UNSPSC 71122006: Well tubing puncher services

Services using a special perforating gun, or charge, that is designed for limited penetration to allow an inner tubing or casing string to be perforated without damaging a surrounding outer string.

UNSPSC 71122006 Well tubing puncher services, a Commodity code, encompasses abandonment, plugging, and site restoration of orphaned oil and gas wells, including gas storage wellheads. State and local governments procure this work primarily through state environmental and natural resources departments managing orphaned well remediation programs funded by federal infrastructure grants and state environmental compliance initiatives. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, the Texas General Land Office, and the Railroad Commission of Texas are the primary repeat issuing bodies soliciting under this code. Work being procured includes comprehensive well plugging (cement placement at specified depths, casing removal where required), site restoration and reclamation, equipment removal and disposal, Davis-Bacon prevailing wage labor across multiple classifications, wireline and mud engineering services, and heavy equipment operations. Representative recent solicitations include the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy issuing four direct solicitations in July 2026 for orphan well plugging at the New Haven Gas Storage Field in Gratiot and Montcalm counties—covering 26 total wells across four separate notices (DS7612600000000321, DS7612600000000322, DS7612600000000331, DS7612600000000341, DS7612600000000332, DS7612600000000334, DS7612600000000351, DS7612600000000352)—with responses due July 21, 2026, under an IFB format; and the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board issuing multiple Invitations for Bid in March and April 2026 for plugging and reclamation of seven and three orphaned wells respectively (IFB 3160007881, IFB 3160007967, IFB 3160007966), with responses due by late April 2026.

Activity concentrates in Michigan, Mississippi, Illinois, and Texas, with secondary activity in other oil- and gas-producing states. The Michigan solicitations dominate current volume and reflect state-funded orphan well closure initiatives; Mississippi and Texas opportunities are largely federally funded through Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Orphaned Wells Program grants. Eligibility is heavily restricted—Michigan requires prior prequalification through specific prior RFPs and mandatory pre-bid attendance; Mississippi and Texas require minimum five years of similar well plugging experience, valid state business licenses, and trade references. All solicitations mandate Davis-Bacon prevailing wages, performance and payment bonds, comprehensive insurance (general liability $1–2 million, pollution liability $2–4 million, workers' compensation), and compliance with federal procurement requirements including Buy America provisions when IIJA funds are involved. Contractors should expect unit-price or lump-sum pricing models with firm rates locked for project duration, detailed scheduling requirements (site prep, mobilization, plugging, restoration phases), and technical evaluation weighted equally across personnel qualifications, business-owned equipment adequacy, technical experience, and vendor questionnaires. Service-disabled veteran status is considered but does not create set-asides. The code shows steady demand driven by federal remediation funding; firms should track state environmental department RFP cycles and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act grant distributions to identify pipeline activity.