It can also be used to help clean up kill fluids, packer fluids, completion fluids, or any fluid that might invade the formation.
Surfactants are critical to successful stimulation treatments.
Prevent the creation of emulsions between the injected fluid and the formation fluid. Break emulsion blocks. Break water blocks. Emulsions that are accidentally created in the formation and that do not break spontaneously may reduce the flow of fluid to the wellbore. Many crude oils and waters form emulsions which are more viscous than crude oil.