Kunomehluko omkhulu phakathi kwe-aipayipi lensimbi eliwugqinsikanye nepayipi lensimbi elinezindonga ezincane ngokobukhulu bodonga. Uma ububanzi bodonga lwamapayipi ensimbi bukhulu kuno-0.02, ngokuvamile sikubiza ngokuthi ipayipi lensimbi elinezindonga eziwugqinsi. Amapayipi ensimbi anezindonga eziwugqinsi anohlu olubanzi kakhulu lwezinhlelo zokusebenza. Ngenxa yokuqina kwezindonga zamapayipi, angakwazi ukumelana nokucindezela okukhulu. Ngokuvamile, ingasebenza njengempahla yezingxenye ezingenalutho ukumelana nokucindezela futhi isetshenziswe kumapayipi abalulekile. Ikakhulukazi, ingasetshenziswa njengepayipi lesakhiwo, ipayipi le-petroleum geological drilling, ipayipi le-petrochemical, njalonjalo. Uma kusetshenziswa amapayipi ensimbi anezindonga eziwugqinsi, kufanele kusetshenziswe imithetho nemithethonqubo efanele. Ngakho-ke, amapayipi anezincazelo ezahlukene kufanele asetshenziselwe izinhloso ezihlukahlukene. Lokhu futhi kunikeza imfuneko ebalulekile yokusetshenziswa kwamapayipi ensimbi anezindonga eziwugqinsi, ikakhulukazi lapho ezokuthutha ziyingozi. Endabeni yemidiya evuthayo, kuyadingeka ukuthola amapayipi ensimbi emininingwane efanele ukuze avimbele ngokuphumelelayo izingozi.

Amapayipi ensimbi anezindonga eziwugqinsi angasetshenziswa kabanzi ezimbonini ezisindayo ezihlukahlukene ngokuya ngamamodeli awo ahlukene kanye nokucaciswa kwawo. Ngakho-ke, ukuthuthukiswa kwamapayipi ensimbi anezindonga eziwugqinsi nakho kufanelekile ukubheka phambili ekutholeni. Amapayipi ensimbi anezindonga eziwugqinsi asetshenziswa kakhulu kubunjiniyela bokuhlinzekwa kwamanzi, imboni ye-petrochemical, imboni yamakhemikhali, imboni yamandla kagesi, ukuchelela ngenkasa kwezolimo, kanye nokwakhiwa kwamadolobha. Okokuthutha okuwuketshezi: ukuhlinzekwa kwamanzi kanye nokukhipha amanzi. Ezokuthutha igesi: igesi yamalahle, isitimu, igesi ye-petroleum ewuketshezi. Ngezinhloso zesakhiwo: ukunqwabelanisa amapayipi namabhuloho; amapayipi ezikhumulo zemikhumbi, imigwaqo, nezakhiwo zokwakha.