[piroque]

Horizontal drilling

It has been a drilling technique for over 30-40 years .

[bestintxas]

“Horizontal drilling
It has been a drilling technique for over 30-40 years .”

Yes, you are technically correct; however, that is like saying fraccing is a completion technique for over 60 years(which it is).

The point is that both have greatly changed since the many years they have been around.