UNSPSC 71122808: Well site surface recording services

Downhole well site conditions electrically recorded at the surface.

UNSPSC 71122808 Well site surface recording services is a Commodity code that encompasses drilling, plugging, abandonment, and site restoration work at orphan and active oil and gas wells, along with ancillary services such as equipment removal, casing installation, cementing, wireline operations, and environmental compliance. State and local governments—primarily oil and gas regulatory agencies, environmental departments, and water authorities—solicit under this code to manage legacy well infrastructure, particularly orphan wells abandoned without proper plugging. Recent activity shows the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy and the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board as standout repeat issuers, with the Texas General Land Office and Railroad Commission of Texas also active. The work being solicited includes comprehensive turnkey plugging operations with unit-price or lump-sum contracts, site supervision and management, specialized rig services (pole, derrick, and double-derrick configurations), well materials (casing, tubing, cement), waste disposal, heavy equipment operations, and restoration including seeding and infrastructure removal. All current work is subject to Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements and, in federally funded cases, Build America, Buy America Act compliance.

Michigan dominates recent activity with four concurrent direct solicitations in Gratiot County (posted July 16–21, 2026) for plugging and site restoration of 26 orphan gas storage wells operated by New Haven Energy LLC across four separate projects; all require prequalification through five prior RFPs and attendance at mandatory pre-proposal meetings. The Mississippi Oil and Gas Board has issued multiple Invitations for Bids for orphan well plugging and reclamation across multiple counties (April–May 2026), funded through Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act formula grants. Geographic concentration appears in Michigan and Mississippi, with additional activity in Texas, Illinois, and Florida. The code also captures complementary work such as well maintenance and rehabilitation services (Eastern Municipal Water District, Riverside County, California; Hillsborough County, Florida; Volusia County, Florida) and design or engineering services for water well construction and aquifer storage conversion projects (City of Lubbock, Texas; City of Santa Cruz, California; City of Palm Bay, Florida). These procurement patterns indicate sustained demand driven by federal orphan-well remediation funding and routine municipal water infrastructure renewal.