UNSPSC 71121619: Extended reach directional well drilling services

Using a single platform or drilling pad to drill multiple wells in different directions or to different depths.

UNSPSC 71121619 Extended reach directional well drilling services is a Commodity code that in recent state and local procurement activity covers orphan well plugging, abandonment, and site restoration—work significantly narrower than the code's nominal title suggests. State and local governments buying under this code are primarily environmental and natural resource agencies managing legacy oil and gas infrastructure. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has dominated recent solicitation activity with four direct solicitations posted in mid-July 2026 for comprehensive orphan gas storage well plugging at the New Haven facilities in Gratiot and Montcalm Counties. The scope of each solicitation includes plugging, drilling, re-drilling, and full site restoration with unit pricing across 68 line items covering labor (including Davis-Bacon classifications at $39.57 to $41.32 per hour plus fringe), equipment rental (pole rigs, single and double derrick configurations, wireline services, mud engineering), well-plugging materials (casing, tubing, cementing), and site remediation. All proposals require detailed project timelines segmented into Site Prep, Mobilization/Demobilization, Plugging, and Site Restoration, with evaluation on technical merit (key personnel, business-owned equipment, technical experience, vendor questions) rather than price; bids must score a minimum of 80 points for award consideration, and pricing remains firm for the project duration with no change orders permitted without state approval.

Michigan's four New Haven opportunities total 38 wells across three direct solicitations with proposal deadlines of July 21, 2026: DS7612600000000322 (3 wells in Gratiot County), DS7612600000000332 (14 wells in Gratiot County), DS7612600000000342 (12 wells spanning Gratiot and Montcalm Counties), and DS7612600000000352 (9 wells in Gratiot County). All four solicitations restrict eligibility to vendors prequalified through prior Michigan RFPs (210000000834, 220000000547, 220000001850, 220000002631, 240000000951) and mandate attendance at a July 9, 2026 pre-proposal meeting at the New Haven Compressor Station. The code shows little other recent state or local activity; the remaining opportunities in the source dataset (well maintenance, water treatment plant design, wastewater pump stations, and other infrastructure work) are either unrelated or tagged to the code in error. For firms pursuing orphan well plugging and abandonment work under federal environmental remediation programs (Orphaned Wells Program, IIJA funding), Michigan's concentrated near-term activity represents the principal executable opportunity, though all four solicitations close within days of the initial publication date.