Search methods for new bulk materials for cementing applications

A method of cementing comprising:

• providing a first solid particulate material, wherein the first solid particulate material comprises a cement component, reactive materials, inert materials, or a combination thereof;
• measuring at least one physicochemical property of the first solid particulate material;
• correlating the at least one physicochemical property of the first solid particulate material to at least one physicochemical property of a second solid particulate material using a first correlation and correlating the first physicochemical property to at least one physicochemical property of a third solid particulate material using a second correlation, wherein the steps of correlating comprise calculating a linear correlation between the at least one physicochemical property of the second solid particulate material and the at least one physicochemical property of the third solid particulate material;
• determining if the first solid particulate material meets an operational parameter by comparing the at least one measured physicochemical property of the first solid particulate material with the physicochemical property of the second solid particulate material using the first correlation and the at least one measured physicochemical property of the first solid particulate material with the physicochemical property of the third solid particulate material using the second correlation, wherein a cement slurry comprising the first solid particulate material meets the operational parameter when the first solid particulate material meets the operational parameter;
• determining if a cement slurry comprising the first solid particulate is mixable using the equation:
• ρ
• min
• ≤
• 1
• +
• a
• ⁢
• ⁢
• W
• 1
• R
• 1
• ρ
• 1
• +
• a
• ⁢
• ⁢
• W
• 1
• R
• ρ
• W
• ≤
• ρ
• max
• where ρmin is a minimum density, ρmax is a maximum density, a is an amount of water, WiR is a water requirement, ρi is a density of the solid particulate material, and ρw is a density of water;
• and
• based on the determination, preparing the cement slurry, wherein a cement formed from the cement slurry meets the operational parameter;
• and
• pumping the cement slurry into a subterranean formation.