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MY FAMILY'S BEEN DRILLING IN THIS AREA FOR FIVE GENERATIONS.
LET'S SEE. WHERE SHOULD I BEGIN?
WE'VE GOT A BIG PIECE OF PROPERTY
FILLED WITH DRILLING EQUIPMENT, OLD CARS, FARMING EQUIPMENT,
AND, WELL, STUFF.
THIS PLACE NEEDS A SPRING CLEANING.
I GUESS WE'LL DO IT IN THE SPRING.
TODAY, I'M LOOKING FOR A SPECIAL MAP.
WHERE DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD LOOK NEXT,
BOJANGLES AND CHARLENE?
EVERY OIL MAN
HAS GOT A SECRET SPOT PICKED OUT THAT HE WANTS TO DRILL.
YEAH, HERE'S A FEW.
GRANDMA ALWAYS SAID
MY GREAT-GRANDPAPPY USED TO HAVE A SECRET SPOT,
AND IT'S HIDDEN ON THE MAP SOMEWHERE.
NO, I DON'T BELIEVE THIS IS THE ONE.
I JUST GOT TO REMEMBER WHERE THAT IS.
NO, AIN'T NOTHING IN HERE.
DADDY MUST HAVE HID IT GOOD...
WELL, IF IT WAS HERE, IT AIN'T HERE NOW.
THERE'S A BIRD NEST HERE NOW.
...MAYBE A LITTLE TOO GOOD.
[ WHINES, BARKS ]
CHARLENE STARTED MAKING A FUSS
AROUND GRANDADDY'S OLD STUDEBAKER.
I'M TAKING THAT AS A SIGN.
[ BARKS ]
AND, SURE ENOUGH, AN OLD MAP.
YEAH, I BELIEVE THIS IS IT.
EUREKA.
HOLY COW!
I'M LATE FOR WORK.
I TELL YOU WHAT -- I LOVE OLD DRILLING MAPS.
LET'S GO. LET'S GO.
Narrator: WITH THE PRICE OF OIL SKY-HIGH...
[ HORN HONKS ]
...THERE'S AN OIL CRAZE IN THE U.S.A.
BUT DEEP IN THE HOLLOWS OF KENTUCKY,
THERE'S A SECRET MOST FOLKS NEVER KNEW.
THERE'S OIL IN THEM HILLS!
BUT YOU GOT TO FIND IT...
RIGHT BACK THAT WAY.
...AND DRILL IT...
BLACK GOLD!
...IN ORDER TO BECOME A BACKYARD MILLIONAIRE.
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[ LAUGHS ]
[ ROOSTER CROWS ]
Coomer: ABOUT A YEAR AGO,
I USED MY OIL MONEY TO BUILD COOMER'S TRADING POST.
I NEED A BISCUIT AND SAUSAGE.
IT'S A LITTLE COUNTRY STORE
WHERE WE SELL FUEL, EAT MEAT, AND DRINK COFFEE.
WHAT'D YOU GET THERE, RASCAL?
LORD, HAVE MERCY.
EVERY WEEK, US OIL GUYS GET TOGETHER TO TELL LIES,
CHEAT AT CARDS, AND STEAL FROM EACH OTHER.
Coomer: I HEAR DAN PAGE BOUGHT THAT LEASE.
OH, YOU'RE KIDDING ME.
YEAH, IT'S A DRY HOLE DOWN THERE NOW.
DID ANYONE TELL DAN PAGE THAT?
[ LAUGHTER ]
Rascal: DAN AND KEN PAGE ARE A COUPLE OF HOT-SHOT C.E.O.s,
BUT THEY BOUGHT THEIRSELF A REAL SUCKER LEASE.
THAT McCOMUS LEASE AIN'T WORTH [BLEEP]
DRILLING FOR OIL AROUND THERE USED TO BE GREAT,
TILL THEY FLOODED THE WHOLE AREA.
FOLKS NOW DOWN THERE HIT MORE WATER THAN ANYTHING ELSE.
I MAY CALL HIM AND SEE WHAT HE'LL TAKE FOR THAT LEASE.
