Uruganda rwo gucukura ni sisitemu ihuriweho itobora amariba, nka peteroli cyangwa gaze, munsi yisi.
Imashini zicukura zirashobora kuba inyubako nini ibikoresho byamazu bikoreshwa mu gucukura amariba ya peteroli, cyangwa amariba avoma gaze gasanzwe, ibyuma byo gucukura birashobora kwerekana ubutare bw’ubutaka, ubutare bwipimisha, ubutaka n’amazi y’ubutaka, kandi birashobora no gukoreshwa mugushiraho ibihimbano byo munsi, nkibi nkibikorwa byubutaka, ibikoresho, tunel cyangwa amariba. Ibikoresho byo gucukura birashobora kuba ibikoresho bigendanwa bishyirwa ku makamyo, inzira cyangwa romoruki, cyangwa ubutaka buhoraho cyangwa inyubako zishingiye ku nyanja (nk'amahuriro ya peteroli, bakunze kwita 'peteroli yo mu nyanja' kabone niyo yaba adafite imashini icukura).
Ibikoresho byo gucukura bito n'ibiciriritse bigendanwa, nkibikoreshwa mu gucukura amabuye y'agaciro, umwobo uturika, amariba y'amazi no gukora iperereza ku bidukikije. Ibikoresho binini bifite ubushobozi bwo gucukura muri metero ibihumbi nubutaka bwisi, ukoresheje "pompe nini" kugirango uzenguruke icyondo (slurry) unyuze mu myitozo no hejuru ya case, kugirango ukonje kandi ukureho "ibiti" mugihe iriba riri yacukuwe.
Kuzamura mu ruganda birashobora guterura toni amagana ya pipe. Ibindi bikoresho birashobora guhatira aside cyangwa umucanga mubigega kugirango byoroherezwe gukuramo amavuta cyangwa gaze gasanzwe; kandi ahantu hitaruye hashobora kubaho amacumbi ahoraho no kugaburira abakozi (bishobora kuba birenga ijana).
Ibikoresho byo hanze birashobora gukora ibirometero ibihumbi n'ibihumbi uvuye kubitangwa hamwe nabakozi badakunze kuzunguruka cyangwa kuzenguruka.
Turashobora gutanga ibyuma bitobora kuva kuri metero 500-9000, byombi byayobowe nameza azenguruka hamwe na sisitemu yo hejuru yo hejuru, Harimo na skid yashizwe hejuru, ibyuma byashizwe kumurongo, imashini ikora hamwe na offshore.
