Patent ID: 7934557

Claim:
A method of completing a well, comprising: introducing a sealing composition into a first portion of a subterranean formation so as to form an artificial barrier to water flow, wherein the artificial barrier is located at or above a hydrocarbon-water interface between a water-bearing formation zone and a hydrocarbon-bearing formation zone; separately from the step of introducing a sealing composition, introducing a consolidating fluid into a second portion of the subterranean formation so as to form a consolidated portion of the hydrocarbon-bearing formation zone such that particulates are inhibited from migrating with fluids subsequently produced through the consolidated portion of the hydrocarbon-bearing formation zone, wherein the artificial barrier is located between the consolidated portion of the hydrocarbon-bearing formation zone and the water-bearing formation zone and forms a substantially impenetrable barrier for reducing fluid migration between the hydrocarbon-bearing formation zone and the water-bearing formation zone; wherein the consolidating fluid comprises a fluid selected from the group consisting of a tackifying fluid, a gelable composition, and a combination thereof; and wherein the first portion where the sealing composition was introduced does not contact the second portion where the consolidating fluid was introduced; and allowing the sealing composition and the consolidating fluid to remain in the subterranean formation when the well is placed into production.