Licence to Drill

Season 1

A license to drill means big business. But with hostile conditions, a punishing schedule and a high-stakes gamble - costing some operations $250,000 per day - drilling for oil in the Canadian North is only for the toughest of tough.

Where to Watch Season 1

6 Episodes

  • The Big Freeze
    E1
    The Big FreezeTwo teams search for natural gas in the frozen ground of northern Canada and an enormous snowstorm engulfs one of the crews.
  • Hard Rock
    E2
    Hard RockThe Nabors crew encounter difficulties when their drilling goes nowhere and a huge storm engulfs the MGM crew and stops their work cold.
  • The Long Haul
    E3
    The Long HaulA spell of unexpected warm weather hits the MGM camp just as they are about to undertake the moving of the drill to a second site. The Nabors rig is finally drilling steadily but runs into a tough patch far underground.
  • Paydirt
    E4
    PaydirtA crew arrives to test the first MGM well site for the commercial viability of the gas there. Nabors rushes to finish drilling its first well more than a month behind schedule.
  • Cabin Fever
    E5
    Cabin FeverThe Nabors crew are pressured to get the two wells they are working ready for final testing. The MGM crew runs into equipment problems as it looks to get its final well up and running.
  • Last Dash
    E6
    Last DashNabors looks to assess their investment with the aid of an intricate engineering procedure. MGM looks to complete its third well before the spring thaw forces them to shut operations down.

Cast of Season 1

  • Emmanuelle WiechaProducer
  • Nicola MerolaProducer

 

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