A modern tale of fortune-seeking in the world of West Texas oil rigs. A landowner, at least one who works in the oil industry, will serve as a middleman between exploration companies and landowners. Typically, a landowner's job is to negotiate and finalize contracts with landowners who have mineral rights to lease those rights to the company they represent. Essentially, they manage the land and secure the leases, so that they can drill for oil and gas. Like a foreman on a construction site, they build roads, worker housing (man camps), supervise the assembly of excavation machinery, and the drilling of the well site itself, especially in remote locations. They are also, in part, fixers, problem solvers, and facilitators. Referenced in CBS News Sunday Morning: Episode #44.24 (2022). This could have easily been rated an 8.5 - 9. If it weren't for the awkward and overly sexualized daughter and ex-wife/mother. They serve no purpose in the plot and are downright annoying and insulting to West Texas women. As a far West Texas man myself, I understand where Sheridan is coming from in some ways, but this is awful. West Texas women are the strongest, most ambitious women I know. Now, other than that, the writing and acting are terrific. Sheridan easily has another Yellowstone on his hands if he gets rid of the very uncomfortable inter-family excitement. But again, I love Sheridan's writing (and acting) and an absolutely enjoyable series, for the most part.