Yes, I hope so. A genius named George Mitchell invented the rotating drill bit that allowed the production of horizontal deposits. George has passed on, and another genius is needed to discover how to unlock more of the product in these deposits.
I’m thinking nuclear reactions to heat it up myself. But then, I’m no genius.
George Mitchell was persistent in experimenting using hydraulic fracturing until he could get decent natural gas production from the Barnett Shale. Using a rotating drill bit is far older than he.
Nuclear bombs have been used to fracture the rock and was successful in raising the production. The problem was the production was radioactive and not usable.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasbuggy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Plowshare#Natural_gas_stimulation_experiment