UNSPSC 71121627: Steerable underreaming while well drilling services

Services using steerable tools to enlarge a wellbore past its original drilled size.

UNSPSC 71121627 Steerable underreaming while well drilling services is a Commodity code with minimal alignment to recent state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged under this code show little substantive connection to the narrowly defined scope of steerable underreaming services; instead, they span irrigation system installation, orphan well plugging and abandonment, municipal water well rehabilitation and construction, wastewater pump station repair, well maintenance contracts, and site utility improvements across multiple jurisdictions.

State and local governments purchasing under this code—when activity is present—include municipalities (City of DeBary Florida, City of Albany Georgia, City of Wrens Georgia), counties (Sarasota County, Seminole County, Kent County Michigan, Gwinnett County Georgia), state departments (Michigan EGLE, Mississippi Oil and Gas Board, Texas Parks and Wildlife, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Natural Resources), special districts (Escambia County Waste Services, Hilldale Water District Mississippi, Boulder County Parks Colorado, San Bernardino County Special Districts), and regional authorities (Oregon Parks and Recreation Department). Recent solicitations under the code include the City of DeBary's Rob Sullivan Park Irrigation Improvements (IFB, due April 10, 2015), the State of Michigan's Gilbert Orphan Well Plugging project (award October 13, 2026), the City of Albany's Well No. 21 Rehabilitation (IFB, due November 16, 2026), Michigan EGLE's prequalified contracts for orphan well plugging (five vendors awarded $800,000 total, October 12, 2026), and the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board's nine-well orphan well plugging project (IFB, due December 18, 2026). Geographic concentration is heaviest in Michigan, Florida, Mississippi, Georgia, and Texas, with scattered activity in Colorado, Illinois, Oregon, and other states. The code shows persistent activity in orphan well remediation funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, water well construction and rehabilitation for municipal supply systems, and specialized services including well camera surveys and casing repair. No opportunities reflect the specific scope of steerable underreaming technology; the code appears broadly misapplied across well-related work that does not require or specify directional underreaming capability.