UNSPSC 71151500: Hydrocarbon allocation management and consultancy services

Management and consultancy services for hydrocarbon allocation, which is the process of measuring and determining the ownership of units of hydrocarbons, from the point of extraction all the way through to the processing refinery. This relates to the value of payments allocated to each operator whose wells have contributed to the hydrocarbons being processed at the refinery.

UNSPSC 71151500 Hydrocarbon allocation management and consultancy services is a Class code under which state and local governments procure well plugging, abandonment, and site restoration services for orphaned oil and gas wells, along with related remediation and reclamation work. The recent activity shows concentrated demand from state environmental and energy agencies, particularly state departments of environment and oil and gas boards, soliciting comprehensive turnkey services including drilling, casing installation, cementing, waste disposal, heavy equipment operations, and full site reclamation. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy and the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board dominate recent activity, each issuing multiple direct solicitations or invitations for bid under federally funded orphan well programs, typically requiring prequalification through prior competitive processes and mandating compliance with Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements. Work also encompasses single-well abandonment projects at county and municipal levels, such as well abandonment for residential properties and exploratory well construction tied to water supply systems.

Recent opportunities span Michigan, Mississippi, Texas, Florida, Georgia, and other states where orphaned well inventories drive federal grant-funded programs under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy posted four direct solicitations in mid-July 2026 for plugging and site restoration at 38 orphaned gas storage wells across Gratiot and Montcalm counties—solicitation numbers DS7612600000000322, DS7612600000000332, DS7612600000000352, and DS7612600000000342—all with proposals due July 21, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. Eastern, requiring prequalification and mandatory pre-bid attendance on July 9, 2026. The Mississippi Oil and Gas Board issued multiple invitations for bid spanning March through April 2026 for orphaned well plugging across seven to ten wells per solicitation, with responses due April 13, 2026 (IFB 3160007881) and April 28, 2026 (IFB 3160007966), similarly targeting federally funded activities. Non-orphaned well work under the code includes well rehabilitation (Hillsborough County ITB 26-00234 for water well maintenance and repair, $688,073 estimated value), exploratory and monitoring well construction (Sarasota County well abandonment RFQ 2026QQ759, $50,000 ceiling; Dona Bay exploratory well IFB 262878MH), and design services for water treatment plant infrastructure (City of Lubbock RFQ 26-19719-KM for Lake 7 Supply Project design). Geographic concentration reflects federal orphan well remediation programs in Mississippi, Michigan, and Texas, with additional municipal water supply well work in Florida, Oregon, California, and the Southeast.