CALL HIM AND SEE WHAT HE'LL TAKE.
[ LAUGHS ]
ANY CHANCE WE GET, WE LOVE TO RUFFLE DAN PAGE'S FEATHERS.
[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]
DAN: Hello?
HEY, DAN. WHAT'S GOING ON?
HELLO, COOMER.
WHAT ABOUT THAT McCOMUS LEASE YOU GOT DOWN THERE?
SOMEBODY SAID YOU BOUGHT THAT. IS THAT RIGHT?
YEAH, HOW'D YOU EVEN KNOW ABOUT THAT McCOMUS LEASE?
WOULD YOU TAKE ABOUT $5,000 FOR THAT LEASE?
What?
LET ME TALK TO HIM.
NOTHING THAT I LOVE MORE
THAN GETTING DAN PAGE ALL SPUN UP.
WELL, WHAT THE HELL?
Are you boys drunk or what?
Now, listen.
I'M NOT INTERESTED IN SELLING IT.
I THINK I CAN COME UP WITH ABOUT $75,000.
Coomer, you're full of [Bleep]
YOU'RE THINKING THROUGH YOUR BUTT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
[BLEEP]
HELL, I'M NO IDIOT.
I KNOW THERE'S PROBLEMS WITH THAT AREA.
BUT I WANT TO PROVE THEM ALL WRONG.
Dan: WELL, NOW, SON, RIGHT HERE'S THE BEST SPOT
THAT I THINK WE COULD EVER PICK.
THIS SEEMS LIKE MAYBE KIND OF A LONG SHOT,
BUT IT'S REALLY NOT.
I THINK THAT WE HAVE MORE CHANCES OF HITTING OIL FOR SURE
OVER THERE ON THE OTHER LOCATION.
SHUT YOUR MOUTH. YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
[BLEEP]
IT'S HARD TO WORK FOR YOUR DAD OR WORK WITH YOUR FAMILY --
YEAH, BECAUSE YOU DON'T PAY ATTENTION.
IT'S A LOT SIMPLER
JUST TO DO IT THE WAY I WANT TO DO IT.
JUST DO IT.
RIGHT HERE'S WHERE I WANT TO DRILL THIS WELL RIGHT HERE.
HERE'S WHERE WE ARE. SEE THE DIFFERENCE?
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
AH, HELL.
IF I'D HAVE BEEN OLDER WHEN I CONCEIVED HIM,
HE WOULDN'T TALK TO ME LIKE THAT.
[ LAUGHS ]
I WAS 12 WHEN HE WAS CONCEIVED.
THAT'S A FACT.
HELL, WE START YOUNG IN TENNESSEE, MAN.
WHAT I'M SAYING IS
THIS WELL RIGHT HERE IS THE SOURCE,
AND THAT'S WHY I BELIEVE
THAT THAT'S WHERE WE COULD GET THE BIGGEST WELL.
IF THAT'S THE WAY YOU FEEL, THAT'S THE WAY YOU FEEL.
EVERY MAN IN THE OIL BUSINESS
HAS GOT A WELL OUT THERE THAT HE WANTS TO DRILL.
THIS McCOMUS LEASE
IS SOMETHING I'VE BEEN WANTING TO DRILL FOR A VERY LONG TIME,
AND NOTHING'S GONNA STOP ME FROM DOING IT.
I LIKE THIS LEASE,
BUT I DON'T CARE ABOUT THIS LOCATION ONE BIT.
YOU'RE FULL OF [BLEEP] YOU DON'T KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT.
I'M FIXING TO SHOW KEN THAT DAD'S RIGHT THIS TIME.
Dan: THAT'S GONNA BE A BIGGUN.
THAT'S GONNA BE THE BIGGUN RIGHT THERE.
I HAVE MY DOUBTS.
I HAD MY DOUBTS ABOUT HAVING YOU, MAN.
[ LAUGHTER ]
Jimmy: I DRILL WELLS FOR OTHER PEOPLE AND MYSELF,
AND WE CALL THAT CONTRACT DRILLING.
