UNSPSC 71151501: Hydrocarbon allocation and accounting

The petroleum management process by which ownership of extracted hydrocarbons is determined and tracked from a point of sale or discharge back to the point of extraction.

UNSPSC 71151501 Hydrocarbon allocation and accounting is a Commodity code that frames state and local procurement of well abandonment, plugging, and site restoration services for orphaned oil, gas, and water wells. State and local governments procure these services through a mix of state energy and natural resource departments, county and municipal public works and water utilities, and special-purpose districts. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has posted four direct solicitations in July 2026 for orphan gas storage well plugging across Gratiot and Montcalm counties, requiring bidders prequalified through prior RFP processes, with proposals due July 21, 2026. Scope spans plugging, drilling and re-drilling, site preparation and restoration, labor across Davis-Bacon wage classifications, specialized equipment rental (rig configurations, wireline services, cementing), waste disposal, and infrastructure removal. Mississippi Oil and Gas Board issued multiple invitations for bid in March–April 2026 covering seven to fourteen orphaned wells statewide, with March 27–April 28 deadlines. Illinois Department of Natural Resources solicited an irrigation well installation for Union County State Fish and Wildlife Area (IFB 26-422DNR, bid deadline July 9, 2026), designated as a Small Business Set-Aside. Florida counties (Marion, Seminole, Hillsborough, Volusia, Sarasota, Collier) and Texas municipalities (Lubbock, Austin, Pendleton Oregon) have posted water well construction, maintenance, and rehabilitation RFQs and RFPs with response dates between April and August 2026, including requests for professional hydrogeological services, pump station repairs, and engineering design.

Recent activity clusters in Michigan (orphan gas wells, federal IIJA funding), Mississippi (statewide well abandonment, federal Orphaned Wells Program), Florida counties (municipal potable well construction and maintenance), and regional water utilities in California (well maintenance, digester gas utilization). The Michigan solicitations target prequalified contractors with mandatory pre-bid meetings and best-value scoring on qualifications and experience. Mississippi and Illinois procurements apply Davis-Bacon prevailing wage and carry small business or set-aside designations. Water well construction and rehabilitation procurements in Florida and multistate regions emphasize contractor licensing (state well contractor or drilling licenses), documented experience (typically 3–5 years with 3–8 similar completed projects), comprehensive insurance (general liability $1–2 million, pollution liability where applicable), and compliance with state water quality and aquifer protection standards. Pricing structures vary: lump-sum bids for site-specific abandonments, unit pricing matrices for variable-scope plugging work, firm fixed rates for on-call maintenance, and cost-plus or time-and-materials for design and consulting services. Geographic concentration is heaviest in the upper Midwest and Gulf Coast (Michigan, Mississippi, Illinois), with secondary activity in Florida water utilities and Southwest municipal water systems.