Licence to Drill follows crews from two energy companies: The MGM Energy Corporation crew and the Nabors Drilling crew. The show features off the cuff interactions between team members, formal interviews from both team members and executives at the two companies headquarters, informal commentary to the camera by team members, and voice-over narration. In season two they follow MGM and Bonanza Rig #3 / PennWest Exploration.
Narration
Licence to Drill is narrated by Canadian actor Adrian Burhop.[1] Every episode, save the pilot, starts out with a standard introducing narrative.
Season one opening:
In the unforgiving winter of the Canadian north, where the Sun shines only a few hours a day, and the temperatures drop to 70 degrees below zero, two companies risk everything to drill thousands of meters into the Earth in search of natural gas. Every day pushes men and machines to the breaking point. This job is not for everyone, but as long as billions of dollars remain locked in the deep there are those that will stop at nothing to get it out. – Opening narration, Licence to Drill
Season two opening:
In the unforgiving winter of the Canadian north, where the Sun rarely shines and the roads are made of ice, two energy companies are going big, ones going for the motherlode – a wildcat well on the edge of the Arctic. The other is betting on new technology to unlock the riches of an old reservoir. Win or lose, the unsung heros are the fearless Rig hands, who brave the cold, drill the rock and risk everything for the oil locked deep inside this frozen land.
MGM team
Site
The MGM team's base camp is located on the Mackenzie River Delta on the shores of the Beaufort Sea in the Northwestern part of Canada'sNorthwest Territories. The team is drilling three wells, in chronological order of drilling: J-27, J-17, and A-25 which are located 13, 29, and 10 km from base camp respectively.[2] All of the equipment was loaded onto 18 barges in September 2008 at Inuvik and sailed down the Mackenzie 180 kilometers to the eventual winter base camp, where it waited over two months for the winter to set in and the ground to freeze.[3]
Members
John Williams – field superintendent
Josh Blinston – drilling supervisor (second in command)
Jason Savage – drilling supervisor
Ron Krinke – construction supervisor
Clint Buchinski – drilling supervisor
Tyson Pages – driller
Darcy Blancher – derrickhand
Nabors team
Site
The Nabors team base camp, known as Rig 99, is located in Northeastern British Columbia near the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. It consists of two wells located 100 metres apart.[2] The Nabors equipment was flown in by the largest helicopter in the world, the Russian Mil Mi-26, nicknamed Корова (pronounced Kor-oh-vah, which means Cow) by its crew, in 65 loads. According to rig manager Denny Milan over 20 years of research and development went into the components of Rig 99, which he described as "a giant Lego set."[3]
Members
Denny Millan – rig manager
Paris Gagné – wellsite supervisor
Kate Connolley – wellsite geologist
Cliff Robinson – driller
Kevin Long – driller
Peter Vander Veen – directional driller
Clint Mantie – derrickhand
Tom Forsyth – motorhand
PennWest exploration team
The PennWest team base camp, known as Bonanza Rig #3, is located in Drayton Valley, Alberta.
