This gripping documentary series follows life on the oil rigs of west Texas. In this episode, a young and inexperienced crew takes over the Longhorn rig. The Big Dog moves to its second well. And Wayne’s team works hard to put Viking ahead in the race for oil.
Gerald’s shift on the Longhorn rig has been replaced by a fresh crew, led by baby-faced 24-year- old driller Josh. The new hands’ inexperience is causing rig owner Mike LaMonica some concern, so he arrives at the Longhorn to take a look at the youngsters running his well. During boom years, it is normal for inexperienced roughnecks to find work, but Mike is worried by the way in which Josh’s crew is wearing out expensive drill bits. “I want those inexperienced guys to be on other people’s property and not on mine,” he says.
