UNSPSC 20131000: Drilling mud and materials

UNSPSC 20131000 Drilling mud and materials is a Class code that, based on recent state and local solicitation activity, encompasses well services, well plugging and abandonment, and associated equipment removal and site remediation for oil and gas operations. The code shows minimal direct procurement of drilling mud products themselves; instead, state and local buying focuses on comprehensive well management services including routine and emergency well plugging, site decommissioning, equipment removal, and related environmental remediation tied to orphaned or actively managed oil and gas wells. Issuing bodies include state energy and resource agencies—the Texas General Land Office and the Railroad Commission of Texas—that manage state-owned or state-regulated oil and gas assets and conduct well plugging on a statewide basis. Both agencies solicit on a recurring basis and indicate willingness to establish pre-qualified vendor lists and make multiple awards within a single procurement to maintain responsive contractor capacity for urgent operational needs.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, where the Texas General Land Office issued RFQ 455-26-1020 for high hydrogen sulfide (H2S) well pad services with responses due May 5, 2026, seeking unit-rate pricing for workover, well maintenance, pressure testing, and equipment installation across the state's oil and gas assets, and the Railroad Commission of Texas issued RFQ 455-26-1006 for statewide well plugging and related services across multiple Oil and Gas Division Districts, with responses due February 18, 2026. The RRC solicitation explicitly identifies seven service categories—routine plugging, deep well plugging, federally funded plugging, environmentally sensitive location plugging, equipment removal and remediation, emergency response, and freshwater protection—and names 221 potential vendors across classification codes, of which 125 qualify as Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUBs) under Texas procurement set-asides. Both solicitations emphasize OSHA H2S certification, relevant safety training, operational experience with high-pressure systems, and adequate insurance; the RRC procurement incorporates federal funding under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, introducing Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage and Build America Buy America Act compliance requirements. No other state or local jurisdictions appear in the recent opportunity record under this code.