UNSPSC 71121012: Oilfield pressure testing services

Pressure testing services using cementing service equipment.

UNSPSC 71121012 Oilfield pressure testing services is a Commodity code that, based on recent state and local opportunities, spans a much broader range of well-related work than the code name suggests. State and local governments are buying well drilling, plugging, abandonment, rehabilitation, maintenance, and repair services—predominantly for orphan and abandoned oil and gas wells, water supply wells, and irrigation systems. The code also captures monitoring well installation, exploratory drilling, and associated infrastructure work like pump replacement and chemical feed system installation. Issuing bodies include state environmental departments (Michigan EGLE, Mississippi Oil and Gas Board), water utilities (city water departments in Albany, Reynolds, Wrens, Pascagoula, Lubbock, and Bend), county environmental and utilities agencies (Sarasota, Hillsborough, Seminole, and Gwinnett Counties), state parks and recreation departments (Oregon Parks and Recreation, Texas Parks and Wildlife, Boulder County Parks), municipal recreation departments (City of Austin Parks), wastewater authorities, and special-purpose districts. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy and the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board are repeat issuers, managing Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act-funded orphan well plugging programs. Geographically, recent activity clusters in the South (Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas), the Upper Midwest (Michigan, Illinois), and scattered Western states (Oregon, Colorado, California). Representative recent opportunities include the Michigan EGLE prequalification RFP for orphan well plugging, drilling, re-drilling, and site restoration services (RFP 7612600000025222, proposals due September 22, 2026), a direct solicitation by the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board for plugging and remediation of nine orphaned wells in Jasper and Jones Counties (IFB 3160008162, bids due December 18, 2026), and the City of Albany's sealed-bid solicitation for Well No. 21 rehabilitation (Bid Ref. 27-032, due November 16, 2026).

Recent activity reflects strong federal stimulus funding flowing into state and local orphan well remediation under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, coupled with ongoing operational and capital spending by municipalities on water supply systems and parks agencies on irrigation and stock water infrastructure. Contracts display Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements where federally funded, Build America Buy America compliance mandates, and competitive or prequalified procurement vehicles. Response opportunities remain active through the fourth quarter of 2026 and into 2027, with multiple Michigan EGLE direct solicitations (July–August 2026 postings, July 21 response dates) now closed but indicating rolling prequalification-based procurement. Stand-alone equipment or testing services tied narrowly to pressure testing alone do not appear in the recent posting set; the opportunities are project-based, full-scope, and contract-centric, reflecting state and local demand for turnkey remediation, construction, and rehabilitation rather than standalone diagnostics.