Patent ID: 7048053

Claim:
A method of performing drilling operations comprising: penetrating a subterranean zone with a wellbore; introducing a wellbore treating fluid into the wellbore, the fluid comprising a blended composition comprising zeolite having a mean particle size less than or equal to 100 microns, an organic acid or salt thereof in an amount of greater than or equal to 0.1% and less than or equal to 5.0% by weight of zeolite, and a carrier fluid; introducing a subsequent composition into the wellbore, the subsequent composition comprising an activator in an amount of greater than or equal to 5% and less than or equal to 50% by weight of the zeolite/activator composition, to displace all but a remaining portion of the wellbore treating fluid from the wellbore; and contacting the blended composition in the remaining portion of the wellbore treating fluid with the subsequent composition to form a set composition.