Frac hits are a growing problem in the energy industry. A frac hit occurs when infill drilling causes the parent well to experience a reduction in both pressure and production. Production of a parent well affected by frac hits can drop significantly in a short period of time.

Avoiding detrimental frac hits is a must for any drilling company that hopes to retain production levels over an extended period of time. One tool that you can use to help mitigate detrimental frac hits is a PLA diverter.

PLA is a type of biodegradable polymer. Learn more about the benefits a PLA diverter can offer while protecting your parent wells against frac hits over time.

1. PLA Diverters are Sustainable

Drilling companies must use every precaution when it comes to protecting the environment around a drill site. Strict government rules and regulations govern the use of land for drilling, and compliance with these rules and regulations is essential for any drilling company that hopes to stay in business.

PLA diverters offer the benefit of being a sustainable solution for detrimental frac hits. PLA diverters are made from renewable resources. They have a smaller carbon footprint than fossil-based plastics, which helps to make them more eco-friendly.

If your company is worried about compliance with government environmental standards, PLA diverters can be a beneficial tool for mitigating frac hits.

2. PLA Diverters are Biodegradable

Along with being sustainable, PLA diverters are fully biodegradable. PLA diverters come in the form of poly-resin pellets. Once these pellets are introduced into a well, they begin to liquefy and fill in any frac hits that may be present in the well reservoir.

Eventually, the PLA pellets will completely degrade to the point where they are undetectable. Other types of diverters must be manually retrieved once a well has been treated.

Anytime you have to go back into the wellbore or reservoir to retrieve your diverter plugs, you run the risk of creating complications in the well's production.

3. PLA Diverters Work Quickly

Time is money on a drill site. PLA diverters offer you the ability to quickly and efficiently mitigate frac hits so that you can get back to drilling.

Other types of diverters must be individually milled and placed to prevent the detrimental effects of a frac hit on the parent well.

Since PLA diverters can be injected directly into the well. The resin pellets liquefy and infiltrate frac hits quickly, reducing the amount of time required to protect your parent well.

Contact a PLA diverters service, such as Dynamic Green Solutions LLC., to learn more.