Patent ID: 8555973

Claim:
A remedial method of controlling particulates within a subterranean formation comprising: first, placing a liquid resin composition into an unconsolidated zone of a subterranean formation such that the liquid resin penetrates into the subterranean formation to a distance of from about one to about three wellbore diameters; and second, placing an aqueous tackifying treatment fluid that comprises an aqueous tackifying agent into the unconsolidated zone; wherein the aqueous tackifying agent is selected from the group consisting of: poly(methyl acrylate); poly(butyl acrylate); poly(2-ethylhexyl acrylate); a methacrylic acid derivative polymer; a methacrylic acid homopolymer; a methacrylic acid ester homopolymer; poly(methyl methacrylate); poly(butyl methacrylate); poly(2-ethylhexyl methacrylate); an acrylamido-methyl-propane sulfonate derivative polymer; an acrylic acid/acrylamido-methyl-propane sulfonate co-polymer; and any combination thereof.