UNSPSC 71161213: Wellbore survey service

In performing a wellbore survey, the gyro is pointed in a known direction prior to running in the well, so throughout the survey the spin axis attempts to hold its surface orientation. Note that a compass card is aligned with the horizontal spin axis of the gyro.

UNSPSC 71161213 Wellbore survey service, a Commodity code, does not align with state and local procurement activity in the source material. The recent opportunities tagged under this code span irrigation system installation, railroad boring, hospital building renovation, monitoring well drilling, geotechnical drilling and cone penetration testing, directional boring, and concrete construction—none of which constitutes wellbore survey work as defined by the code name. The mismatch appears systematic: state and local issuers are applying this code to underground infrastructure work, geotechnical investigation, and site preparation activities that fall outside the nominal scope of wellbore surveying.

The issuing bodies in the opportunity set are diverse—county governments (Greenwood Metropolitan District SC, Escambia County FL, Santa Clara County CA, Boulder County CO, Columbus GA, Hillsborough County FL, Pasco County FL, Pinellas County FL Schools), state departments of transportation (Oregon, Georgia), city procurement offices (DeBary FL, Milton FL, Bend OR, Statesboro GA, Norwalk CT, Madison WI, Tallahassee FL, Rome GA, Draughon-Miller Airport TX), transit authorities (Broward County Transportation FL, Atlanta Beltline GA), and utility commissions (Fort Valley GA)—and geographic spread covers Florida, Georgia, California, Oregon, Colorado, South Carolina, Mississippi, Connecticut, and Wisconsin. Representative recent opportunities include the Greenwood Metropolitan District's sealed bid for railroad boring services under a CSX crossing with a 120-day completion requirement and $500-per-day liquidated damages (due October 27, 2026); the Escambia County Waste Services Department's request for quotes on three monitoring well installations at a closed landfill requiring FDEP licensing (response deadline passed September 16, 2026); and the Oregon Department of Transportation's two concurrent ITBs for geotechnical drilling, sampling, and seismic cone penetration testing at the Wickiup Junction site as part of a joint research project with OSU and PSU (bids due October 15 and October 20, 2026). The code shows no relevant recent activity for actual wellbore survey procurement at the state and local level.