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Season 2 – Black Gold

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Oil rig roughnecks confront exhaustion, danger and serious injury (if not death) as they search for oil in west Texas on an allotted schedule of only 50 days in this taut reality series from the creator of "Deadliest Catch" and "Ice Road Truckers."
Black Gold — Season 2

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Thom Beers

Narrator

Joshua Casteel

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Gerald R. Williams

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Brandon Watson

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Cheston McElhaney

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Thom Beers

Executive Producer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Aug 19, 2009 The Big Dog 28 oil rig could explode at any time; the roughnecks have been assigned an impossible task of drilling four holes in 50 days with their jobs at stake; driller Ron must deal with flaring tempers among the night-shift crew. Details Episode 2 Aired Aug 26, 2009 Gerald is finally back to work after passing his drug test, but he must take orders from someone half his age; Pee Wee tries to get Cheston to quit; Brandon makes a big mistake that brings the night crew's drilling to a halt. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 2, 2009 Pressure builds as the Big Dog 28 crews race to finish the second of four wells within 50 days; Freddy fuels the fire by pressing the crews to prepare for an inspection; Cheston makes an error that threatens lives. Details Episode 4 Aired Sep 9, 2009 The roughnecks are on schedule to drill four holes in 50 days until they encounter the "hole from hell"; things go from bad to worse for Pee Wee's daylight crew when a drill pipe "twists off"; Cheston pushes Pee Wee to his breaking point. Details Episode 5 Aired Sep 16, 2009 On the day crew, Cheston gets a promotion but soon finds with the new position comes new dangers. Details Episode 6 Aired Sep 23, 2009 The Well from Hell has the roughnecks nervous; this hole is risking them the unemployment line. Details Episode 7 Aired Sep 30, 2009 A chain snaps and leaves tool pusher Jerry blind in one eye; after getting fired, Gerald finds an unlikely source of income; Pee Wee kicks Cheston off the day crew for mouthing off to the other hands. Details Episode 8 Aired Oct 7, 2009 Problems erupt with only three days left to drill the final hole; two of the most troubled roughnecks swap shifts; a worker is rushed to a hospital after getting hit in the head with a pipe spinner; an unscheduled drug test panics a roughneck. Details

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Season Info

Executive Producer
Thom Beers, Angel Annussek, Philip D. Segal
Screenwriter
Decker Watson
Network
truTV
Rating
TV-14 (L)
Genre
Reality, Drama, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date
Aug 19, 2009