Landman's Glossary Of Terms & Oil Worker Vocabulary Explained

‘Landman’ Airs A Rare And Stirring Defense Of The U.S. Oil-And-Gas Industry

Actor Billy Bob Thornton portraying the character Tommy Norris in an official trailer for the Paramount Plus series “Landman.” (Screen Capture/Landman, Official Trailer, Paramount+)   From the Daily Caller News Foundation By David Blackmon Oil companies have always presented easy targets for demonization by the news and entertainment industries. Their operations are highly visible — the flares from a shale well can be seen from many miles dista…

Landman's Glossary Of Terms & Oil Worker Vocabulary Explained

Warning! This article contains SPOILERS for Landman episode 4.Taylor Sheridan's Landman is a deep-dive into the lives and work of the people who make up the oil industry, and it features an extensive amount of slang, lingo, and terms used by oil workers whose meanings aren't immediately obvious to all viewers. Landman is based on a true story, and as such, it pays quite a bit of attention to detail while showing the reality of working in the oil…