I HAVEN'T HIT ANY OIL RECENTLY,
BUT TODAY, I'M TEAMING UP WITH AN OLD FRIEND.
HAM RAM LAMB SPAM,
ROAST A BILLY GOAT MUFFIN, RED-RIPE TOMATOES,
FRENCH-FRIED POTATOES, AND CORN ON THE COB.
MY FRIEND JOHN -- HE'S A BIT OF A CHARACTER.
MY NAME'S JOHN PRIOR.
I'VE BEEN DRILLING SINCE ABOUT 1980.
I DON'T NEED TO BE SITTING ON THIS THING, BUT I LIKE TO.
Jimmy: HEY, MAD DOG. STILL WONDERING WHERE YOU IS.
CALL ME BACK.
NORMALLY, MAD DOG WOULD HAVE CAME WITH ME TO THIS MEETING,
BUT HE'S LATE.
I'D SURE LOVE TO HIT JOHN PRIOR SOME OIL.
I HOPE THIS DOWSER CAN DO THE TRICK.
HELLO, JIMMY.
YEAH, HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
KIT? GOOD TO MEET YOU THERE. YEAH.
THE FELLOW WITH ME NOW IS ACTUALLY FROM NEW ZEALAND.
HOW BIG IS THE COUNTRY, NEW ZEALAND?
WE'RE ALMOST EXACTLY THE SAME SIZE AS COLORADO.
COLORADO? OKAY.
THAT'S A SQUARE -- YEAH, SQUARE STATE.
Mad Dog: NOW, YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW THIS,
BUT DOWN IN NEW ZEALAND, THERE'S A SPECIAL MINERAL.
IT GIVES MEN THE POWER TO TALK TO THE EARTH.
WELL, I GUESS WE BETTER GET TO FINDING SOME OF THIS OIL.
I'D LIKE TO LOOK UP THE OTHER END.
THAT'LL WORK.
I ALWAYS HAVE THIS WITH ME.
IT'S HUGE -- ABOUT THAT BIG. [ LAUGHS ]
Mad Dog: YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.
THAT LITTLE THING'S GONNA FIND SOME OIL?
YOU CAN'T JUDGE THE SIZE OF ANOTHER MAN'S PENDULUM.
SO, THAT LITTLE THING THERE CAN FIND OIL?
YEAH.
ARE YOU A PSYCHIC WITH IT?
YEAH, I CAN.
OH, OKAY.
HOW DOES HE TALK TO THE PENDULUM, JOHN?
HE'S REAL QUIET.
I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT HE'S SAYING OR NOTHING.
OH, REALLY?
NO, HE -- IT'S JUST KIND OF MUMBLING.
[ CHUCKLES ] YEAH.
IT TENDS TO RESPOND
TO WHAT'S GOING ON IN MY HEAD, FOR SOME REASON.
I DON'T -- CAN'T REALLY EXPLAIN IT.
SIX PACES OVER THERE.
GRANDPA ALWAYS SAID DOWSING WAS LIKE A CONDUIT.
ALL HE'S GOT TO BELIEVE
IS THAT HE "CAN DO IT." [conduit]
THERE'S OIL HERE.
WELL, IT'S JOHN'S MONEY. [ LAUGHS ]
THIS WILL BE A GOOD POINT TO DRILL.
WE GOT A GOOD SPOT OVER HERE.
LOOKS LIKE OUR DRILLING SPOT'S BEEN PICKED.
YEAH.
YOU GONNA HAVE TO DRILL ON DOWN THROUGH THERE
AND SEE IF HE'S RIGHT.
YEAH.
WHERE'D HE GO, JOHN?
I DON'T KNOW.
I THINK HE'S LOST.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I THINK JIMMY'S GOT SOME SCREWS LOOSE
FOR THINKING THIS THING'S GONNA WORK.
COME RIGHT ON BACK, JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE.
TODAY, WE'RE STARTING TO DRILL ON THE McCOMUS LEASE.
LET'S GET HER CRANKED UP HERE.
FOR THE RECORD, WE'RE DRILLING IN A SPOT
THAT I DID NOT PICK -- HE DID.
