A wellbore composition, comprising: an aqueous carrier; and surfactant compounds comprising a hydrophilic head portion and a hydrophobic tail portion; wherein at least a portion of the surfactant compounds have a hydrophobic tail portion having 23 or more carbon atoms; and wherein the wellbore composition is an emulsion; and further wherein the hydrophobic tail portion having 23 or more carbon atoms is: -(CH 2) 8 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 13 -CH 3, -(CH 2) 8 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 15 -CH 3, -(CH 2) 8 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 17 -CH 3, -(CH 2) 8 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 19 -CH 3, -(CH 2) 8 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 21 -CH 3, -(CH 2) 8 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 23 -CH 3, -(CH 2) 8 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 25 -CH 3, -(CH 2) 12 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 13 -CH 3, -(CH 2) 12 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 15 -CH 3, -(CH 2) 12 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 17 -CH 3, -(CH 2) 12 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 19 -CH 3, -(CH 2) 12 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 21 -CH 3, -(CH 2) 12 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 23 -CH 3, -(CH 2) 12 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 25 -CH 3, or any combination thereof; or wherein the hydrophobic tail portion having 23 or more carbon atoms is: -C(=O)-(CH 2) 7 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 13 -CH 3, -C(=O)-(CH 2) 7 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 15 -CH 3, -C(=O)-(CH 2) 7 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 17 -CH 3, -C(=O)-(CH 2) 7 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 19 -CH 3, -C(=O)-(CH 2) 7 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 21 -CH 3, -C(=O)-(CH 2) 7 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 23 -CH 3, -C(=O)-(CH 2) 7 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 25 -CH 3, -C(=O)-(CH 2) 11 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 13 -CH 3, -C(=O)-(CH 2) 11 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 15 -CH 3, -C(=O)-(CH 2) 11 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 17 -CH 3, -C(=O)-(CH 2) 11 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 19 -CH 3, -C(=O)-(CH 2) 11 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 21 -CH 3, -C(=O)-(CH 2) 11 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 23 -CH 3, -C(=O)-(CH 2) 11 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 25 -CH 3, or any combination thereof. an aqueous carrier; and surfactant compounds comprising a hydrophilic head portion and a hydrophobic tail portion; wherein at least a portion of the surfactant compounds have a hydrophobic tail portion having 23 or more carbon atoms; and wherein the wellbore composition is an emulsion; and further wherein the hydrophobic tail portion having 23 or more carbon atoms is: -(CH 2) 8 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 13 -CH 3, -(CH 2) 8 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 15 -CH 3, -(CH 2) 8 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 17 -CH 3, -(CH 2) 8 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 19 -CH 3, -(CH 2) 8 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 21 -CH 3, -(CH 2) 8 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 23 -CH 3, -(CH 2) 8 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 25 -CH 3, -(CH 2) 12 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 13 -CH 3, -(CH 2) 12 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 15 -CH 3, -(CH 2) 12 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 17 -CH 3, -(CH 2) 12 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 19 -CH 3, -(CH 2) 12 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 21 -CH 3, -(CH 2) 12 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 23 -CH 3, -(CH 2) 12 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 25 -CH 3, or any combination thereof; or wherein -(CH 2) 8 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 13 -CH 3, -(CH 2) 8 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 15 -CH 3, -(CH 2) 8 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 17 -CH 3, -(CH 2) 8 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 19 -CH 3, -(CH 2) 8 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 21 -CH 3, -(CH 2) 8 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 23 -CH 3, -(CH 2) 8 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 25 -CH 3, -(CH 2) 12 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 13 -CH 3, -(CH 2) 12 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 15 -CH 3, -(CH 2) 12 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 17 -CH 3, -(CH 2) 12 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 19 -CH 3, -(CH 2) 12 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 21 -CH 3, -(CH 2) 12 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 23 -CH 3, -(CH 2) 12 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 25 -CH 3, or any combination thereof; or wherein the hydrophobic tail portion having 23 or more carbon atoms is: -C(=O)-(CH 2) 7 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 13 -CH 3, -C(=O)-(CH 2) 7 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 15 -CH 3, -C(=O)-(CH 2) 7 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 17 -CH 3, -C(=O)-(CH 2) 7 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 19 -CH 3, -C(=O)-(CH 2) 7 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 21 -CH 3, -C(=O)-(CH 2) 7 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 23 -CH 3, -C(=O)-(CH 2) 7 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 25 -CH 3, -C(=O)-(CH 2) 11 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 13 -CH 3, -C(=O)-(CH 2) 11 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 15 -CH 3, -C(=O)-(CH 2) 11 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 17 -CH 3, -C(=O)-(CH 2) 11 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 19 -CH 3, -C(=O)-(CH 2) 11 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 21 -CH 3, -C(=O)-(CH 2) 11 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 23 -CH 3, -C(=O)-(CH 2) 11 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 25 -CH 3, or any combination thereof. -C(=O)-(CH 2) 7 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 13 -CH 3, -C(=O)-(CH 2) 7 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 15 -CH 3, -C(=O)-(CH 2) 7 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 17 -CH 3, -C(=O)-(CH 2) 7 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 19 -CH 3, -C(=O)-(CH 2) 7 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 21 -CH 3, -C(=O)-(CH 2) 7 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 23 -CH 3, -C(=O)-(CH 2) 7 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 25 -CH 3, -C(=O)-(CH 2) 11 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 13 -CH 3, -C(=O)-(CH 2) 11 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 15 -CH 3, -C(=O)-(CH 2) 11 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 17 -CH 3, -C(=O)-(CH 2) 11 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 19 -CH 3, -C(=O)-(CH 2) 11 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 21 -CH 3, -C(=O)-(CH 2) 11 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 23 -CH 3, -C(=O)-(CH 2) 11 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 25 -CH 3, or any combination thereof.