Abstract: Methods and compositions including treatment fluids that include geopolymers for use in subterranean formations are provided. The methods of the present disclosure include introducing a treatment fluid including a geopolymer material into a wellbore penetrating at least a portion of a subterranean formation, wherein the geopolymer material includes an aluminosilicate source, a metal silicate source, an activator, and water; contacting a first fluid present in the wellbore with the treatment fluid; and allowing the treatment fluid to displace at least a portion of the first fluid from at least a portion of the wellbore.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 14, 2020
Date of Patent:
May 17, 2022
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
Inventors:
Thomas Jason Pisklak, Juan Pablo Stacey, Heloisa Helena Fabricio Fernandes, Ronnie Glen Morgan, James Robert Benkley