[DOC] [TLE] Leduc No. 1 - Wikipedia [PAR] Leduc No. 1 was a major crude oil discovery made near Leduc, Alberta, Canada 
on February 13, 1947. It provided the geological key to Alberta's most prolific 
conventional oil reserves and resulted in a boom in petroleum exploration and 
development across Western Canada. ... The provincial capital of Edmonton, 
immediately northeast of the discovery,... [DOC] [TLE] Preparation for the Leduc Discovery - Conventional Oil - Alberta's ... [PAR] In 1946, Imperial Oil ran a major seismic survey across central Alberta. ... 
National and Provincial Historic Site  Bitumount Provincial Historic ... The first 
producing oil well in Western Canada is drilled. .... Home > Conventional Oil > 
The Leduc Era: 1947 to 1970s > Preparation for the Leduc Discovery ... Leduc 
Field Booms. [DOC] [TLE] Legacy of the Leduc Era - Conventional Oil - Alberta's Energy Heritage [PAR] The discovery of the Leduc field in combination with subsequent oil finds marked 
the ... For Alberta, the Leduc era dramatically transformed the provincial economy
. ... Furthermore, since 1947, the Government of Alberta had taken in about $625 
... Alberta began a shift from being a largely rural, agrarian society to being an... [DOC] [TLE] A Wealth of Oil - CBC [PAR] In 1947, a farmer's field in rural Alberta became a dramatic symbol of ... Since 
1917, Imperial Oil had spent $20 million drilling 133 dry holes in western Canada
. ... 1947 Imperial Oil drilled a last chance hole in a farmers field near Leduc, 17 
miles ... The oil started flowing under its own pressure at four oclock this 
afternoon in... [DOC] [TLE] Homefront in Alberta - Post-War Boom in Alberta [PAR] After the war, Alberta's oil production skyrocketed with the discovery of the high-
yielding Leduc oilfield in 1947 and the Redwater field in 1948. ... In the postwar 
years, this young western province started to gain national and international... [DOC] [TLE] Evolution of Canada's oil and gas industry - a historical ... - Energy BC [PAR] overview of the Canadian oil and gas industry, along with coverage of today's ... 
petroleum industry since 1947. ... western Ontario and established North 
America's first ... discovery of a major crude oil field near Leduc, Alberta, on ... 
province and territory. ... The pipeline construction boom .... Crude oil production 
began from. [DOC] [TLE] Free Flashcards about CANADA - StudyStack [PAR] THE 1947 DISCOVERY OF THE LEDUC FIELDS BEGAN AN OIL BOOM IN THIS 
... THIS WEST COAST PROVINCE IS THIRD LARGEST IN BOTH AREA &... [DOC] [TLE] Community Memories Printable Version [PAR] All year the students had been gaining experience in the oil fields at Devon and 
... In 1947, when oil was discovered at Leduc #1- Edmonton had a population of 
only .... and delivered equipment to many locations in the Western provinces and 
North ... Started roughnecking in the dumb corner on a conventional drilling rig. [DOC] [TLE] Oil and Gas Industry - The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan | Details [PAR] Saskatchewan's oil production is second only to Alberta among Canadian ... 
Major oil finds in western Canada, despite significant exploration efforts, proved 
elusive. ... boom in the industry took place with the discovery of oil at Leduc in 
1947. ... oil began in the early 1950s, and by the end of the 1950s the province 
was a... [DOC] [TLE] Petroleum Exploration History of Northeastern British Columbia [PAR] 1British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Oil and ... 
construction, seismic exploration, or field mapping) mainly ... eastern BC were 
drilled in the Peace River area, just west ... until after the 1947 Leduc discovery 
and improvement of ..... 1924: The second oil boom at Turner Valley, Alberta, 
started. [DOC] [TLE] Oil - Canada's New Wealth - JStor [PAR] oil boom beside which the earlier gold booms lost in grandeur. The windfall ... 
western provinces; Canadians built the longest crude oil trunk .... of December, 
1947, thirty-three wells were producing from the new. Leduc .... Some of the later 
discoveries made the once exciting Leduc field ..... When the money started 
rolling. [DOC] [TLE] Alberta

Question: The 1947 discovery of the Leduc fields began an oil boom in this western province
Answer: Alberta