WELL, I'M EXCITEDER THAN [BLEEP]
AND CAPTAIN POOPY PANTS OVER HERE
IS GONNA BE JUST AS EXCITED WHEN WE STRIKE OIL.
[ LAUGHS ]
Narrator: THE PAGES PLAN TO DRILL DOWN TO 1,500 FEET,
WHERE DAN BELIEVES THEY'LL STRIKE OIL IN THE KNOX PAY ZONE.
Dan: I'M SO SURE THAT I'M GONNA STRIKE OIL,
I JUST WENT AHEAD AND GOT -- BROUGHT THE PUMPJACK OVER HERE.
AND IN THE EVENT WE STRIKE, I'LL SAY,
"SON, WE'LL GO RIGHT UP THERE ON THE HILL AND GET THE PUMPJACK.
IT'S RIGHT THERE CLOSE."
Mad Dog: A PUMPJACK IS WHAT WE USE
TO SUCK THE OIL UP OUT OF THE WELL.
NO MAN BRINGS IN A PUMPJACK BEFORE HE STRIKES OIL --
THAT'S JUST STUPID.
IT'S BAD JUJU, BABY.
Narrator: THE PAGES HOPE TO TAP INTO A MILLION-DOLLAR OIL WELL
IN JUST 16 HOURS OF HARD DRILLING --
THAT IS, IF EVERYTHING GOES ACCORDING TO PLAN.
[ GRINDING ]
OOH! I HATE WHEN THAT HAPPENS.
WHAT IN THE HELL WAS THAT, JASON?
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE RIG STARTED ACTING FUNNY.
THE MUD DOWN HERE IN KENTUCKY'S REAL THICK.
SOMETIMES, YOU GOT TO FLUSH IT OUT
LIKE A STUCK TOILET.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO HAVE THAT WATER TRUCK.
WE NEED IT.
ALL RIGHT. I'LL GO GET IT.
Ken: WE GOT PROBLEMS.
DAN FEELS LIKE HE'S GOT TO DO EVERYTHING BY HIMSELF.
HE CAN BE A REAL ORNERY OLD [BLEEP]
DAMN.
DAMN PEOPLE -- THEY SLIDE THESE SEATS ALL THE WAY BACK,
THEN YOU CAN'T GET THEM TO GO UP.
WELL, I HOP INTO THE WATER TRUCK,
AND WE'RE IN A BIG HURRY,
AND THE DAMN SEAT'S SET ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE --
AS FAR BACK AS IT'LL GO.
THAT DAMN KEN'S GOT THIS [LAUGHS] KEN DOES THIS.
HE'S IN THIS TRUCK.
AND THERE'S JUST NO REASON FOR THAT.
GOD.
WHOSE RED TRUCK IS THAT?
[ AIR HISSING ]
UH-OH!
NICE ONE, PAGE.
Dan: FELLAS, THAT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE
THAT WAS MY FAULT, BUT...
BUT, SEE, IF HE HADN'T HAD THEM SEATS SLID ALL THE WAY BACK --
ANYWAY, WE GOT TO GET THAT TIRE FIXED.
OTHERWISE, IT'S GONNA SHUT OUR RIG DOWN
BECAUSE WE HAVE TO HAVE WATER TO RUN THE RIG.
IF THE RIG STOPS DRILLING, WE'RE COOKED.
[BLEEP] DAMN IT TO HELL.
Narrator: IT'S DRILL DAY FOR JIMMY AND JOHN PRIOR.
I DON'T PLAY CARDS. I DON'T PLAY DICE.
THE OIL BUSINESS, TO ME, IS ONE BIG GAMBLE.
Narrator: JUST LAST YEAR,
PRIOR STRUCK A SHALLOW WELL AT ONLY 250 FEET
THAT HAS EARNED HIM NEARLY $500,000 TO DATE.
TODAY, HE'S DRILLING RIGHT NEAR HIS FIRST WELL
IN HOPES OF DOING IT AGAIN.
Jimmy: THERE'S JUST ONE LITTLE HITCH --
WE'RE RUNNING SLOW BECAUSE WE'RE DOWN A MAN.
