boom Start Jan 1, 2009 North Dakota moved to 4th Rank for OIl Production Apr 20, 2010 Largest Oil Spill in US Apr 20, 2010 BP Oil Spill Jan 1, 2011 Legacy Fund Created Jan 1, 2011 Positive Environmental Impact Statement Released Jan 1, 2011 North Dakota moved to 3rd Rank for Oil Production Jan 1, 2012 Keystone Pipline Proposed Jan 1, 2012 North Dakota moved to 2nd Rank for Oil Production Mar 13, 2013 Flaring Legislation Change Dec 30, 2013 Casselton OIl Spill Apr 1, 2014 ND Starts to Produce 1 Million Barrels per Day