UNSPSC 71122207: Slickline pipe recovery services

Services using a slickline to recover pipe from downhole

UNSPSC 71122207 Slickline pipe recovery services is a Commodity code that encompasses orphan well plugging, abandonment, and site restoration services procured by state environmental agencies and special districts for decommissioning of legacy oil and gas wells. State and local governments solicit this work to comply with environmental remediation mandates and reclaim land from abandoned wellsites, with scope typically including well casing removal or abandonment through mechanical and chemical treatment, drilling rig deployment, wireline operations, site preparation and restoration, waste disposal, and labor classifications subject to prevailing wage requirements under the Davis-Bacon Act. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has emerged as a standout repeat buyer, issuing four direct solicitations in July 2026 alone for the plugging of 26 orphan gas storage wells across Gratiot and Montcalm counties operated by New Haven Energy LLC, each with identical prequalification filters (prior award through one of five specified RFPs), mandatory pre-bid attendance, and 68-line-item unit pricing matrices covering rig configurations, labor, materials, and site restoration. Mississippi's Oil and Gas Board has similarly procured multiple tranches of orphan well plugging services funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Orphaned Wells Program. These solicitations characterize the code as highly specialized infrastructure remediation where contractors must carry Davis-Bacon prevailing wage compliance, supply mobilizable drilling and wireline equipment, and meet strict bonding and insurance requirements.

The code shows concentrated recent activity in the Great Lakes region (Michigan) and the Gulf South (Mississippi), with additional federal-funded plugging initiatives in Texas and across multiple states through the IIJA Orphaned Wells Program. Michigan's New Haven Energy portfolio dominates visible recent opportunity flow: the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy posted four direct solicitations on July 16, 2026 (Solicitation Nos. DS7612600000000322, DS7612600000000332, DS7612600000000342, DS7612600000000352) for 38 total wells, all with July 21, 2026 response deadlines, restricted to prequalified vendors, and scored on technical factors including key personnel, business-owned equipment, technical experience, and vendor-submitted worksheets with an 80-point minimum threshold. Mississippi's Oil and Gas Board issued three separate competitive solicitations in March–April 2026 (IFBs RFx Nos. 3160007881, 3160007966, and 3160007967) for orphan well plugging across the state under federal IIJA funding, with response deadlines ranging from April 13 to May 11, 2026 and full turnkey pricing required for seven, three, and seven wells respectively. Award determinations in both states prioritize best value over lowest price, emphasizing contractor capability and technical approach alongside cost. The code shows little activity outside of targeted, federally or state-mandated environmental remediation programs; routine well service and maintenance falls under different commodity classifications.