UNSPSC 71122615: Open hole completion services

Installation of production equipment in an open hole

UNSPSC 71122615 Open hole completion services (Commodity) encompasses well abandonment, plugging, and remediation work that state and local governments procure to decommission orphaned, non-productive, or end-of-life water and oil/gas wells. Recent solicitations reveal state environmental agencies, county utilities, municipal water departments, and special districts buying comprehensive turnkey services including well plugging, site restoration, environmental remediation, and equipment removal across distributed well portfolios.

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy dominates recent activity in this code, having posted four direct solicitations in July 2026 for orphan gas storage well abandonment in Gratiot and Montcalm Counties—covering plugging and site restoration of 26 wells total with responses due July 21, 2026. These procurements restrict eligibility to prequalified vendors from prior RFPs and mandate Davis-Bacon prevailing wage compliance with hourly rates ranging $39.57–$41.32 plus fringe benefits of $25.25–$40.00. Other state environmental and natural resources agencies issuing under this code include the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board (three separate IFB procurements for orphan well plugging in March–April 2026), the Texas Railroad Commission (statewide well plugging RFQ with emphasis on HUB/disadvantaged vendor participation), the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (supplemental irrigation well installation with small-business set-aside), and the Texas General Land Office (H2S well pad services). Municipal water utilities and special districts (Seminole County Florida utilities department, San Bernardino County Department of Public Works, Eastern Municipal Water District California, Volusia County Florida, Collier County Florida) procure on-call maintenance and repair contracts for operating wells at estimated values ranging $688,073 to $2.8 million over multiyear terms. Geographic concentration spans Michigan, Mississippi, Texas, Florida, California, and Illinois, with recent federal funding through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Orphaned Wells Program) driving activity in states managing decommissioned oil and gas assets. Representative opportunities include the Michigan Department of Environment's DS7612600000000322 RFQ for three orphan wells in Gratiot County (Gratiot County orphan well plugging, due July 21, 2026), the Eastern Municipal Water District RFP #3931 for on-call well maintenance and rehabilitation services over five years (Riverside County California, due April 23, 2026), and the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board IFB RFx 3160007966 for plugging three orphaned wells across Issaquena and Madison counties (due April 27, 2026). Prevailing wage requirements, federal Davis-Bacon compliance, and strict prequalification or licensing mandates (California C-57 Well Drilling, Florida Water Management District licensing, Georgia state well driller certification) are standard across most jurisdictions. Set-asides for small business or disadvantaged enterprises appear in Illinois and Texas procurements; service-disabled veteran status receives consideration in Michigan. The code shows sustained demand driven by aging infrastructure portfolios, environmental remediation mandates, and federal orphaned-well cleanup funding.