UNSPSC 71121656: Measurement-while-drilling

Measurement-While-Drilling (or MWD) is a type of well logging that incorporates the measurement tools into the drill string and provides real-time information to help with steering the drill. Service provides downhole evaluation of formation gamma ray, resistivity, and porosity while drilling is in progress. Mechanical parameters such as the following are also measured and recorded for well surveillance Well deviation and azimuth, Rate of penetration (ROP) ,Weight and torque on bit.

UNSPSC 71121656 Measurement-while-drilling is a Commodity-tier code that state and local governments use to procure well drilling and abandonment services, though the recent opportunities in this code show little direct connection to measurement-while-drilling technology itself. Instead, they reflect state and local procurement of orphan well plugging, water well construction, rehabilitation, and associated drilling services across multiple jurisdictions. The code captures the full scope of well site work—from site preparation and equipment mobilization through casing installation, cementing, wireline services, waste disposal, and site restoration—as well as auxiliary services such as pump installation, electrical work, and environmental compliance. Recent solicitations show the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy dominating the active opportunity set, issuing multiple direct solicitations in July 2026 for orphan gas storage well plugging in Gratiot and Montcalm Counties under prequalified vendor lists. Beyond Michigan, the code reflects water well construction and rehabilitation solicitations from Florida counties (Seminole, Sarasota, Marion), Texas municipalities and state agencies, California water districts, and state fish and wildlife departments across Mississippi, Illinois, and Georgia. State and local governments are the primary issuing bodies—departments of natural resources or environmental protection, county commissioners' offices, municipal water utilities, and regional water authorities. Repeat buyers include the Michigan EGLE (which posted four related solicitations in July 2026 for 26 orphan wells across three sections with July 21 response deadlines), Seminole County and Sarasota County in Florida, and San Bernardino County, California, which posted on-call well and pump maintenance frameworks.

Geographic concentration is heaviest in Michigan, Florida, California, Mississippi, Texas, and Georgia, with isolated opportunities in Illinois, Oregon, and other states. Representative recent solicitations include the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy's Orphan Well New Haven Sec 3 (DS7612600000000322, three wells, Gratiot County, due July 21, 2026, direct solicitation with mandatory prequalification and pre-bid meeting attendance); Sarasota County's single-well abandonment at 949 Ponder Avenue (2026QQ759, RFQ format, due July 10, 2026, with $50,000 ceiling); the City of Lubbock's Water Treatment Plant Lake 7 Supply Project design services (RFQ2619719KM, due July 2, 2026, qualifications-based selection); and San Bernardino County's on-call well and pump maintenance (SPD126SPDAD6431, RFQ, proposals due August 31, 2026, $2.8 million over five years, prevailing wage required). Michigan's orphan well solicitations are dominated by Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements, unit pricing matrices with 68 line items, firm fixed pricing, technical evaluation on a 100-point scale (key personnel, business-owned equipment, experience, vendor questions), and best-value award (not lowest price). Most drilling work requires contractor prequalification through prior RFPs, mandatory site visits or pre-bid meetings, and compliance with state environmental remediation standards. Opportunities outside well plugging—such as water treatment plant design or wastewater pump station maintenance—represent adjacent or mislabeled work and signal that the code's nominal scope diverges from recent procurement activity in practice.