Patent ID: 7789146

Claim:
A method, comprising: combining a carrier fluid, a first amount of particulates, a second amount of particulates, and a third amount of particulates into a slurry; wherein the first amount of particulates have a first average size distribution, the second amount of particulates have a second average size distribution, and the third amount of particulates have a third average size distribution, wherein the first average size distribution is at least three times larger than the second average size distribution, and wherein second average size distribution is at least three times larger than the third average size distribution; wherein at least one of the second amount of particulates and the third amount of particulates comprise a degradable material and wherein at least one of the second amount of particulates and the third amount of particulates includes a reactive solid; positioning a screen in a wellbore; and, circulating the slurry through the wellbore such that the first amount of particulates, the second amount of particulates, and the third amount of particulates are deposited on an outer surface of the screen.