NIGP 75042: Drilling Mud

NIGP 75042 Drilling Mud, an Item code, encompasses specialized fluids and additives used in well drilling, well maintenance, and subsurface construction applications within state and local public works and resource-management operations. Recent state and local solicitations show drilling mud and related well-servicing materials requested primarily by county sanitation districts performing sewer infrastructure rehabilitation and by state oil and gas management agencies conducting well workover and maintenance on public mineral estates. The work ranges from routine sewer pipe bursting and replacement projects requiring drilling support to high-pressure well conditioning and emergency response services for hydrogen sulfide wells managed by state land offices. Issuing bodies are predominantly specialized state agencies managing oil and gas properties and county sanitation or public works departments overseeing infrastructure rehabilitation; single repeat buyers do not dominate the recent opportunity set.

Recent activity clusters in California and Texas. Santa Clara County posted two sewer infrastructure rehabilitation projects—the Sanitation District No. 2-3 Structural Defect Repair Project Phase 2 (ITB ITBRDAFY270088, due September 17, 2026) and the Central Expressway Pavement Rehabilitation Project (ITB ITBRDAFY260694, due May 21, 2026)—both requiring drilling, pipe bursting, and related subsurface work in the unincorporated eastern foothills and along a major transportation corridor. The Texas General Land Office issued RFQ 455-26-1020 (posted May 12, 2026) for high hydrogen sulfide well pad services and workover operations on state oil and gas assets throughout Texas, with unit-rate pricing on a pre-qualified vendor list and potential set-asides for HUB Zone, ESBD, and veteran-owned small business enterprises. Geographic concentration is limited; the code does not support characterization of activity beyond these two states in the recent record.