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Basically, they manage the land and secure leases so they can drill for oil and gas
Tale
A modern-day tale of finding fortune in the world of West Texas oil rigs. Check out writer/director Taylor Sheridan’s top movies and TV shows on IMDb, ranked by user ratings. A landman, at least one who works in the oil industry, will act as a middleman between exploration companies and landowners. The landman’s job is usually to negotiate and finalize contracts with landowners who own mineral rights to lease those rights to the company they represent.
Only three episodes
Like a foreman on a construction site, they build roads, man-camps, supervise the assembly of excavation equipment, and the drilling of the well itself, especially in remote locations. They are also fixers, troubleshooters, and facilitators. Referenced on CBS News Sunday Morning: 44.24. episode (2022).
Interesting people and stories
We’ve had Billy Bob Thornton in Texas since Friday Nights 2006. It feels like Yellowstone, and that’s welcome, a show with a little reality versus superheroes and fantasy. Us oilfield guys shake our heads at the terrain inaccuracies and explosions/bursts. The technical glitches in the first three episodes are embarrassing, and your technical consultant messed up the blowout scene.
You need torque, don’t try a hammer first (ie
The old valve stuck, the 24″ pipe wrench (applied upside down, hammered near the top? 100% wrong. no spark). No experienced oilfield crew would have tried to stop the blowout.