UNSPSC 71122718: Oil well production maintenance service

The maintenance procedures performed on an oil or gas well after the well has been completed and production from the reservoir has begun

UNSPSC 71122718 Oil well production maintenance service is a Commodity code. State and local governments use this code narrowly for orphan well plugging and abandonment rather than for active oil well servicing. Recent Michigan, Mississippi, Texas, and Florida solicitations show state environmental and oil-gas regulatory agencies procuring comprehensive well plugging, remediation, and site restoration services—work that encompasses drilling, re-drilling, casing installation, cementing, wireline operations, waste disposal, and surface reclamation. The work is capital-intensive, highly technical, and geographically concentrated: four Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy direct solicitations posted in late June and July 2026 sought plugging services across 38 orphan gas storage wells in Gratiot and Montcalm counties under prequalification RFPs; the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board issued multiple IFBs for similar services across seven orphaned wells in state counties; and the Texas General Land Office and Railroad Commission of Texas solicited statewide well plugging capabilities. Issuers span state environmental agencies, oil-and-gas commissions, and county or municipal water districts that occasionally inherit well management obligations.

The geographic footprint is heavily concentrated in the Great Lakes and Gulf South regions. Michigan is the dominant recent issuer, with the four July 2026 direct solicitations (DS 260000000032, 260000000033, 260000000034, 260000000035) targeting 38 wells across two counties with July 21, 2026 response dates and mandatory prequalification through prior RFPs. Mississippi issued multiple IFBs in March–April 2026 for orphan well plugging in Adams, Clarke, Hinds, Issaquena, Jefferson, Madison, and Yazoo counties. Texas (both RRC and GLO) released broad statewide RFQs seeking plugging and H2S well maintenance capacity. Beyond these, isolated opportunities appeared in Florida and Oregon for water well rehabilitation and expansion work—technologically and operationally distinct from oil and gas abandonment. The Michigan and Mississippi opportunities carry Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements and federal IIJA funding; most require proof of five years' prior experience in similar work and restrict bidding to contractors prequalified through prior state RFPs. Competition is active but gated: successful pursuit demands prior relationship with state environmental and energy agencies, licensed drilling and cementing expertise, bonding capacity, and site-specific experience in complex abandonment and remediation.