Izixhobo zokugaya zisetyenziselwa ukugaya iintlanzi kunye nezinye izinto ezisezantsi, ukucoca udonga lwe-casing (udonga lomngxuma) inkunkuma okanye ukulungisa i-casing.Umgaqo kukugaya intlanzi ibe yinkunkuma phantsi kokujikeleza kunye noxinzelelo lwentambo ye-drill yi-tungsten carbide edityanisiweyo kwindawo yokusika isixhobo sokugaya, kwaye i-debris inokuphinda ibuyele emhlabeni kunye ne-drilling fluid.
Uninzi lwezixhobo zokugaya zixhaphakile kwisakhiwo, ngelixa ngokwemilo eyahlukeneyo yeentlanzi, iindawo zokusika ezihambelanayo ziyafuneka.Amacandelo okusika asetyenziswa ngokuqhelekileyo angacwangciswa ngaphakathi, ngaphandle nasekupheleni kwezixhobo zokugaya.
Emva koyilo olutsha kunye noqokelelo lwetekhnoloji kwiminyaka yakutshanje, baye bahlangabezana neemfuno zokwenyani zabathengi abavela eTshayina nakwamanye amazwe ngenxa yokusebenza okuthembekileyo.Ngaphandle kweentlobo kunye nobukhulu obudweliswe kumxholo olandelayo, siyakwamkela ukuvelisa ngokutyunjwa okukhethekileyo okunokwanelisa iimfuno zabathengi.