UNSPSC 71121607: Well directional drilling services

Services to create a network of separate, interconnected wellbores to enable drainage of multiple target zones.

UNSPSC 71121607 Well directional drilling services is a Commodity code that encompasses state and local procurement for water well installation, rehabilitation, abandonment, and ancillary pump and infrastructure systems serving municipal water supplies, parks, wildlife management areas, and utility districts. Recent solicitations show state and local governments purchasing well drilling and completion work, well casing repair and inspection, pump installation and maintenance, chemical feed system installation, septic system work, and orphan oil and gas well plugging and site restoration. The issuing bodies span state environmental and energy agencies (Michigan EGLE, Mississippi Oil and Gas Board, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Texas Parks and Wildlife), county and municipal water utilities (Sarasota County, City of Albany, City of Reynolds, Hilldale Water District), county waste and environmental divisions (Hillsborough County, Harford County, Prince George's County), city and county parks departments (City of Austin, City of Bend, Boulder County Parks and Open Space), and special water or recreation districts (Escambia County Waste Services, San Bernardino County Service Areas). Michigan's Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy appears as a repeat buyer, issuing multiple direct solicitations for orphan well plugging across different counties and prequalified vendor pools.

The geographic spread of recent activity clusters in Michigan (multiple orphan well plugging projects in Gratiot, Montcalm, and Kent Counties), Florida (Sarasota County, Escambia County, City of DeBary, City of Ocala multiple demolition and well work), Georgia (City of Albany, City of Reynolds, City of Wrens), Mississippi (Hilldale Water District, Mississippi Oil and Gas Board statewide), and Texas (City of Austin, City of Lubbock, Texas Parks and Wildlife). Representative recent opportunities include the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy Gilbert 1 Orphan Well Plugging Project in Kent County (direct solicitation, proposals due October 12, 2026, restricted to prequalified vendors); the City of Albany Well No. 21 Rehabilitation (sealed-bid RFQ, responses due November 16, 2026); the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board Orphaned Wells plugging project covering nine wells in Jasper and Jones Counties (IFB, bids due December 18, 2026, mandatory pre-bid site inspection October 22, 2026); and Boulder County Parks and Open Space Alexander Dawson & Mayhoffer stock water well installation (RFP, proposals due September 4, 2026, six wells with solar pump and tank installation, total contract value $350,000). Many orphan well projects carry Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding and Davis-Bacon prevailing wage compliance requirements.