Methods of stabilizing carbonate-bearing formations

A method comprising:

• providing a treatment fluid that comprises a base fluid and an inorganic carbonate dissolution inhibiting additive comprising one or more metal salts, wherein a cation of at least one of the one or more metal salts is a metal selected from the group consisting of:
• a Group 2 metal, a d-block transition metal, and any combination thereof;
• introducing the treatment fluid into a well bore that penetrates at least a portion of a shale formation comprising a carbonate species present in an amount in the range of from about 0.5% to about 20% by weight at or above a pressure sufficient to create or enhance one or more fractures therein;
• contacting a portion of the shale formation with the treatment fluid;
• and
• inhibiting dissolution of one or more carbonate minerals in the shale formation by forming on a formation face a crystal lattice structure comprising the inorganic carbonate dissolution inhibiting additive on the portion of the shale formation, whereby the susceptibility of at least a portion of the shale formation to fluid-induced damage is decreased.