Well, yes, but the type of shale formations that we have today you are going to get very little yield out of vertical wells. We have to go horizontal, and we are horizontal at two miles down so you are already below the water table.
Fleming argues horizontal drilling is necessary for effective extraction from modern shale formations.
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