04.9 - WELL FILES - HOGUE NO. 1 (API # 23-001-23432).pdf

This is a well file document related to a bid solicitation issued by the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board for contractor assistance with plugging, remediation, and reclamation of ten orphaned well sites located in Adams and Walthall Counties, Mississippi. The Hogue No. 1 well (API # 23-001-23432) represents one of the ten orphaned wells included in the scope of work under IFB RFx No. 3160008150. 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 regarding the solicitation must be submitted by August 7, 2026, with anticipated award notification on September 1, 2026. The contract period runs from October 7, 2026 through September 30, 2027. Scope of work includes site access preparation, NORM surveys, cement plug installation at specified depths including 100-foot plugs at the base of the Underground Source of Drinking Water, casing removal and cutting, well cap installation, and complete site reclamation in accordance with Mississippi Oil and Gas Board regulations and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Orphan Well Program.

The contract is firm fixed-price, turnkey, with bidders required to submit individual plugging and remediation plans for each well, separate unit pricing, and a total project bid subject to MSOGB approval before work commences. All materials and products must be produced in the United States per Build America, Buy America Act requirements. Minimum qualifications require five years of experience in orphaned well plugging and remediation services and a valid Mississippi business license. Insurance requirements include Workers Compensation, Commercial General Liability of $1-2 million, Pollution Liability of $2-4 million, and Motor Vehicle coverage of $1-2 million. 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. Contact for inquiries is Morris Welch, Compliance Inspector Team Lead, at (601) 576-4925 or mwelch@ogb.state.ms.us.