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| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 44 |
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| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company | Original Productions |
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| Network | truTV |
| Release | June 18, 2008 – April 4, 2013 |
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Black Gold is a reality-documentary television series that chronicles three oil drilling rigs in Andrews County, Texas,[1] 30 miles northwest of Odessa. It was partly produced by Thom Beers,[2] creator of Deadliest Catch and Ice Road Truckers.[3] The Black Gold theme song was sung by country music star Trace Adkins. The title "Black Gold" comes from a slang term for oil.
Black Gold aired 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 ITV4 and debuted in Australia on A&E on February 4, 2016.[4]
- ^ "Reality TV show stars Texas roughnecks doing their jobs". 15 June 2008.
- ^ "'Black Gold' on truTV: A series that's relevant".
- ^ Bellafante, Ginia (18 June 2008). "Workers of an Extreme World, One Beyond Classes". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ^ Purcell, Charles (28 January 2016). "New This Week (Feb 1): The 100, Selling Houses Australia, Dickensian, Auckland Nines and live sport". The Green Room. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.