Summary of Well Files Documentation

This file contains well records for Fernwood Lumber Co. No. 6 (API # 23-147-20034) related to the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board's orphaned well plugging and remediation initiative. The Mississippi Oil and Gas Board is soliciting bids for contractor assistance to plug, remediate, and reclaim ten orphaned well sites located in Adams and Walthall Counties, including the Fernwood Lumber wells and related facilities. The scope of work encompasses site access preparation, remediation activities, NORM surveys, cement plug installation at specified depths (including 100-foot cement plugs at the base of the Underground Source of Drinking Water), casing removal and cutting, well cap installation, and complete site reclamation with filling and leveling per Statewide Rule 28. Proposals are due August 24, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. CDT, with a mandatory pre-bid site inspection scheduled for July 30-31, 2026. Questions must be submitted by August 7, 2026, and award notification is anticipated for September 1, 2026. The contract period runs from October 7, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

The contract is firm fixed-price and turnkey, requiring bidders to submit individual plugging and remediation plans for each well, separate unit pricing, and a total project bid subject to approval before work commences. Minimum qualifications require five years of experience in orphaned well plugging and remediation services and a valid Mississippi business license. Required insurance includes Workers Compensation, Commercial General Liability of $1-2 million, Pollution Liability of $2-4 million, and Motor Vehicle coverage of $1-2 million. All materials and products must be produced in the United States per Build America, Buy America Act requirements. Change orders are permitted only for unforeseen significant downhole problems agreed upon in writing before work commences. Funding derives from a Formula grant to the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act from the U.S. Department of the Interior. Inquiries should be directed to Morris Welch, Compliance Inspector Team Lead, at (601) 576-4925 or mwelch@ogb.state.ms.us.