the Oilers in beginning play in the league. The new Williston franchise replaced the Winnipeg Royals in the league. The Williston use of the "Oilers" nickname...

largely to the North Dakota oil boom. Williston's newspaper is the daily Williston Herald. Williston is the home of Williston State College and the Miss...

The Williston Basin is a large intracratonic sedimentary basin in eastern Montana, western North Dakota, South Dakota, southern Saskatchewan, and south-western...

Williston Basin International Airport (IATA: XWA, ICAO: KXWA, FAA LID: XWA) is an airport serving Williston, a city in the U.S. state of North Dakota...

Airport (IATA: ISN, ICAO: KISN, FAA LID: ISN) was an airport serving Williston, a city in North Dakota. It was two miles north of downtown and was owned...

in the Williston Basin in North Dakota and Montana. It is organized in Delaware and headquartered in Houston, Texas, with an office in Williston, North...

(1955–1956) Elmwood Giants (1950–1951) Minot Mallards (1950–1957) Williston Oilers (1954–1957) Winnipeg Buffaloes (1950–1951) Winnipeg Giants (1952) Winnipeg...

Donald Edward Lee (born February 26, 1934) is an American former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Detroit Tigers (1957–1958), Washington...

Williston station is a train station in Williston, North Dakota, served by Amtrak's Empire Builder line. The brick station was built in 1910 by the Great...

Kenneth Jerry Adair (December 17, 1936 – May 31, 1987) was an American professional baseball second baseman and shortstop with the Baltimore Orioles, Chicago...

Bert Robert Shepard (June 28, 1920 – June 16, 2008) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who pitched in one game for the Washington...

Lloyd William "Gary" Gearhart (August 10, 1923 – April 2, 2001) was an American Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the New York Giants in...

occupying about 200,000 square miles (520,000 km2) of the subsurface of the Williston Basin, underlying parts of Montana, North Dakota, Saskatchewan and Manitoba...

James Harry Taylor (May 20, 1919 – November 5, 2000) was an American professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher who appeared in 90 games...

Philip Donald Haugstad (February 23, 1924 – October 21, 1998) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He was born in Black River Falls, Wisconsin...

Albert Harold Lyons (July 18, 1918 – December 20, 1965) was an American professional baseball player. He appeared in 39 Major League Baseball games as...

Robert Clinton Hogue (April 5, 1921 – December 22, 1987) was an American professional baseball player, a right-handed relief pitcher who appeared in 172...

Cyril Roy Weatherly (February 25, 1915 – January 19, 1991), nicknamed "Stormy", was an American professional baseball player whose career extended for...

Rollin Joseph Lutz (February 18, 1925 – October 20, 2008) was an American professional baseball player and coach, as well as the first non-Japanese manager...

Allen Jones Gettel (September 17, 1917 – April 8, 2005), nicknamed "Two Gun", was an American professional baseball pitcher who played for the New York...

Frederick Thomas Vaughn (October 18, 1918 – March 2, 1964), nicknamed "Muscles", was a professional baseball player. He was a second baseman over parts...

known as the Mandak League. The Bismarck Barons, Minot Mallards and Williston Oilers teams joined Dickinson in league play. As a professional independent...

Williston State College (WSC) is a public community college in Williston, North Dakota. It is part of the North Dakota University System. Founded in 1961...

Durham, North Carolina, U.S. Died: March 19, 2000(2000-03-19) (aged 84) Williston, North Dakota, U.S. Batted: Right Threw: Right MLB debut June 28, 1944...

as manager. In the 1955 Playoffs, the Minot Mallards defeated the Williston Oilers 4 games to 2. In the Finals, Minot swept the Dickinson Packers in 4...

fifth most populous county in North Dakota. Its county seat is Williston. The Williston Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Williams County....

League regular season pennant, 3.0 games ahead of the second place Williston Oilers. In the Playoffs, the Dickinson Packers defeated Bismarck 4 games to...

The Williston Herald is a weekly newspaper printed in Williston, North Dakota. The Herald is the official newspaper of Williams County, North Dakota and...

later. In 2012, Hunt sold a minor portion of Petro-Hunt's assets in the Williston Basin to Halcon Resources for $1.45 billion, lifting his net wealth to...

sewage systems, and government services in the Bakken Formation and Williston Basin area. For context, this area covers over half of the state. Some...