Patent ID: 9725986
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: C09K,E21B

Claim:
1. A method comprising: providing a first solution comprising at least one surfactant and a second solution comprising at least one polymeric additive, wherein the surfactant and the polymeric additive carry opposite charges; using a stop-flow mixing apparatus at a well site to mix the first and second solutions to form one or more multi-functional surfactant complexes that comprise the surfactant and the polymeric additive; using a low-dose pumping apparatus at the well site to transfer the one or more multi-functional surfactant complexes from the stop-flow mixing apparatus to a blending apparatus at the well site, wherein the low-dose pumping apparatus is capable of transferring a fluid to the blending apparatus at a rate of less than 1 gallon per thousand gallons of fluid mixed in the blending apparatus; using the blending apparatus to mix the one or more multi-functional surfactant complexes with an aqueous base fluid to form a treatment fluid; and introducing the treatment fluid into a well bore at the well site penetrating at least a portion of a subterranean formation.