“Black Gold” (10 p.m., truTV): Maybe you’re still haunted by oil man Daniel

“Black Gold” (10 p.m., truTV): Maybe you’re still haunted by oil man Daniel Plainview in the film “There Will Be Blood.” Maybe you’re haunted by the thought of your next billfold-busting visit to the gas station.

In any case, oil is surely on your mind these days. So the timing is right for TV’s latest twist on tough-jobs-for-tough-guys: “Black Gold,” which drills into the quest for oil in west Texas.

Billed as “an unfiltered look at lives on the line,” this series also happens to boast elements of a game show: The oil reserve must be tapped within 50 days. And there are three rival rigs, each with its hearty team of “roughnecks” — each competing just a few hundred yards from the others.

Gentlemen, start your drill bits!

There’s brave talk about the abundance of this oil field, but a sobering detail is what gives “Black Gold” much of its drama: The oil is waiting (IF it’s waiting) a distant two miles down. That’s 350 lengths of 30-foot pipe to be assembled and sunk.