UNSPSC 71121640: Tubular running service

Service to run tubulars such as casing or tubing or drill pipe into the wellbore.

UNSPSC 71121640 Tubular running service is a Commodity code that state and local governments use to classify well drilling, plugging, and abandonment services — work that includes drilling new water supply and monitoring wells, plugging orphaned oil and gas wells, repairing existing well casings, and associated site restoration. Recent solicitations show state and local issuing bodies are pursuing this work across water utilities, environmental remediation programs, and parks departments through competitive sealed bids (IFB and ITQ formats) and qualifications-based selections (RFP and RFQ). The work involves drilling to depths ranging from under 100 feet for irrigation wells to over 10,000 feet for orphaned oil and gas wells, with scopes that frequently include pump installation, electrical systems, chemical feed building construction, site permitting, and full system commissioning. Contractors must hold state-specific water well licenses (Florida FDEP, Georgia, Colorado, or equivalent), comply with prevailing wage requirements when federally funded, and maintain pollution liability and workers' compensation insurance. Many opportunities are tied to infrastructure funding mechanisms such as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Orphaned Wells Program, State Revolving Fund loans, and USDA Rural Development financing.

Issuing bodies span state environmental and energy agencies (Michigan EGLE, Mississippi Oil and Gas Board, Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Natural Resources, Texas Parks and Wildlife), counties (Seminole, Hillsborough, Gwinnett, Sarasota, Escambia, Boulder, Kent), cities (Albany Georgia, Reynolds Georgia, Wrens Georgia, DeBary Florida, Ocala Florida, Austin Texas, Bend Oregon), and special districts (water authorities, parks departments, waste services). Recent activity concentrates in Florida, Michigan, Georgia, Mississippi, and Illinois, with secondary activity in Texas, Colorado, and Oregon. Representative recent solicitations include the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy's prequalified RFP for orphan well plugging services (RFP 7612600000025221, proposals due September 22, 2026); the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board's sealed-bid solicitation for plugging nine orphaned wells in Jasper and Jones Counties (IFB 3160008162, bids due December 18, 2026); the City of Albany, Georgia's sealed-bid request for Well No. 21 rehabilitation (IFB PE64750NONST2027000000232, bids due November 16, 2026); and the City of DeBary, Florida's competitive bid for Rob Sullivan Park irrigation system conversion (Bid 03-15, due April 10, 2015, now closed). The code shows steady quarterly activity across multiple jurisdictions and funding sources, with no sign of slowing demand.