UNSPSC 71121616: Well drilling supervision

Labor to oversee drilling procedures.

UNSPSC 71121616 Well drilling supervision is a Commodity code capturing hands-on management and technical oversight of well drilling operations. State and local governments procure this work primarily as part of larger water-supply, wastewater, and orphan-well remediation projects rather than as a standalone supervisory contract. Recent activity shows the code is applied inconsistently: most opportunities tagged 71121616 involve well installation, rehabilitation, abandonment, or pump maintenance — the actual construction or repair work — rather than discrete supervision services. When supervision is present, it appears embedded within contracts for water infrastructure (well drilling, deepening, pump replacement) or for orphan oil and gas well plugging under federal cleanup programs.

The issuing-body mix spans state environmental and energy departments (Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy; Mississippi Oil and Gas Board; Illinois Department of Natural Resources), county and city water utilities (Sarasota County, City of Albany, City of Wrens, City of Reynolds, City of Lubbock), county waste and environmental services (Escambia County, Harford County), state parks departments (Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department), and special districts (San Bernardino County, Hillsborough County). Michigan and Mississippi show the most recent and concentrated activity, driven by federally funded orphan well plugging initiatives under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Recent representative opportunities include the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy's prequalified vendor award for orphan well plugging services (five contractors, $800,000 total, October 2026); the City of Albany's sealed-bid solicitation for Well No. 21 rehabilitation (responses due November 16, 2026); and the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board's IFB for plugging nine orphaned oil and gas wells in Jasper and Jones Counties (responses due December 18, 2026). Geographic concentration is heavily weighted to Michigan, Mississippi, and northern Florida, with secondary activity in Georgia, Texas, Colorado, Illinois, and Oregon. The code shows activity primarily in the third and fourth quarters of 2026, with most federal-backed orphan well programs running through early 2027 and water utility well replacement or rehabilitation projects scattered across municipal and county procurement calendars throughout the year.