Three drilling rigs enter the race for Black Gold but are off to a rough start. Mechanical issues slow down the Viking. Peanut has an accident that may keep him out of the oilfield for good. Big Dog Driller Tim has a birthday he'll never forget.

Black Gold

A Boom in West Texas

Longhorn Driller Gerald has problems with both his crew and his well. Wayne and his roughnecks on the brand-new Viking rig are finally making progress. Driller Justin and the Big Dog crew struggle to save what has turned into “The Well from Hell.”

Keep It Drilling

Gerald's Longhorn crew has drill bit problems as they close in on the pay zone. One of the roughnecks on Wayne's Viking crew has a career-threatening injury. On the Big Dog, Driller Justin teaches the crew's rookie on the rig and on the town.

Digging Deep

Big Dog Driller Justin has his first doubts about Derek, the rig's worm. Driller Wayne and the brand-new Viking rig struggle to reach total depth. Gerald rides his Longhorn crew hard during a rig move and one of his roughnecks is injured.

Blood and Guts

Two roughnecks are injured during Viking's rig move. Justin and his Big Dog crew struggle to finally finish their first well, but unreliable worm Derek holds them back. And on Longhorn, Driller Gerald pushes his roughnecks past their breaking point.

Enough is Enough

Big Dog moves to its new home, but old tensions still flare between Derek and Justin. The Viking rig overcomes killer snakes and killer hangovers to reach oil. Josh and his crew take over on the Longhorn and oilman Mike LaMonica isn't happy about it.

An Accident Waiting to Happen

Big Dog's Driller Justin is losing patience with Derek, the rig's worm. Josh and the young Longhorn crew drill into poison gas. Oilman Mike LaMonica rushes to the Viking rig when Wayne's crew faces a crisis that could cost them the well.

Hitting Bottom

On Longhorn, Driller Josh's unsafe performance puts his crew and his job in jeopardy. Tensions between Big Dog's Justin and Derek finally come to a head. Wayne's Viking rig makes an unexpected find and Mike may have discovered Black Gold.

The Big Strike

Pluto

Driller Brandon Watson has new marching orders: find a top-secret oil reserve and protect it.

A Roughneck Mission

Tension rises between Cheston and the Wheeler twins, and Brandon has a run-in with the law.

Cheston vs. the Wheelers

The long arm of the law catches up with Brandon in a close call for the Big Dog driller.

Hotheads and Hair Triggers

Cheston finds himself fighting to keep his job and a sandwich mix-up sends Brandon off the deep end.

Cheston on the Chopping Block

Cheston McElhaney begs for his job back and a missing $50,000 bit shuts down drilling.

There's A Storm Brewing

Brandon's war with his demons catches up with him, and Aaron Wheeler presses felony assault charges.

Brandon's Battle

Rig 28 struggles without their biggest asset and Tank Hannon shows up to settle the score.

Truce & Termination

Rig 28 feels the heat as a rival driller visits and the competition gets a little close for comfort.

Sabotage

There's an oil boom in west Texas and that means big risk, big reward, and big characters drilling for crude. Follow as two oilmen risk their fortunes—and their lives.

S4 E1 A Roughneck Mission

Full Episodes

Season 4, 8 Episodes