UNSPSC 71121625: Rat hole well drilling service

Services to drill an extra hole drilled at the bottom of the hole.

UNSPSC 71121625 Rat hole well drilling service (Commodity) does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under this code. The source shows zero solicitations for rat hole drilling—a specialized technique used in oil and gas development to deepen existing wellbores by drilling through casing. Instead, state and local governments are soliciting work for orphan well plugging, water well construction and maintenance, well abandonment, pump station repairs, and irrigation system upgrades. The mismatch suggests either miscoding of opportunities in the source system or that rat hole drilling services do not currently represent a material market segment in state and local procurement.

The actual work being procured under related well-drilling codes spans water infrastructure: the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy issued multiple direct solicitations in July 2026 for orphan oil and gas well plugging across Gratiot, Montcalm, and Kent Counties; the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board issued an IFB for plugging and remediation of nine orphaned wells in Adams and Walthall Counties (due August 28, 2026); the City of Albany, Georgia sought sealed bids for rehabilitation and upgrade of Well No. 21 (due November 16, 2026); and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources awarded a small-business-set-aside IFB for irrigation well installation in Union County (due July 9, 2026). Issuing bodies include state environmental and natural resources departments, municipal water departments, counties, and special-purpose water districts. Geographic activity concentrates in Michigan, Mississippi, Georgia, Illinois, Colorado, Florida, Oregon, and Texas. The code shows no active market for the narrow scope rat hole drilling service names.