The fury of the oilfields has driller Wayne helpless as his crew is taken down by injuries. Then, driller Justin's job is on the line when the powerful Big Dog rig is ground to a halt. No nonsense driller Gerald is pushing his crew beyond the breaking point on the Longhorn. Will this outburst cost him?

Black Gold Season 1 Episodes...

• s01e01 - Disaster In the Oil Fields
• s01e02 - The Race Heats Up
• s01e03 - Crisis Week
• s01e04 - Blood and Guts
• s01e05 - Enough Is Enough
• s01e06 - An Accident Waiting to Happen
• s01e07 - Long-Burning Fires
• s01e08 - Do or Die

Black Gold Show Summary

There's an oil boom in west Texas and that means big risk, big reward and big characters drilling for crude. The oilmen risk their fortunes. It costs millions to drill two miles into the Earth. But this exhausting, dangerous work demands the young roughnecks risk something more valuable - their lives.

Not only do they have to contend with the elements on the rig like scorching heat and sudden lightning storms, there's heavy iron all around and the constant risk of a lethal blowout. But the oilman's putting up nearly a hundred grand a day to drill the well, so that bit has to keep turning. At the end of each episode, we'll see the moment of truth - did they strike it big or drill a dry hole?