[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]
HELLO?
YEAH.
JUST LETTING YOU KNOW MAD DOG'S STILL NOT HERE.
OH, REALLY?
WELL, I HADN'T BEEN ABLE TO REACH HIM, NEITHER.
WAIT A SECOND. HE'S HERE. I'LL SEND HIM RIGHT OVER.
SEE YOU. BYE.
Bye.
HEY, MAN.
YOU WERE AN HOUR LATE THIS MORNING.
I GUESS I OVERSLEPT.
I DID OVERSLEEP A LITTLE,
BUT I WAS ALSO LOOKING AT MAPS.
I LOVE OLD DRILLING MAPS.
WELL, WE NEED TO GET OVER THERE FOR JOHN PRIOR
AND HIT HIM A BIG OIL WELL.
HE'S WAITING ON THE RIG.
OKAY, LET'S DO IT.
I'M GONNA LET MAD DOG SLIDE THIS TIME,
BUT HE NEEDS TO PICK IT UP.
JACK THAT UP THERE.
DARN IT.
Narrator: OVER AT THE PAGES' DRILL SITE,
THEY NEED TO GET THE WATER TRUCK DOWN THERE RIGHT QUICK
OR THEY RISK LOSING $50,000 WORTH
OF DRILLING EQUIPMENT DOWN THE HOLE.
Narrator: BUT THERE'S MORE THAN JUST MONEY AT STAKE.
Dan: I'D NEVER LIVE THIS DOWN.
MOVE THAT RED TRUCK. MOVE IT.
WHAT THE GOD...
DARN IT.
IT'S AGGRAVATING [BLEEP] MAN.
[ LAUGHS ]
Dan: HEY, JUSTIN.
YOU KNOW HOW TO GET TO ALBANY, KENTUCKY, RIGHT?
OKAY.
Dan: RIGHT NOW, EVERYTHING DEPENDS ON JUSTIN.
HE'S ONE OF OUR PART-TIME DRILLERS.
I DON'T KNOW WHEN HE'LL BE BACK.
DAMN IT.
Justin: RUSH, RUSH, RUSH.
THAT'S WHEN YOU MESS UP.
[BLEEP]
DAMN IT.
[BLEEP]
GOD [BLEEP]
CAN'T BELIEVE THIS [BLEEP]
IF YOU TAKE YOUR TIME AND DO STUFF RIGHT,
EVERYTHING WILL GO OKAY.
AND HE JUST NEEDS TO CALM DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
DAMN.
[BLEEP]
[BLEEP]
DARN IT.
[ LIGHTER CLICKS ]
I'LL PROBABLY HAVE TO STOP
AND ASK SOMEBODY WHERE THE PLACE IS.
MAN, WE'RE RIGHT TO GET THAT WATER TRUCK.
IT'S GETTING HIGH FAST.
IS THIS -- IS THIS JEFF'S TIRE?
[ SIGHS ]
Mad Dog: DON'T NOBODY WORRY. I MADE IT TO WORK.
Narrator: JOHN PRIOR HOPES TO STRIKE
OVER A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS' WORTH OF OIL
BY THE END OF THE DAY --
THAT IS, IF EVERYTHING GOES ACCORDING TO PLAN.
[ GRINDING ]
UH-OH. I KNOW THAT SOUND.
Mad Dog: THIS SHOULD BE AN EASY DRILL
BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A SHALLOW WELL.
BUT AFTER JUST 50 FEET, WE GOT STUCK IN THE MUD.
BEEN A LOT OF RAIN LATELY.
[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]
OH, JIMMY, HERE WE GO AGAIN.
Jimmy: WHEN I HEARD JOHN'S HOLE GOT ALL BOUND UP,
I RUSHED TO THE SITE RIGHT AWAY.
Mad Dog: HERE COMES THE BOSS MAN.
I HOPE I'M NOT IN TROUBLE AGAIN.
I MAY HAVE AN OLD DRILLER'S TRICK UP MY SLEEVE.
AT THE SAME TIME,
I'M GONNA MESS WITH OLD MAD DOG FOR BEING LATE.
