UNSPSC 71121620: Multilateral directional well drilling services

Services to drill secondary wellbores away from the original hole.

UNSPSC 71121620 Multilateral directional well drilling services is a Commodity code that encompasses orphan well plugging, abandonment, and site restoration services state and local governments procure to address legacy oil and gas infrastructure. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has dominated recent activity under this code, issuing four direct solicitations in July 2026 for plugging and site restoration of 38 orphan gas storage wells across Gratiot and Montcalm Counties operated by New Haven Energy LLC. These solicitations (DS 260000000032, 260000000033, 260000000034, and 260000000035) specify comprehensive scope including well plugging, drilling, re-drilling, site preparation, mobilization, equipment operation, waste disposal, and infrastructure removal. Bidders must submit unit pricing across 68 line items covering contractor supervision, rig services in multiple configurations (pole, single derrick, double derrick), casing and tubing rental, drilling equipment, cementing, wireline services, mud engineering, heavy equipment, and site restoration. All work is subject to Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements, with rates ranging from $39.57 to $41.32 per hour plus fringe benefits from $25.25 to $40.00. Evaluation uses a 100-point technical scoring system weighted equally across key personnel (25 points), business-owned equipment list (25 points), technical experience and ability (25 points), and vendor questions worksheet (25 points), with an 80-point minimum threshold for award consideration based on best value rather than lowest price.

Beyond Michigan's concentrated activity, state and local well-related solicitations show considerable geographic dispersion and service diversification. Mississippi's Oil and Gas Board has issued multiple Invitations for Bids for orphan well plugging across several counties funded through federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act grants, while Texas entities (Railroad Commission, General Land Office, City of Lubbock, City of Pendleton Oregon, and Eastern Municipal Water District in California) are procuring design, engineering, and maintenance services for production, monitoring, and ASR wells. Florida counties—Seminole, Sarasota, Hillsborough, Marion, and Brevard—are active in water well construction, maintenance, and pump station services. The issuing-body mix spans state natural resources and environmental departments, county utilities and public works departments, city water utilities, and special districts, with repeat buyers including state environmental agencies in Michigan, Mississippi, Texas, and California. Representative recent opportunities include the Michigan EGLE direct solicitations (RFQ, response deadline July 21, 2026) for multiple orphan well projects; Hillsborough County, Florida's ITB for water well maintenance and repair services on 67 wells estimated at $688,073.00 (ITB 26-00234, June 12, 2026); and the Eastern Municipal Water District's RFP for well maintenance and rehabilitation services across California with a maximum contract value of $2.8 million over five years (RFP 3931, April 24, 2026). Activity is concentrated in Michigan, Florida, Mississippi, Texas, and California, with smaller volumes in Illinois, Oregon, Georgia, and other jurisdictions where specific well or infrastructure projects are underway.