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Episode 6

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Oct 12, 2010

After three grueling weeks of wildcatting, the roughnecks of Rig 28 are close to the bottom of their first well on Peggy's land, and the crew is feeling the heat.

Full Episodes

Season 3, 10 episodes

Episode 1,

Being a roughneck is going to get a lot rougher when Big Dog's owner, Autry Stevens, decides to make a deal with the devil and lease land from the local hell-raiser, Peggy Hauser. If he can avoid her wrath – and gun – Autry stands to win millions.

44m Sep 7, 2010

Episode 2,

Peggy pays a neighborly visit to the rig and lays down the law with tool pusher Freddy Moore. Freddy and Jerry vie for a supervisor spot, and they're willing to do whatever it takes to drive the roughnecks to hell and back to earn that promotion.

44m Sep 14, 2010

Episode 3,

After an exhausting rig move, the roughnecks have finally started drilling—but right from the get-go, the crew of Big Dog 28 is having problems.

44m Sep 21, 2010

Episode 4,

Nearing the bottom of their first wildcat well, the roughnecks of Rig 28 are counting on rookie driller Ben to step up and help bring it in. Tool pusher Freddy is betting Ben can't handle the out-of-control roughnecks.

44m Sep 28, 2010

Episode 5,

Though the roughnecks of Rig 28 haven't found any oil, they're deep in something else west Texas is famous for: bad weather. Chaos reigns on the rig when the skies open to unleash torrential rains, gale-force winds, and massive bolts of lightning.

44m Oct 5, 2010

Episode 6,

After three grueling weeks of wildcatting, the roughnecks of Rig 28 are close to the bottom of their first well on Peggy's land, and the crew is feeling the heat.

44m Oct 12, 2010

Episode 7,

Drilling a new hole, the roughnecks are working at a breakneck pace, but they're uneasy about promised changes on the rig. There are rumors of promotions coming down from management, and none of the men are sure how the reshuffle will affect them.

44m Oct 19, 2010

Episode 8,

With the first wildcat well a bust and the bottom of the second one rapidly approaching, the job of every roughneck on Rig 28 depends on striking oil. Out of time and low on luck, the pressure is building on the rig floor—and between the roughnecks.

44m Oct 26, 2010

Episode 9,

After the second hole produced just enough oil to keep Autry in the black, the boys of Rig 28 are getting one more chance. Autry races to save his star rig and hopes his wildcat gamble doesn't cost the roughnecks their job.

44m Nov 2, 2010

Episode 10,

With the lease on Peggy's land set to expire in just three days, the roughnecks of Rig 28 have their backs against the wall. They need to drill this well in time or they'll all be out of a job—and the Big Dog empire could go under.

44m Nov 9, 2010