UNSPSC 71122615: Open hole completion services

Installation of production equipment in an open hole

UNSPSC 71122615 Open hole completion services is a Commodity code naming a specialized segment of oil and gas well work that state and local procurement records show state and local governments do not actually buy. The recent opportunities tagged under this code span water well installation, well drilling, well plugging and abandonment, wastewater pump station repair, irrigation system upgrades, and demolition services—none of which fall within the scope of open hole completion as understood in petroleum engineering (the drilling phase in which formation is left uncased before a casing string is set). The mismatch suggests the code has been applied inconsistently or incorrectly by issuing bodies, or that the taxonomy entry does not align with how state and local procurement offices classify groundwater and water infrastructure work.

Recent solicitations posted under this code include the City of DeBary, Florida's RFQ for Rob Sullivan Park irrigation system improvements ($90,000 bid, April 2015 response date); the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy's awards for orphan well plugging and site restoration services totaling $800,000 across five prequalified vendors (Lease Management, Inc., M&A Energy Services LLC, NuPointe Energy LLC, Plants and Goodwin, Inc., and Team Services LLC); the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board's IFB for plugging and remediation of nine orphaned wells in Jasper and Jones Counties (December 18, 2026 bid date); and the City of Albany, Georgia's sealed bid for Well No. 21 rehabilitation (November 16, 2026 response date). State and local issuing bodies posting under this code include state departments (Michigan EGLE, Mississippi Oil and Gas Board, Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Texas Parks and Wildlife), cities (DeBary, Albany, Austin, Ocala, Pascagoula, Reynolds, Wrens, Lubbock), counties (Escambia, Gwinnett, Seminole, Hillsborough, Sarasota, Boulder, Seminole, San Bernardino), and a transit authority (none identified). Geographic activity concentrates in Michigan, Mississippi, Georgia, Florida, and Illinois, with secondary activity in Oregon, Colorado, and Texas. The code shows no recent procurement activity aligned with its stated definition of open hole completion services; state and local demand clusters instead around water infrastructure maintenance, emergency well repair, orphan well remediation funded through federal programs, and irrigation upgrades.