Black Gold is a reality-documentary television series that chronicles three oil drilling rigs in Andrews County, Texas, 30 miles northwest of Odessa. It is partly produced by Thom Beers, creator of Deadliest Catch and Ice Road Truckers. The Black Gold theme song is sung by country music star Trace Adkins. The title "Black Gold" comes from a slang term for oil. Black Gold airs Wednesday nights on truTV at 10pm. It is also shown as a special presentation on TNT in high definition. The show also airs in the United Kingdom on Five, under the title Oil Riggers.
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A roughneck mission
Cheston vs the wheelers
Hotheads and hair triggers
Cheston on the chopping block
There's a storm brewing
Brandon's battle
Renegades & rodeo
Sabotage
Under pressure
Home sweet homelessness
Licensed to drill
Drilling lessons
Double cross
End of the line
Aftermath
The final countdown
Digging deep
Showdown on rig 28
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