Find our ongoing coverage of the first season of Landman here. Well, Landmaniacs, we’ve officially made it halfway through our soapy spin through the oil fields of West Texas. There are cartels to contend with, ex-wives to disappoint, and scheming lawyers up to no good. (Our regular disclosure: The show is based on the Texas Monthly and Imperative Entertainment podcast Boomtown, and TM is an executive producer.)We’re two minutes into the episode, and Angela is already wearing nothing and mad at Tommy. He’s out in the patch with Dale and Boss, checking wells, and it’s not looking good. Dale says these wells are 35 years old and will all need to be “worked over”—the phrase describing an expensive attempt to revive a well that may have clogged…
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