UNSPSC 71121105: Clean out through coiled tubing services

The removal of wellbore-fill material through coiled tubing.

UNSPSC 71121105 Clean out through coiled tubing services (Commodity) represents plugging, drilling, re-drilling, and site restoration of abandoned oil and gas wells, particularly orphan wells operated by state energy departments and industrial development authorities. State and local governments procure this work primarily through state environmental and natural resources agencies managing compliance with state oil and gas regulations and federal orphan well programs funded under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Work typically includes comprehensive well abandonment—drilling, cement plugging, equipment removal, site reclamation—along with ancillary services such as wireline operations, mud engineering, waste disposal, and heavy equipment mobilization.

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy is the dominant recent buyer, soliciting across four separate direct solicitations (July 2026) for 38 orphan gas storage wells in Gratiot and Montcalm Counties, all operated by New Haven Energy LLC. Each procurement (RFP direct solicitation format, proposals due July 21, 2026) prequalifies bidders through prior RFPs and imposes Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements ranging from $39.57 to $41.32 per hour plus $25.25 to $40.00 in fringe benefits, with technical evaluation weighted equally across key personnel, business-owned equipment, technical experience, and vendor questions (80-point minimum threshold required for award consideration). Additional recent activity includes the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board soliciting orphan well plugging across seven wells statewide (due April 13 and April 28, 2026), the Texas General Land Office seeking H2S well plugging services (due May 5, 2026), and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources procuring supplemental irrigation well installation in Union County (due July 2, 2026, with Small Business Set-Aside). Geographic concentration is heaviest in Michigan and Mississippi, with secondary activity in Texas and Illinois; the code sees minimal activity outside oil and gas regulatory jurisdictions and state water resource agencies managing production wells or irrigation infrastructure.