UNSPSC 71121119: Pipeline intervention services

Performing pipeline intervention services through coiled tubing.

UNSPSC 71121119 Pipeline intervention services, a Commodity code, encompasses well plugging, abandonment, and site restoration work that state and local governments procure to address orphaned oil and gas wells, decommissioned water supply wells, and environmental remediation across utility and public lands. Recent state and local solicitations under this code show activity concentrated in orphan well plugging programs funded through federal infrastructure grants (particularly the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act), municipal water well rehabilitation and replacement, wastewater pump station repairs involving well and pipeline components, and ancillary services including video surveys, casing repairs, and emergency maintenance. Representative recent work includes the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board's IFB for plugging and remediation of nine orphaned wells in Jasper and Jones Counties (bids due December 18, 2026), the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy's multiple direct solicitations for plugging 3 to 14 orphan gas storage wells across Gratiot and Montcalm Counties (proposals due July 21, 2026), and the City of Albany, Georgia's rehabilitation of Well No. 21 (bids due November 16, 2026).

The issuing bodies are predominantly state environmental or energy departments managing orphan well remediation programs, municipal water utilities conducting well maintenance and replacement, and county water and wastewater authorities. Michigan's EGLE and Mississippi's Oil and Gas Board appear repeatedly as active procurers. Geographic spread is concentrated in the Midwest and Southeast—Michigan, Mississippi, Georgia, Florida, Illinois, Oregon, Colorado, and Texas—with Michigan showing the densest recent activity through staged orphan well plugging solicitations under federally funded programs. Contractors typically must meet prequalification requirements including five or more years of well-plugging experience, Davis-Bacon prevailing wage compliance on federally funded projects, specialized insurance including pollution liability ($1 million to $5 million), and demonstrated equipment ownership. Federal funding triggers Build America, Buy America Act compliance. Responses to direct solicitations and RFQs are heavily technical, scored on key personnel, business-owned equipment, company experience, and technical approach rather than price alone.