Patent ID: 9574130
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: C04B,C09K,E21B

Claim:
1. A method of treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a well which comprises pumping into the well a fluid having a well treatment composite comprising a well treatment agent and calcined porous metal oxide wherein the porosity and permeability of the calcined porous metal oxide is such that the well treatment agent is absorbed into the interstitial spaces of the porous metal oxide and further wherein (a) the surface area of the calcined porous metal oxide is between from about 1 m 2 /g to about 10 m 2 /g; (b) the diameter of the calcined porous metal oxide is between from about 0.1 to about 3 mm; and (c) the pore volume of the calcined porous metal oxide is between from about 0.01 to about 0.10 g/cc.