NIGP 75042: Drilling Mud

NIGP 75042 Drilling Mud is an Item code, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under this designation do not involve drilling mud procurement. Instead, the opportunities reflect a significant misclassification or database coding error: the solicitations posted under 75042 span well plugging services (Texas General Land Office and Railroad Commission of Texas), pavement rehabilitation and guardrail replacement (Santa Clara County), jail tile replacement (Clay County, Florida), and road resurfacing (Barrow County, Georgia). None of these procurements involve drilling mud, drilling fluids, or oilfield chemical supply. The Texas General Land Office's RFQ 455-26-1020 for high hydrogen sulfide well plugging and related services (posted May 12, 2026, with responses due May 5, 2026) and the Railroad Commission of Texas RFQ for statewide well plugging and abandonment across multiple service categories (due February 18, 2026) are the only opportunities remotely adjacent to oil and gas operations, yet both solicit well abandonment services and compliance capabilities rather than drilling mud supply. The remaining three opportunities—Santa Clara County's pavement rehabilitation and guardrail replacement projects (ITB responses due May 21 and April 23, 2026), Clay County's jail tile replacement (IFB 25/26-005, due March 26, 2026), and Barrow County's road resurfacing via sealed bid (due March 18, 2026)—are entirely outside the drilling mud commodity scope.

The coding assignment under NIGP 75042 does not support a meaningful market characterization for drilling mud procurement activity. Firms pursuing actual drilling mud supply contracts should verify that solicitations are coded correctly at point of source or consult procurement offices directly, as the opportunities currently aggregated under this Item code do not reflect genuine drilling mud or drilling fluid demand from state and local buyers.