MAD DOG, I'VE GOT
A SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT FOR YOU TODAY.
Mad Dog: WHAT YOU NEED ME TO DO?
I WANT YOU TO PICK UP SOME LAXATIVES.
LAXATIVES?
LAXATIVES? BOY I TELL YOU WHAT...
[ BARKS ]
Mad Dog: WELL, THE BOSS MAN JIMMY --
HE -- HE ASKED ME TO GET HIM SOME LAXATIVES.
"GUARANTEED RELIEF EVERY TIME. REGULAR STRENGTH.
CHOCOLATE STIMULANT LAXATIVE."
SO I TOOK IT UPON MYSELF
TO ADD A FEW MORE THINGS THAT MIGHT [SNIFFLES] HELP OUT.
YEAH, 100% GROUND COFFEE.
THAT ALWAYS HELPED ME.
YEAH, BRAN MUFFINS.
BOY, THESE THINGS RIGHT HERE WILL CLEAR YOU RIGHT OUT.
PRUNE JUICE -- HE'LL FEEL LIKE A BRAND-NEW MAN.
I HOPE IT DON'T HELP HIM TOO MUCH.
SO I'M GONNA TAKE THESE PROVISIONS TO JIMMY
AND SEE HOW EVERYTHING GOES.
I'M DOING FINE.
YEAH, YEAH.
HOPEFULLY IT'LL HELP HIS BOW-OW-ELS.
Narrator: WITH THEIR DRILL RIG CLOSE TO SEIZING UP IN THE MUD,
THE PAGES NEED TO REPAIR THE TIRE ON THEIR WATER TRUCK,
A TASK THAT HAS FALLEN TO JUSTIN.
TOO BAD FOR PAGE, JUSTIN RUNS ON KENTUCKY TIME.
THAT MEANS SLOWER THAN [BLEEP]
[ LAUGHTER ]
I SHOULD HAVE JUST GONE AND GOT THAT TIRE MYSELF.
NO, YOU SHOULDN'T.
YOU MIGHT HAVE HIT ANOTHER PUMPJACK.
I DON'T NEED NONE OF THAT SMART MOUTH.
LET ME GET THE RANGE.
YOU KNOW THE PHRASE
"RUNNING AROUND LIKE A CHICKEN WITH YOUR HEAD CUT OFF"?
PRETTY APPROPRIATE ABOUT NOW.
Dan: NOW WE GOT TO GO GET THE WATER IN THE TANK.
YEAH, THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH.
[ CREAKS ]
WE GOT THEM WATER.
Dan: IT'S A BIG RELIEF TO SEE
ALL THE MUD AND THE STONES START COMING OUT OF THAT HOLE.
HA HA! IT'S COMING.
HELLFIRE, BOYS. LET'S FIND SOME OIL.
YOU SAVED THE HOLE, PAGE, BUT IT DON'T MEAN YOU HIT OIL.
Narrator: BACK AT JOHN PRIOR'S DRILL SITE,
WITH THE CREW AT LUNCH,
JIMMY HAS ASKED MAD DOG
TO HELP HIM WITH A VERY SPECIAL REQUEST.
JIMMY, I PICKED UP THE GROCERY LIST.
YEAH, ALL RIGHTY.
Jimmy: MAD DOG THINKS THESE LAXATIVES IS FOR ME,
BUT MY INTERNALS RUN LIKE A SWISS WATCH.
HERE'S WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO --
I WANT YOU TO PUT IT DOWN IN THE WELL,
AND WE'LL LOOSEN IT UP,
AND WE'LL HIT A BIGGER WELL TODAY.
OH, I PLUMB FORGOT.
PUTTING LAXATIVES DOWN A WELL --
THAT'S AN OLD KENTUCKY DRILLER'S TRICK.
Coomer: BOYS 'ROUND HERE HAVE BEEN DOING IT
FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER.
IT'S PRETTY WELL DOCUMENTED.
THAT'S CALLED "LOOSENING THE HOLE."
MAD DOG, DID YOU EVER PUT LAXATIVES IN A WELL BEFORE?
