UNSPSC 71121509: Geologically steered wells

The use of geological information to guide a well to its target, especially when the geology turns out to be different from that expected.

UNSPSC 71121509 Geologically steered wells, a Commodity code, captures a narrow slice of state and local procurement activity in well construction and remediation — but the recent opportunities tagged to this code show minimal relevance to its nominal scope. The code appears designed for directional or horizontal well drilling in oil and gas or geothermal contexts; the recent solicitations under this code, however, span irrigation system retrofit, orphan well plugging, municipal water well drilling and rehabilitation, wastewater pump station repair, and well abandonment — none of which involve the geologically steered drilling technique the code name implies. State and local issuing bodies are buying straightforward water infrastructure work (well drilling, casing repair, video surveys, pump maintenance) and orphaned oil and gas well remediation, not specialized directional drilling services. The activity reflects fragmented procurement across state energy boards, county utilities departments, municipal water systems, state parks agencies, and county waste management — with Michigan's Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board, and multiple Florida and Georgia municipalities appearing multiple times in recent postings.

Geographic spread centers on Michigan (orphan gas well plugging and site restoration across multiple direct solicitations in Gratiot and Montcalm Counties), Mississippi (orphaned oil and gas well plugging in Jasper, Jones, Adams, and Walthall Counties), and Florida (irrigation, well maintenance, and water supply work across Escambia, Sarasota, Hillsborough, and Marion Counties), with additional activity in Illinois, Georgia, Colorado, Oregon, Texas, and North Carolina. Representative recent work includes Michigan EGLE's New Haven Section plugging projects (DS 76-126 series, proposals due July 21, 2026, direct solicitation restricted to prequalified vendors), the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board's nine-well plugging project in Jasper and Jones Counties (IFB RFx 3160008162, sealed bids due December 18, 2026 with mandatory pre-bid October 22), the City of Albany's Well No. 21 rehabilitation (sealed bid due November 16, 2026), and Escambia County's three-well monitoring installation at Klondike Landfill (ITQ, deadline passed September 16, 2026). The code shows little coherent activity around geologically steered wells as typically understood in the industry; pursue only if your firm specializes in water utility repair and emergency response services across multiple well types and states, or in orphan well remediation under federal infrastructure grant programs.