Sealant compositions comprising a colloidally stabilized latex and methods
of using the same to service a wellbore are provided. The sealant
compositions may include: an aliphatic conjugated diene monomer; an
additional monomer comprising a non-aromatic unsaturated mono- or
di-carboxylic ester monomer, an aromatic unsaturated monomer, a
nitrogen-containing monomer, or combinations thereof; and a protective
colloid. The foregoing sealant composition may be displaced into the
wellbore to isolate the subterranean formation from a portion of the
wellbore, to support a conduit in the wellbore, to plug a void or crack
in the conduit, to plug a void or crack in a cement sheath disposed in an
annulus of the wellbore, to plug an opening between the cement sheath and
the conduit, or combinations thereof. The colloidally stabilized latex
remains substantially stable when exposed to salt, which may be present
in the wellbore and/or in the sealant composition itself.