Black Gold
TV Show| Title | Black Gold |
| User score | 9.3 |
| Release date | Jun 18, 2008 |
| Release date of last episode | Feb 20, 2013 |
| Genre | Documentary, Reality |
| Director | Thom Beers |
| Production country | United States of America |
| Production companies | Original Productions |
| Series status | Ended |
| Seasons count | 5 (List of episodes) |
| Episodes count | 45 |
| Run time | 45, 60 min. |
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.
Latest episodes
List of episodesS5.E10 ∙ Showdown on Rig 28
Feb 20, 2013
S5.E9 ∙ Digging Deep
Feb 13, 2013
S5.E8 ∙ The Final Countdown
Feb 7, 2013
S5.E7 ∙ Aftermath
Jan 31, 2013
S5.E6 ∙ End of the Line
Jan 23, 2013
S5.E5 ∙ Double Cross
Jan 16, 2013
S5.E4 ∙ Drilling Lessons
Jan 9, 2013
S5.E3 ∙ Licensed to Drill
Jan 2, 2013
S5.E2 ∙ Home Sweet Homelessness
Dec 26, 2012
S5.E1 ∙ Under Pressure
Dec 19, 2012
S4.E9 ∙ Guess Who is Back
S4.E8 ∙ Sabotage
Jan 18, 2012
S4.E7 ∙ Renegades & Rodeo
Jan 11, 2012
S4.E6 ∙ Brandon's Battle
Jan 4, 2012
S4.E5 ∙ There's A Storm Brewing
Dec 28, 2011
S4.E4 ∙ Cheston on the Chopping Block
Dec 21, 2011
S4.E3 ∙ Hotheads and Hair Triggers
Dec 14, 2011
S4.E2 ∙ Cheston vs the Wheelers
Dec 7, 2011
S4.E1 ∙ A Roughneck Mission
Nov 30, 2011
S3.E10 ∙ Black Gold 310
Nov 10, 2010
