This excerpt from the 2011 DUG conference in Fort Worth uses an interview with George Mitchell in which he addresses his motivation for fracturing the Barnett shale and his comments about the roles independent producers have played in ‘the shale revolution’ he sparked.”

To view a 13-minute video, “George Mitchell and the Barnett Shale – How One Man’s Thinking Revolutionized an Entire Industry” (prepared for the 2008 DUG conference in Fort Worth), click here.