UNSPSC 71122001: Coiled tubing well perforating services

To create holes in the casing or liner to achieve efficient communication between the reservoir and the wellbore through coiled tubing.

UNSPSC 71122001 Coiled tubing well perforating services, a Commodity code, encompasses plugging, abandonment, and site restoration of orphaned oil and gas wells—work that state and local environmental agencies solicit when managing legacy well liabilities across their jurisdictions. State and local governments actually buy this code's services through direct solicitations and invitation-for-bids targeting qualified, prequalified contractors capable of managing complex well abandonment in compliance with state environmental rules, Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements, and site restoration standards. The issuing bodies are primarily state environmental departments and oil-and-gas-focused state boards—the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy; the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board; the Texas General Land Office; the Illinois Department of Natural Resources; and the Railroad Commission of Texas dominate recent activity. These agencies solicit on behalf of state-level environmental remediation and orphaned-well-closure programs, often federally funded through Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) grants or Orphaned Wells Program dollars. The work involves multi-phase projects including site mobilization, well plugging with cement systems meeting API standards, equipment removal and disposal, environmental remediation, and lot or site restoration; contractors must hold relevant state licensing (well drilling, general contracting), demonstrate five or more years of orphaned-well experience with documented prior projects, maintain Davis-Bacon compliance or prevailing wage certification, carry pollution liability and general liability insurance at substantial limits, and bid competitively on a unit-price or lump-sum basis.

Recent activity clusters heavily in Michigan, Mississippi, and Texas. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy posted four orphaned gas-well solicitations in July 2026—direct solicitations DS 260000000032, 260000000033, 260000000034, and 260000000035—each covering 3 to 14 wells in Gratiot and Montcalm Counties and each with proposals due July 21, 2026; eligibility was limited to vendors prequalified through five prior RFPs, and evaluation emphasized key personnel, business-owned equipment adequacy, technical experience, and vendor responsiveness on an 80-point minimum threshold with best-value award. The Mississippi Oil and Gas Board issued multiple IFBs in early 2026 (RFx Nos. 3160007881, 3160007966, 3160007967) for plugging and remediation of orphaned wells across multiple counties, with bids due in March through May 2026 and federal IIJA funding. The Texas General Land Office and Railroad Commission of Texas solicited statewide well plugging services through RFQs and RFPs in early 2026, seeking prequalified vendor lists for routine, deep, federally funded, and emergency well plugging with HUB set-asides and multiple-award structures. The code shows active demand in the Mid-Atlantic and South, with fewer recent postings in the West; geographic concentration reflects state environmental cleanup mandates and federal grant availability tied to IIJA orphaned-wells funding.