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, but the recent state and local procurement opportunities tagged under it show little alignment with that nominal scope—most solicited work involves well construction, abandonment, plugging, and rehabilitation rather than measurement or diagnostic drilling services. State and local government buyers under this code include water utilities and environmental agencies managing municipal water supply infrastructure, orphaned oil and gas well remediation, and wastewater treatment facilities across Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Mississippi, Texas, Illinois, Colorado, and Oregon.

Representative recent activity includes the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy's multiple direct solicitations for orphan well plugging and site restoration across Gratiot and Montcalm Counties (proposals due July 21, 2026, restricted to prequalified vendors under prior RFPs); the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board's IFB for plugging, remediation, and reclamation of nine orphaned wells in Jasper and Jones Counties (bids due December 18, 2026, mandatory pre-bid October 22, with federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding and Davis-Bacon wage requirements); the City of Reynolds, Georgia's IFB for a new 500 GPM deep well, chemical feed building, and related infrastructure (bids due August 14, 2026); and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources' small-business-set-aside IFB for a supplemental irrigation well installation for Union County State Fish and Wildlife Area (bids due July 9, 2026). Geographic spread across recent postings centers on Michigan, Mississippi, Georgia, Texas, and Florida, with additional activity in Colorado, Oregon, and Illinois. The code appears to capture a mix of water utility infrastructure work, state environmental remediation programs, and municipal capital projects rather than field drilling measurement services as the nominal code name suggests.