[thackney]

Aubrey McClendon was a landman and a high risk investor. He did not pioneer shale drilling. That was George Mitchell. Even Aubrey doesn’t make such claims in interviews.

The Two Sides Of Aubrey McClendon, America’s Most Reckless Billionaire
http://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherhelman/2011/10/05/aubrey-mcclendon-chesapeake-billionaire-wildcatter-shale/

[kjam22]

Here's a curve.... now tell me Mitchell was this huge Barnett Shale producer in the early 80's