UNSPSC 71122206: Slickline mechanical services

Services using slickline to run mechanical tools downhole

UNSPSC 71122206 Slickline mechanical services, a Commodity code, encompasses well plugging, abandonment, and site restoration services that state and local governments procure for orphaned and inactive oil and gas wells, water well rehabilitation, and related subsurface infrastructure work. Recent state and local solicitations under this code center on comprehensive well plugging operations including drilling, cementing, wireline services, equipment removal, and full site reclamation, often bundled with environmental remediation and equipment disposal. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has emerged as the principal repeat buyer, issuing four direct solicitations in July 2026 for plugging and site restoration of 26 orphaned gas storage wells across Gratiot and Montcalm counties under a prequalified vendor model tied to prior RFPs. State environmental and natural resource agencies (Michigan EGLE, Mississippi Oil and Gas Board, Texas General Land Office, Illinois Department of Natural Resources) dominate procurement activity under this code, alongside municipal water utilities contracting for well rehabilitation, testing, and maintenance on existing production and monitoring wells. Work spans orphaned well abandonment funded through federal infrastructure grants (IIJA Orphaned Wells Program), municipal water infrastructure upgrades, and specialized services including high hydrogen sulfide (H2S) well operations.

The code shows concentrated activity in Michigan, Mississippi, Texas, and Florida, with secondary activity across the upper Midwest and Southeast. Michigan leads with four contemporaneous direct solicitations from EGLE (issued July 16–29, 2026, all due July 21, 2026) for orphan well plugging: Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy soliciting sealed bids under DS 260000000032, DS 260000000033, DS 260000000034, and DS 260000000035 for 38 wells across three separate projects, all requiring attendance at a mandatory pre-proposal meeting on July 9, 2026, and prequalification through one of five specified prior RFPs. Mississippi Oil and Gas Board posted multiple IFB solicitations for plugging and remediation of orphaned wells in Adams, Clarke, Hinds, Jefferson Davis, Issaquena, Madison, and Yazoo counties with bids due in late March and April 2026, all federally funded through IIJA grants. The Eastern Municipal Water District (Riverside County, California) issued RFP 3931 for well maintenance and rehabilitation services with a July 2026 contract start and minimum two-contractor awards. Hillsborough County (Florida) advertised ITB 26-00234 for water well maintenance and repair services across 67 wells at an estimated $688,073 over two years, due June 12, 2026. These solicitations consistently demand Davis-Bacon prevailing wage compliance, prior well-plugging or well-construction experience (typically five years minimum), comprehensive insurance including pollution and environmental liability, and performance and payment bonding.