Licence to Drill

Licence to Drill

Reality 2010

In the unforgiving winter of the Canadian North, a special breed of men risk their lives drilling thousands of metres below the ground in search of natural gas. Licence to Drill is a fast-paced, terrifying voyage into the wild side of an industry that’s making headlines but whose real inner workings were virtually unknown...until now.

Reality 2010

PG

Starring Adrian Burhop

EPISODE 1

The Big Freeze

Two companies gamble big money against winter storms and long odds to go drilling for natural gas in Canada's Far North.

45 min · 2 Mar 2010
EPISODE 2

Hard Rock

There's trouble on Nabors Rig 99 in northern British Columbia. They've hit a snag deep underground and the drill bit is going nowhere.

45 min · 11 May 2010
EPISODE 3

The Long Haul

Treacherously thin ice roads and an ancient rock formation make life on the rigs a driller's nightmare.

45 min · 11 May 2010
EPISODE 4

Paydirt

A team of experts known as the completions crew arrives in the Arctic to test MGM's first well for gas. The company waits anxiously to hear if its $30 million dollar investment has paid off.

44 min · 11 May 2010
EPISODE 5

Cabin Fever

The drill bit keeps veering off course at Nabors Rig 99 and directional driller Pete Vander Veen is called in early to set things straight.

45 min · 11 May 2010
EPISODE 6

Last Dash

It's the last lap of the drilling season and the rigs and the men are on a mad dash to the finish line.

45 min · 11 May 2010

Adrian Burhop

Narrator

About

Licence to Drill

REALITY

In the unforgiving winter of the Canadian North, a special breed of men risk their lives drilling thousands of metres below the ground in search of natural gas. Licence to Drill is a fast-paced, terrifying voyage into the wild side of an industry that’s making headlines but whose real inner workings were virtually unknown...until now.

Information

Studio: crave.ca
Released: 2010
Rated: PG
Region of Origin: Canada

Languages

Original Audio: English (Canada)
Audio: English (Australia) (AAC)