UNSPSC 71121305: Downhole drilling stuck pipe alleviation services

Services to relieve drilling pipe stuck downhole.

UNSPSC 71121305 Downhole drilling stuck pipe alleviation services is a Commodity code that encompasses orphan well plugging, abandonment, and site restoration—work that state and local governments pursue primarily through environmental remediation and resource management agencies. Recent state-local solicitations show that state departments of natural resources and environmental quality, counties, and special-purpose authorities issue direct solicitations and invitation-for-bids for plugging operations at abandoned oil and gas wells, including removal of wellhead equipment, drilling and cementing services, site preparation and restoration, and waste disposal. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy and the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board have issued the most visible recent activity under this code. The work involves comprehensive turnkey services including mechanical well abandonment, regulatory compliance (Davis-Bacon prevailing wage, environmental permitting), and final site reclamation. Issuing bodies are predominantly state environmental and resource agencies managing orphaned or abandoned well inventories; several states have launched coordinated plug-and-abandon campaigns funded through federal infrastructure grants.

Michigan dominates recent procurement activity under the code, with the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy issuing four separate direct solicitations in July 2026 for plugging and site restoration at 38 orphan gas storage wells across Gratiot and Montcalm counties (DS 260000000032, DS 260000000033, DS 260000000034, and DS 260000000035), all with response deadlines of July 21, 2026. Mississippi, Texas, and several other states have also posted orphan well plugging solicitations. Geographic spread includes Michigan, Mississippi, Illinois, Texas, California, Oregon, and Florida, with the largest recent volume in Michigan and Mississippi. Representative opportunities include the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy's direct solicitation for three orphan wells at Gratiot County (July 21 deadline, prequalification-restricted, 68-line-item pricing matrix, Davis-Bacon prevailing wage, best-value evaluation) and the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board's IFB for seven orphaned wells across multiple counties (April 13 deadline, five-year experience minimum, federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding). The code shows sustained state-level procurement momentum, with most recent opportunities tied to federally funded orphan well remediation programs and carrying mandatory pre-bid meetings and prequalification requirements.