UNSPSC 71121501: Acoustic measurement when drilling services

Using sound waves for measurement when drilling.

UNSPSC 71121501 Acoustic measurement when drilling services, a Commodity code, does not map cleanly to the recent state and local procurement activity in the source material. The code nominally describes measurement and analysis services performed during well drilling operations, yet the recent opportunities tagged under this code predominantly reflect orphan well plugging, abandonment, and site restoration work—operations that are distinctly post-drilling or remedial in nature rather than measurement-focused drilling support.

Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy dominates the recent activity, with four direct solicitations (posted July 16, 2026, all due July 21, 2026) for plugging and site restoration of 38 orphan gas storage wells across Gratiot and Montcalm counties operated by New Haven Energy LLC. These solicitations—for three wells in New Haven Section 3, fourteen wells in Section 4, nine wells in Sections 31–33, and twelve wells in Sections 5–10 and Plank—enumerate 68-item pricing matrices covering rig configurations, well casing rental, cementing services, mud engineering, wireline services, waste disposal, and heavy equipment operations under Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements, with responses restricted to vendors prequalified through five prior RFPs and attendance mandatory at pre-bid meetings on July 9, 2026. Beyond Michigan, peripheral opportunities include well abandonment work in Florida (Sarasota County's single-well project, due July 10), water treatment plant design in Texas (City of Lubbock, qualification-based, due July 2 and July 9), and on-call well and pump maintenance in California (San Bernardino County, due August 31). The code shows little relevant recent activity outside the Michigan state agency cluster, and the dominant work—orphan well plugging and site restoration—falls outside the stated scope of acoustic measurement during drilling operations.