A rival driller pays a visit to Oscar and his crew on Rig 28; competition intensifies as the crew finishes the third and final leg of Big Dog's challenge. Later, the remaining roughnecks await news of their long-awaited bonuses.

Black Gold Season 4 Episodes...

• s04e01 - A Roughneck Mission
• s04e02 - Cheston vs the Wheelers
• s04e03 - Hotheads and Hair Triggers
• s04e04 - Cheston on the Chopping Block
• s04e05 - There's A Storm Brewing
• s04e06 - Brandon's Battle
• s04e07 - Renegades & Rodeo
• s04e08 - Sabotage

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?