A well treatment fluid comprising a Pickering particle emulsion comprising particles of a first liquid phase dispersed in a continuous second liquid phase, and comprising a plurality of colloidal particles adsorbed to a liquid-liquid interface between the first liquid phase and the second liquid pha
A well treatment fluid comprising a Pickering particle emulsion comprising particles of a first liquid phase dispersed in a continuous second liquid phase, and comprising a plurality of colloidal particles adsorbed to a liquid-liquid interface between the first liquid phase and the second liquid phase. Methods, equipment and/or systems for treating a subterranean formation utilizing such treatment fluids are also disclosed.
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1. A treatment fluid, comprising: a plurality of particles comprising an Apollonianistic particle size distribution comprising particles of a Pickering emulsion comprising a first liquid phase dispersed in a continuous second liquid phase and a plurality of colloidal particles adsorbed to a liquid-l
1. A treatment fluid, comprising: a plurality of particles comprising an Apollonianistic particle size distribution comprising particles of a Pickering emulsion comprising a first liquid phase dispersed in a continuous second liquid phase and a plurality of colloidal particles adsorbed to a liquid-liquid interface between the first liquid phase and the second liquid phase. 2. The treatment fluid of claim 1, wherein the particles of the Pickering emulsion comprise a particle size distribution mode from 1 to 100 microns. 3. The treatment fluid of claim 1, further comprising a portion of the plurality of colloidal particles freely dispersed in the second liquid phase, wherein the freely dispersed colloidal particles comprise at least one particle size distribution mode of the Apollonianistic particle size distribution. 4. The treatment fluid of claim 1, wherein the colloidal particles have a particle size distribution mode from 0.005 to 10 microns. 5. The treatment fluid of claim 1, wherein the colloidal particles comprise an aspect ratio from 1.1 to about 1000. 6. The treatment fluid of claim 1, wherein the colloidal particles comprise a contact angle of about 20° to about 150°, when determined at a boundary of the colloidal particle/first liquid phase/second liquid phase interface. 7. The treatment fluid of claim 1, wherein the colloidal particles comprise a contact angle of about 60° to about 120°, when determined at a boundary of the colloidal particle/first liquid phase/second liquid phase interface. 8. The treatment fluid of claim 1, wherein the colloidal particles comprise fibers having an aspect ratio from about 10 to about 1000. 9. The treatment fluid of claim 1, wherein the colloidal particles have been surface modified to comprise a contact angle of about 60° to about 120°, when determined at a boundary of the colloidal particle/first liquid phase/second liquid phase interface. 10. The treatment fluid of claim 1, further comprising at least one Ostwald ripening inhibitor which is soluble or miscible in the first liquid phase or which itself serves as the first liquid phase. 11. The treatment fluid of claim 1, further comprising from about 1 to 20 parts per 100 parts by weight of one or more of a dispersant, a surfactant, a viscosifier, or a defoamer. 12. The treatment fluid of claim 1, wherein the Pickering emulsion particles comprise hydrolysable colloidal particles. 13. The treatment fluid of claim 1, wherein the hydrolyzable colloidal particles comprise wax, C1-C20 aliphatic polyester, polylactic acid, polyglycolic acid, polycaprolactone, polyhydroxybutyrate, polyhydroxybutyrate-valerate copolymer, C1-C20 aliphatic polycarbonate, polyphosphazene, polysaccharide, dextran, cellulose, chitin, chitosan, protein, polyamino acid, polyethylene oxide, microcrystalline cellulose, natural plant fibers, silk, stearic acid, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, calcium carbonate, calcium sulfate, zinc oxide, titanium dioxide, magnesium oxide, magnesium sulfate, magnesium hydroxide, magnesium borate, aluminum borate, potassium titanate, barium titanate, hydroxyapatite, attapulgite, iron oxides, copper oxides, aluminum oxide, precipitated silica, fumed silica, or a combination thereof. 14. The treatment fluid of claim 1, comprising less than about 0.1 wt % of a surfactant. 15. A method, comprising: dispersing a first liquid phase in a second liquid phase in the presence of a plurality of colloidal particles under conditions sufficient to produce a Pickering emulsion comprising a plurality of Pickering emulsion particles comprising the first liquid phase dispersed in the continuous second liquid phase, and comprising at least a portion of the plurality of colloidal particles adsorbed to a liquid-liquid interface between the first liquid phase and the second liquid phase;mixing the Pickering emulsion in a carrier fluid to produce a treatment fluid comprising a plurality of particles having an Apollonianistic particle size distribution comprising particles of the Pickering emulsion; andcirculating the treatment fluid into a wellbore. 16. The method of claim 15, further comprising forming a pack of the solids in the wellbore, wherein the pack comprises proppant and at least one particle size distribution mode comprising the particles of the Pickering emulsion. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of colloidal particles is freely dispersed in the treatment fluid, and wherein the pack comprises at least one particle size distribution mode of the freely dispersed colloidal particles. 18. The method of claim 16, further comprising removing at least a portion of the particles from the pack to form a permeable proppant pack. 19. The method of claim 18, further comprising producing or injecting a fluid through the permeable proppant pack. 20. The method of claim 19, wherein the permeable proppant pack is disposed in a fracture.
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