Abstract: Cement slurries are prepared that comprise water, a hydraulic cement, particles of an oil-absorbent particles and non-swellable hydrophobic particles. The particles are present in an amount sufficient to alter a property of a non-aqueous drilling fluid. The cement slurry is placed in a subterranean well, whereupon the slurry contacts residual drilling fluid on casing and formation surfaces. The oil-absorbent particles and hydrophobic particles in the cement slurry may reduce the mobility of the drilling fluid, thereby improving zonal isolation.

Abstract: Cement slurries are prepared that comprise water, a hydraulic cement, particles of an oil-absorbent particles and non-swellable hydrophobic particles. The particles are present in an amount sufficient to alter a property of a non-aqueous drilling fluid. The cement slurry is placed in a subterranean well, whereupon the slurry contacts residual drilling fluid on casing and formation surfaces. The oil-absorbent particles and hydrophobic particles in the cement slurry may reduce the mobility of the drilling fluid, thereby improving zonal isolation.

Abstract: Well treatment compositions comprise water, a polysaccharide and cellulose fibers. The cellulose fibers may have lengths between 100 nm and 10 mm, and diameters between 4 nm and 40 ?m. The compositions may be used as spacer fluids during well cementing operations. The spacer fluids may prevent commingling of a cement slurry with a drilling fluid. The drilling fluid may be water-base, oil-base, synthetic-base or an emulsion.

Abstract: This method is designed to facilitate the well treatment with the possibilities for non-uniform/heterogeneous proppant placement in the extended and branched fractures produced by hydraulic fracturing. The essence of the method is to inject a proppant-bearing gel into the wellbore drilled into a productive formation. The low-viscosity fracturing fluid is injected into the wellbore together with the gel fluid (simultaneously or in turns). The method also provides for the injection of gas into the proppant-bearing gel and/or the low-viscosity fluid. The gas can be injected upstream of the junction point, at the junction point, or downstream of the junction point of the flows of the proppant-bearing gel and the low-viscosity fluid. The method further provides for the division of the gel fluid into the separate agglomerates with their subsequent injection into the fractures in the subterranean formation to form the proppant structures in the fracture.

Abstract: This method is designed to facilitate the well treatment with the possibilities for non-uniform/heterogeneous proppant placement in the extended and branched fractures produced by hydraulic fracturing. The essence of the method is to inject a proppant-bearing gel into the wellbore drilled into a productive formation. The low-viscosity fracturing fluid is injected into the wellbore together with the gel fluid (simultaneously or in turns). The method also provides for the injection of gas into the proppant-bearing gel and/or the low-viscosity fluid. The gas can be injected upstream of the junction point, at the junction point, or downstream of the junction point of the flows of the proppant-bearing gel and the low-viscosity fluid. The method further provides for the division of the gel fluid into the separate agglomerates with their subsequent injection into the fractures in the subterranean formation to form the proppant structures in the fracture.

Abstract: Cement slurry compositions comprising water, an inorganic cement and additive comprising nanocrystalline cellulose, microcrystalline cellulose, cellulose fibrils, or bacterial nanocellulose or combinations thereof have reduced fluid loss values. Such compositions may be prepared and placed in subterranean wells. The compositions are suitable for use during primary cementing or remedial cementing operations.

Abstract: Well treatment compositions comprise water, a polysaccharide and cellulose fibers. The cellulose fibers may have lengths between 100 nm and 10 mm, and diameters between 4 nm and 40 ?m. The compositions may be used as spacer fluids during well cementing operations. The spacer fluids may prevent commingling of a cement slurry with a drilling fluid. The drilling fluid may be water-base, oil-base, synthetic-base or an emulsion.

Abstract: A technique facilitates a well treatment, such as a well stimulation. The technique comprises injecting a gel containing proppant into a wellbore extending into a subterranean formation. Additionally, a low viscosity fluid is injected into the wellbore with the gel either simultaneously or separately. An additive or additives may be used to maintain the gel in the low viscosity fluid. The technique further comprises separating the gel into slugs and then causing the slugs to flow into fractures in the subterranean formation.

Abstract: Treatment fluids and methods for treating a subterranean formation are disclosed that include introducing a treatment fluid into a subterranean formation, the treatment fluid containing temporarily inactive cellulose nanoparticles.

Abstract: Treatment fluids and methods for treating a subterranean formation include introducing a treatment fluid into a subterranean formation, the treatment fluid containing a nanocrystalline cellulose. The treatment fluid may be a fracturing fluid, well control fluid, well kill fluid, well cementing fluid, acid fracturing fluid, acid diverting fluid, a stimulation fluid, a sand control fluid, a completion fluid, a wellbore consolidation fluid, a remediation treatment fluid, a spacer fluid, a drilling fluid, a frac-packing fluid, water conformance fluid or a gravel packing fluid.