FILE - This June 12, 2014 file photo shows an oil rig and pumps as traffic drives by in Watford City, N.D. Oil patch towns, outposts of oil production now struggling to become livable cities, are trying to keep up with the oil boom. And housing, from apartment blocks in front of oil wells and flares to sprawling trailer parks on bluffs, are popping up across the countryside. North Dakota Republicans are slated to unveil a spending plan to address funding problems tied to the oil boom in the western part of the state. North Dakota's newfound oil riches have resulted in unprecedented demands for spending on roads, schools, public works, law enforcement and emergency medical services. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
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