UNSPSC 71122205: Slickline logging services

Services to provide logging via slickline

UNSPSC 71122205 Slickline logging services is a Commodity code referring to specialized wireline inspection and data-collection services that state and local governments procure primarily for plugging and rehabilitation of orphan oil and gas wells. The code describes downhole measurement and diagnostic work using cable-deployed tools, though recent state and local opportunities demonstrate that procurement occurs almost exclusively under orphan well plugging programs where wireline services are bundled as a subcomponent of larger abandonment contracts rather than standalone engagements. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy dominates current activity, issuing four direct solicitations in July 2026 (posted June 29 and July 16) for plugging and site restoration of 26 orphan gas storage wells across Gratiot and Montcalm counties—the New Haven Energy Section 3, Section 4, Section 5-10/Plank, and Section 31-33 projects. All four Michigan solicitations share identical prequalification requirements (vendors must hold prior RFP awards under numbers 210000000834, 220000000547, 220000001850, 220000002631, or 240000000951), mandatory pre-proposal meetings on July 9, 2026, and proposal deadlines of July 21, 2026. Wireline services appear as one of 68 priced line items in the Schedule B Pricing Matrix for each project, covering operations such as well sounding, televising, fluid recovery, and casing logging as part of comprehensive plugging scope including site preparation, mobilization, well plugging, and site restoration. Mississippi, Texas, and California have also issued recent orphan well plugging RFPs and RFQs where wireline and slickline work would be incorporated, but the code shows limited activity as a standalone procurement category.

The recent opportunities concentrate in Michigan and the Southeast, with secondary activity in Mississippi and Texas. Michigan's four New Haven solicitations collectively address 39 wells and represent the highest current volume under this code. Mississippi Oil and Gas Board issued three competitive IFBs in March and April 2026 (RFx Nos. 3160007881, 3160007966, 3160007967) for plugging and remediation of 17 orphaned wells across multiple counties, and the Texas General Land Office and Railroad Commission have issued RFQs for statewide well plugging and high-H2S services where wireline diagnostics would be embedded costs. The code shows no activity in Florida, California, or Texas as a primary line item; rather, firms pursuing orphan well contracts in these states encounter wireline services as subordinate bid elements within larger plugging scopes. Opportunities are concentrated in federally funded orphan well remediation programs under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, with Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements, unit-price bidding matrices, and mandatory prequalification or experience hurdles. Michigan's direct solicitations are the most current and accessible entry points, requiring prior RFP award status and attendance at mandatory pre-proposal meetings by July 9, 2026, with proposals due July 21, 2026. Contractors pursuing this code should view it as nested within broader well abandonment RFPs rather than as a discrete service line and should track state environmental agency orphan well programs for bundled procurement opportunities.