BLACK Gold on the Discovery Channel is the new epic series that is going to make your eyes pop out as it captures the race into some of the last remaining oil reserves in Texas.

BLACK Gold on the Discovery Channel is the new epic series that is going to make your eyes pop out as it captures the race into some of the last remaining oil reserves in Texas.

Delving deep into the high-stakes world of oil prospecting in West Texas, United States, the series is a revelation.

Black Gold reveals the big risks, the big rewards and big characters, in the race to drill for crude oil.

Chronicling 50 days on three different oil rigs, Black Gold provides a front-row seat to the physical dangers and financial hazards faced by all involved in this fascinating and perilous industry.

The series introduces the everyday heroes toiling to bring this precious reserve to the surface.

Discovery Channel follows two young oilmen on the rigs as they risk their lives in this exhausting, dangerous work in a bid to make their fortunes from this lucrative resource.