The present invention relates to methods of stimulating a subterranean formation.
More particularly, but not by way of limitation, the present invention relates
to methods of fracturing subterranean formations utilizing a fracturing fluid comprising
a permeable cement composition that may be used as a propping agent. One method
of stimulating a subterranean formation of the present invention comprises the
following steps: preparing a permeable cement composition comprising a hydraulic
cement, water, and a degradable material capable of undergoing an irreversible
degradation downhole; injecting the permeable cement composition into the subterranean
formation at a pressure sufficient to create a fracture in the subterranean formation;
and allowing the permeable cement composition to form a proppant matrix having
voids in the fracture.