WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) - Kalem Johnston makes $25 an hour as an oil field roughneck, working 12-hour shifts for a week straight followed by a week off. "I like it," Johnston said. "It's hard, dirty work ...

“Land Man,” a modern day tale of fortune seeking in the world of oil rigs, already has Billy Bob Thornton signed. The production is looking for oil and gas industry workers as background actors.

A new Taylor Sheridan show set in west Texas about the the oil industry is now casting for real-life roughnecks to play background actors. “Land Man” is co-created and executive produced by Sheridan ...