UNSPSC 71121107: Conveying inflatables through coiled tubing services

The use of coiled tubing to convey inflatable packers.

UNSPSC 71121107 Commodity, Conveying inflatables through coiled tubing services, describes well plugging, abandonment, and site restoration at orphan oil and gas wells — a specialized subsurface remediation service state and local governments buy to comply with orphaned well remediation mandates and environmental liability reduction programs. The code sees concentrated activity among state environmental and natural resources departments pursuing federal orphan well grant funding under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, with most recent opportunities issued by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy and the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board. Issuing bodies include state oil and gas regulatory agencies, environmental departments, and utility districts; there is no material activity from counties, cities, school districts, or transit authorities. Work solicited under the code spans well plugging and abandonment (removal of casing, installation of cement plugs per state and EPA protocols), site remediation (equipment removal, waste disposal, restoration), and specialized wireline services (logging, caliper surveys, debris removal). Representative recent opportunities show the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy soliciting direct-solicitation proposals for plugging and site restoration across four packages (3, 12, 14, and 9 wells respectively) in Gratiot and Montcalm counties, with proposals due July 21, 2026; and the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board issuing competitive bids for orphan well plugging and reclamation services covering three to seven wells per package, with responses due between late March and mid-April 2026.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Great Lakes region (Michigan) and the Gulf South (Mississippi), with secondary activity in Texas (Railroad Commission) and Florida (county-level well maintenance contracts). Michigan dominates recent volume with four direct solicitations posted in mid-July 2026 for new-haven-area gas storage wells, all restricted to pre-qualified vendors from prior RFPs and requiring mandatory pre-bid attendance, Davis-Bacon prevailing wage compliance, and unit pricing across 68 line items covering rig services, drilling fluids, cementing, wireline, and site restoration. Mississippi Oil and Gas Board posted three IFBs in March–April 2026 for statewide orphan well plugging funded through IIJA federal grants, emphasizing lowest-cost responsive bidders with five-year minimum experience and trade reference verification. The code shows no material activity in counties, cities, or school districts pursuing this work themselves; the activity is driven by state regulatory agencies managing federally funded orphan well remediation programs, making this a specialized niche for contractors with oil and gas well abandonment expertise, equipment, and regulatory compliance capability.