Members
Logan Wild - rig supervisor
Kelly Pelsma - driller
Cody Wilson - driller
Mike Bencz - derrickhand
Jesse Halikas - motorhand
Dakota Knull - motorhand
Colton Bosch - driller
Broadcasters
In Australia the series premiered on April 1, 2015, on A&E Australia.[4]
References
^Licence to Drill: The Big Freeze Episode on TV.com
^"APRIL on FOXTEL: Game Of Thrones, Mad Men, Wentworth, Deadline Gallipoli and 200+ other new shows". The Green Room. Foxtel. March 30, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
External links
Official website
Google Map of Rig locations
MGM Energy
Bonanza Drilling
PennWest Exploration
January 06, 2023
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Licence to Drill is a documentary television series produced by the Montreal based Pixcom for Discovery Channel Canada The series documents the activities of two teams of natural gas drillers in the Canadian North in the winter of 2008 Licence to DrillLicence to Drill title cardNarrated byAdrian BurhopCountry of originCanadaNo of seasons4No of episodes28ProductionRunning time40 45 minutesReleaseOriginal networkDiscovery Channel CanadaOriginal releaseJanuary 5 2010 2010 01 05 present Contents 1 Format 1 1 Narration 2 MGM team 2 1 Site 2 2 Members 3 Nabors team 3 1 Site 3 2 Members 3 3 PennWest exploration team 3 4 Members 4 Broadcasters 5 References 6 External linksFormat EditLicence to Drill follows crews from two energy companies The MGM Energy Corporation crew and the Nabors Drilling crew The show features off the cuff interactions between team members formal interviews from both team members and executives at the two companies headquarters informal commentary to the camera by team members and voice over narration In season two they follow MGM and Bonanza Rig 3 PennWest Exploration Narration Edit Licence to Drill is narrated by Canadian actor Adrian Burhop 1 Every episode save the pilot starts out with a standard introducing narrative Season one opening In the unforgiving winter of the Canadian north where the Sun shines only a few hours a day and the temperatures drop to 70 degrees below zero two companies risk everything to drill thousands of meters into the Earth in search of natural gas Every day pushes men and machines to the breaking point This job is not for everyone but as long as billions of dollars remain locked in the deep there are those that will stop at nothing to get it out Opening narration Licence to Drill Season two opening In the unforgiving winter of the Canadian north where the Sun rarely shines and the roads are made of ice two energy companies are going big ones going for the motherlode a wildcat well on the edge of the Arctic The other is betting on new technology to unlock the riches of an old reservoir Win or lose the unsung heros are the fearless Rig hands who brave the cold drill the rock and risk everything for the oil locked deep inside this frozen land MGM team EditSite Edit The MGM team s base camp is located on the Mackenzie River Delta on the shores of the Beaufort Sea in the Northwestern part of Canada s Northwest Territories The team is drilling three wells in chronological order of drilling J 27 J 17 and A 25 which are located 13 29 and 10 km from base camp respectively 2 All of the equipment was loaded onto 18 barges in September 2008 at Inuvik and sailed down the Mackenzie 180 kilometers to the eventual winter base camp where it waited over two months for the winter to set in and the ground to freeze 3 Members Edit John Williams field superintendent Josh Blinston drilling supervisor second in command Jason Savage drilling supervisor Ron Krinke construction supervisor Clint Buchinski drilling supervisor Tyson Pages driller Darcy Blancher derrickhand MGM team pageNabors team EditSite Edit The Nabors team base camp known as Rig 99 is located in Northeastern British Columbia near the foothills of the Rocky Mountains It consists of two wells located 100 metres apart 2 The Nabors equipment was flown in by the largest helicopter in the world the Russian Mil Mi 26 nicknamed Korova pronounced Kor oh vah which means Cow by its crew in 65 loads According to rig manager Denny Milan over 20 years of research and development went into the components of Rig 99 which he described as a giant Lego set 3 Members Edit Denny Millan rig manager Paris Gagne wellsite supervisor Kate Connolley wellsite geologist Cliff Robinson driller Kevin Long driller Peter Vander Veen directional driller Clint Mantie derrickhand Tom Forsyth motorhand Nabors Team PagePennWest exploration team Edit The PennWest team base camp known as Bonanza Rig 3 is located in Drayton Valley Alberta Members Edit Logan Wild rig supervisor Kelly Pelsma driller Cody Wilson driller Mike Bencz derrickhand Jesse Halikas motorhand Dakota Knull motorhand Colton Bosch driller 1 Broadcasters EditIn Australia the series premiered on April 1 2015 on A amp E Australia 4 References Edit Licence to Drill The Big Freeze Episode on TV com a b Licence to Drill The Show Archived 2010 04 15 at the Wayback Machine a b Licence to Drill The Big Freeze APRIL on FOXTEL Game Of Thrones Mad Men Wentworth Deadline Gallipoli and 200 other new shows The Green Room Foxtel March 30 2015 Retrieved March 31 2015 External links EditOfficial website Google Map of Rig locations MGM Energy Nabors Industries Limited Bonanza Drilling PennWest Exploration Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Licence to Drill amp oldid 1109427085, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
