UNSPSC 71121500: Drilling measurement services

Services which measuring directional information (azimuth, inclination, and tool orientation) downhole to adjust the drilling process and guide the wellbore to a specific target.

UNSPSC 71121500 Drilling measurement services is a Class code. State and local governments procure under this code work that spans well drilling, well abandonment, plugging of orphaned oil and gas wells, well rehabilitation and maintenance, and aquifer storage and recovery conversions—services driven by water supply reliability, environmental remediation of legacy wells, and infrastructure renewal. Recent solicitations show drilling measurement embedded within broader well construction and abandonment scopes rather than as discrete measurement services; the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has posted four direct solicitations in July 2026 for plugging and site restoration of orphaned gas storage wells in Gratiot and Montcalm counties (New Haven Energy Section 3, 4, 5–10, and 31–33), each requiring unit pricing across 68 line items covering rig services, well casing and tubing, cementing, wireline operations, and site preparation—proposals were due July 21, 2026, and bidders had to be prequalified through prior RFPs and attend mandatory pre-proposal meetings. The code's activity spans state natural resources agencies, counties, municipalities, regional water authorities, and special districts. Michigan's EGLE (Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy) emerges as a repeat buyer, issuing multiple direct solicitations for orphan well remediation under prequalification frameworks established through prior competitive RFPs. Florida counties including Marion, Collier, Sarasota, Volusia, and Seminole, along with California's Eastern Municipal Water District and San Bernardino County, actively solicit well drilling, rehabilitation, and maintenance on an on-call or master service agreement basis.

Geographic activity concentrates in Michigan (Gratiot and Montcalm counties), Florida (Marion, Collier, Sarasota, Volusia, Brevard, Seminole, Hillsborough counties), California (Riverside, San Bernardino), Texas (Lubbock, Austin, Paso County), and Mississippi, with secondary activity in Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, and Wisconsin. Recent representative opportunities include the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy direct solicitation DS7612600000000322 for Orphan Well New Haven Sec 3 (3) Wells in Gratiot County under RFP format with proposals due July 21, 2026; Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners ITB 26-00234 for Water Well Maintenance & Repair Services covering 67 irrigation and potable wells across county parks, estimated at $688,073.00 for a two-year term, with sealed bids due June 12, 2026; and the City of Palm Bay RFP for construction of four 17.4-inch production wells (NRO-3 through NRO-6) at the North Regional Water Treatment Plant, with bids due April 28, 2026. The code shows steady mixed activity across infrastructure renewal, emergency well abandonment funded by federal orphan well programs (IIJA), and routine maintenance contracts. Prequalification frameworks and mandatory pre-bid meetings are common; Davis-Bacon prevailing wage and build-domestically requirements apply to federal-grant-funded well work.