Methods for forming a permeable and stable mass in a subterranean formation

A method comprising:

• providing an emulsion that comprises a plurality of inorganic particulates wherein the inorganic particulates have an average diameter from 20 nanometers to about 10 microns, an internal aqueous phase in an amount of at least about 50% by volume of the emulsion, and a continuous organic phase comprising at least one polymerizable monomer and at least one surface active agent, wherein the monomer is present in an amount of about 20% to about 50% by volume of the organic phase and the surface active agent is present in an amount of up to about 10% by volume of the organic phase;
• introducing the emulsion into at least a portion of a subterranean formation;
• and
• permitting the emulsion to form a porous and fluid-permeable polymer mass in at least a portion of the subterranean formation.

A method comprising:

• providing an emulsion that comprises a plurality of inorganic particulates wherein the inorganic particulates have an average diameter from 20 nanometers to about 10 microns, an internal aqueous phase in an amount of at least about 50% by volume of the emulsion, and a continuous organic phase comprising at least one polymerizable monomer and at least one surface active agent, wherein the monomer is present in an amount of about 20% to about 50% by volume of the organic phase and the surface active agent is present in an amount of up to 10% by volume of the organic phase;
• introducing the emulsion into at least a portion of a subterranean formation;
• and
• permitting the emulsion to form a porous and fluid-permeable polymer mass in at least a portion of the subterranean formation.