MAYBE ONE TIME BACK IN THE '80s.
'CAUSE, MAN, THEY WAS SOME WILD TIMES.
ALL RIGHTY, WELL, WE'RE GONNA SEE IF IT WORKS TODAY.
WE'RE GONNA TRY
TO BE BLOWING OIL HERE EVERYWHERE HERE IN A MINUTE.
AND PUTTING LAXATIVES IN AN OIL WELL
IS JUST PLAIN HORSE [BLEEP]
AMEN.
THAT'S LIKE WIPING YOUR BUTT WITH YOUR WATCH --
THAT'S JUST A WASTE OF TIME.
FIRE IN THE HOLE!
LET'S GIVE IT ANOTHER ONE.
I'LL DO ANYTHING FOR MY CLIENTS,
AND IF IT TAKES A LITTLE COUNTRY VOODOO, WE'LL DO IT.
I GUESS WE'RE READY TO FIRE UP HERE
AND GET THE MAN SOME OIL.
WE'LL GET THE SHOW ON THE ROAD.
TODAY IS THE MOMENT OF TRUTH. I'M EXCITED LIKE A LITTLE KID.
AND ABOUT -- I FEEL LIKE ABOUT CHRISTMAS EVE.
250.
OKAY. YEAH.
Jimmy: JOHN WANTS TO DRILL DOWN TO 250 FEET.
HE'S CONFIDENT THAT WE'LL STRIKE AT THAT DEPTH
OR NOT AT ALL.
RED PAINT MEANS THE END OF THE LINE.
Mad Dog: WATER BLOWING OUT OF THE PIPE
MEANS THE LAXATIVES ARE DOING THE TRICK.
BUT WE STILL GOT TO DRILL THROUGH SOME ROCK
BEFORE WE CAN HOPEFULLY HIT SOME OIL.
Narrator: OUT OF THE BLOW PIPE,
THE DRILLERS CATCH THEIR ROCK CUTTINGS
AND CHECK THEM FOR ANY SIGNS OF OIL,
BUT, STILL, NOTHING.
AND THE RED LINE HAS TOUCHED THE BOTTOM.
TRULY DISAPPOINTING -- NO OIL.
Jimmy: ALL RIGHT. SHUT HER DOWN, BOYS.
THIS WELL COST JOHN PRIOR ABOUT $25,000,
AND WE DIDN'T STRIKE ANY OIL.
THAT'S THE WAY IT GOES.
JOHN PRIOR DID NOT STRIKE OIL ON HIS SECRET SPOT,
BUT I'M HOPING THAT I HAVE BETTER LUCK ON MINE.
Narrator: OVER AT THE PAGES' DRILL SITE,
THE CREW HAS MADE IT DOWN TO 1,600 FEET,
AND IT'S TIME TO SEE WHAT SHE'S GOT.
Dan: THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT THIS MORNING, FELLAS.
COME ON.
YES! THERE SHE GOES!
[ ALL CHEERING ]
[ LAUGHS ]
THAT LOOKS GOOD. THAT'S GOOD. THAT'S GOOD.
THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT RIGHT THERE.
[ LAUGHS ]
KEEP IT COMING, JASON.
Dan: WE SPENT ABOUT $30,000 TO DRILL THIS HOLE,
AND I THINK WE'RE BRINGING IN
ABOUT 8 OR 10 BARRELS A DAY OUT OF THIS BABY.
THAT'S WHAT THIS BUSINESS IS ALL ABOUT.
I DIDN'T HAVE AS MUCH CONFIDENCE IN THIS LOCATION AS DANNY DID.
BUT EVEN THOUGH I'M WRONG,
I STILL GET A CHECK EVERY MONTH OFF THIS WELL.
THAT'S NOT HARDLY FAIR, IS IT?
THIS OL' BAD STUFF JUST HAPPENS OUT HERE
AND THERE JUST AIN'T NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT.
[ CHUCKLES ]
OTHER THAN DRIVE OVER THE TOP OF A PUMP, DAD.
DON'T *** ME OFF.
[ LAUGHS ]
GOSH DANG IT!