UNSPSC 71121654: Directional drilling manpower service

Specialist manpower that work as consultants in drilling and petroleum engineering functions for various directional drilling, Measurement while drilling (MWD) Logging while drilling (LWD) refer to measurements taken down in the well using instruments that travel along with the drill bit and the rest of the bottom hole assembly.

UNSPSC 71121654 Directional drilling manpower service is a Commodity-tier code that encompasses well drilling, plugging, abandonment, and related subsurface work performed by specialized labor. State and local governments buy under this code when they procure contractors to drill production wells, plug orphaned oil and gas wells, install monitoring and exploratory wells, perform well rehabilitation and maintenance, and conduct emergency well repairs. The actual work being solicited ranges from new municipal water supply wells and pump stations to federal-infrastructure-funded orphan well remediation projects and on-call emergency well services at parks, utilities, and correctional facilities. Issuing bodies include state environmental and natural resources departments (Michigan, Mississippi, Illinois), city utilities and public works departments (Lubbock, Reynolds, Wrens, Bend, Albany, Austin, Ocala, Pascagoula), county utilities and park departments (Sarasota, Hillsborough, Seminole, Gwinnett, Escambia, Boulder), special districts and authorities (San Bernardino County service areas, Hilldale Water District), and state parks and wildlife agencies (Oregon Parks and Recreation, Texas Parks and Wildlife). Michigan's Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy stands out as a repeat buyer, issuing multiple orphan well plugging RFPs and direct solicitations throughout the first half of 2026.

Geographic activity is strongest in Michigan (prequalification RFPs and multiple direct solicitations for orphan well plugging across the Lower Peninsula), Mississippi (orphaned well remediation funded under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act), and Florida (water well maintenance, pump station repairs, and well abandonment across Hillsborough, Seminole, Escambia, and Sarasota counties). Secondary clusters appear in Georgia (well construction), Illinois (well repair and supplemental irrigation systems), Texas (water treatment plant design and utility improvements), and the Pacific Northwest (Oregon state park well replacement). Representative recent solicitations include the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board's IFB for plugging nine orphaned wells in Jasper and Jones Counties with bids due December 18, 2026; the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy's prequalification RFP for orphan well plugging services with proposals due September 22, 2026 (now awarded to five contractors on October 12, 2026); Hillsborough County's ITB for water well maintenance and repair services across 67 irrigation and potable wells with bids due June 12, 2026 at $688,073 estimated value; and Seminole County's invitation for bid on wastewater pump station maintenance and repair with bids due June 17, 2026. Federal funding through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and state revolving fund programs drives much of the well-drilling activity, particularly for orphan well remediation and municipal water infrastructure.