Ipayipi lensimbi yensimbi engenamthungo lenziwe ngensimbi yonke futhi alinawo umthungo ngaphezulu. Ngokwendlela yokukhiqiza, amapayipi angenamthungo ahlukaniswa abe amashubhu ashisayo, ipayipi eligoqekayo, ipayipi elidonswa ngokubanda, ipayipi elikhishwe, ipayipi. ukugqekeza nokunye.Amapayipi ensimbi angenamthungo asetshenziswa kakhulu njengamapayipi okumba e-petroleum geology, amapayipi aqhekeka embonini ye-petrochemical, amashubhu abhayela, amapayipi anamapayipi kanye namapayipi ensimbi anesakhiwo esinembe kakhulu ezimoto, ogandaganda kanye nezokundiza.