UNSPSC 71121504: Density measurement when drilling services

Measurement of the bulk density of the formation when drilling.

UNSPSC 71121504 Density measurement when drilling services is a Commodity code that reflects state and local government procurement of well-related services, though the recent opportunities do not strictly align with the code's nominal scope. Instead, the opportunities tagged under this code involve irrigation system installation, orphan well plugging and site restoration, water well construction and rehabilitation, pump station repairs, and well abandonment—all substantially broader than density measurement during drilling. The issuing bodies are mixed: state environmental and natural resources departments (Michigan EGLE, Mississippi Oil and Gas Board, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Department of Corrections), municipalities and water utilities (Cities of Albany, Reynolds, Ocala, Bend, Pascagoula, DeBary, Wrens, Austin, Lubbock; Hillsborough County; Sarasota County; Seminole County), counties (Escambia County, Gwinnett County, Boulder County, San Bernardino County), state parks and recreation departments (Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department), and special-purpose water districts. Michigan EGLE and the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board appear most frequently, reflecting their active orphan-well remediation programs. The code shows minimal recent activity strictly aligned with density measurement services; the mismatch suggests this code may be overly broad or the tagging is imprecise.

Geographic activity spans Michigan (orphan well prequalification and direct solicitations across multiple counties), Mississippi (orphan well plugging), Illinois (water well construction, well video surveys), Florida (irrigation improvements, well abandonment, pump station maintenance), Georgia (well rehabilitation, deep well construction), Colorado (stock water wells), Oregon (water supply well replacement), Texas (state park utilities, water treatment plant design), California (on-call well and pump maintenance), and scattered other jurisdictions. Michigan and Mississippi dominate the recent record due to Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding for orphan well remediation. Representative recent opportunities include the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board orphan well plugging IFB with bids due December 18, 2026, covering nine wells in Jasper and Jones Counties; the Michigan EGLE prequalified contractor RFP for orphan well services awarded October 13, 2026, to five contractors at $800,000 total; the City of Albany, Georgia well rehabilitation IFB with bids due November 16, 2026; and Hillsborough County's $688,073 two-year water well maintenance and repair ITB, awarded June 12, 2026. Escambia County's monitoring well installation ITQ (bids due September 16, 2026—now passed) and Boulder County's stock water well development RFP (proposals due September 4, 2026) illustrate the breadth of well-related procurement. Activity is ongoing and geographically dispersed, with federal IIJA funding driving orphan well activity in Michigan and Mississippi through 2027–2028.