Patent ID: 6989057

Claim:
A method of performing cementing operations in a subterranean zone penetrated by a well bore comprising: preparing a cement composition comprising zeolite, cementitious material, and water, wherein the zeolite is present in a range of from more than about 40% to about 95% by weight of the cementitious material in the composition, and wherein the zeolite is selected from the group consisting of analcime (hydrated sodium aluminum silicate); chabazite (hydrated calcium aluminum silicate); harmotome (hydrated barium potassium aluminum silicate); heulandite (hydrated sodium calcium aluminum silicate); laumontite (hydrated calcium aluminum silicate); mesolite (hydrated sodium calcium aluminum silicate); natrolite (hydrated sodium aluminum silicate); phillipsite (hydrated potassium sodium calcium aluminum silicate); scolecite (hydrated calcium aluminum silicate); stellerite (hydrated calcium aluminum silicate); stilbite (hydrated sodium calcium aluminum silicate); and thomsonite (hydrated sodium calcium aluminum silicate); placing the cement composition into the subterranean zone; and allowing the cement composition to set therein.