UNSPSC 71121704: Oilfield junk recovery services

Services to remove junk or grind casing downhole.

UNSPSC 71121704 Oilfield junk recovery services is a Commodity-tier code whose nominal scope does not align with the actual work state and local governments are buying under it. The recent opportunities block shows no oilfield junk recovery solicitations; instead, it documents well drilling, plugging, abandonment, maintenance, and pump station repair across water systems, wastewater infrastructure, irrigation, and orphaned oil and gas well remediation funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The code appears to be a misclassification artifact, as none of the 45 state and local opportunities present work related to oilfield junk recovery in the traditional sense.

The issuing bodies span state departments (Michigan EGLE, Mississippi Oil and Gas Board, Illinois Department of Corrections and Natural Resources, Texas Parks and Wildlife, Oregon Parks and Recreation), counties (Sarasota, Hillsborough, Seminole, Gwinnett, Escambia, Boulder, San Bernardino), cities (Lubbock, Bend, Albany, Reynolds, Wrens, Ocala, Austin, Pascagoula, Lubbock), and regional water districts (Hilldale Water District). Geographic activity concentrates in Michigan (14 solicitations for orphan and gas storage well plugging in Gratiot, Kent, and Montcalm Counties), Florida (Hillsborough, Seminole, Sarasota, Escambia counties), Georgia (Albany, Reynolds, Wrens), and secondary activity in Mississippi, Illinois, Colorado, Oregon, and Texas. Representative work includes the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board's IFB 3160008162 for plugging nine orphaned oil and gas wells in Jasper and Jones Counties with bids due December 18, 2026; Michigan EGLE's prequalification RFP for orphan well plugging, drilling, and site restoration across Michigan's Lower Peninsula with awards totaling $800,000 (five vendors qualified on October 12, 2026); Illinois Department of Corrections quote requests for color video survey and well casing repair at Sheridan Correctional Center (multiple iterations through August 2026); and Seminole County's IFB for wastewater pump station repair and refurbishment (estimated $688,073 over two years, rebid as of August 2026). Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements apply to federally funded well work, and many solicitations require prequalification through prior vendor pools. The code shows no recent activity that actually concerns oilfield junk recovery.