Patent ID: 11932811
Assignee: NEXTIER COMPLETION SOLUTIONS INC.
Field: Basic materials chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  E | IPC C  E

Claim 8:
9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
prior to the injecting step, initially injecting an initial fracturing fluid composition or initial completion fluid composition into the formation under fracturing conditions or completion conditions, the initial fracturing fluid composition or initial completion fluid composition comprising:
an initial base fluid, and
an initial surfactant composition comprising:
(a) an initial mixture of one or more nonionic surfactants and one or more anionic surfactants or (b) an initial mixture of one or more nonionic surfactants and one or more cationic surfactants, and
an initial colloid and/or micelle size reducing composition comprising:
a solvent system comprising one or more sesquiterpenes, and
an activator system comprising one or more dibasic esters,

wherein the initial colloid and/or micelle size reducing composition reduces a size of colloids or micelles to less than or equal to 100 nm in the initial fracturing fluid composition or initial completion fluid composition.