Patent ID: 7575057

Claim:
A method for treating a well, comprising: forming a well treatment fluid having a zeta potential of an absolute value of at least 20 millivolts by combining water and fluid compounds, based by weight of the water, wherein the fluid compounds comprise: a cationic polymer at a level within a range from about 0.1% to about 5%; an anionic surfactant having from 8 to 22 carbon atoms at a level within a range from about 0.01% to about 2%; and a linear or branched alkyl alcohol at a level within a range from about 0.001% to about 5%, the linear or branched alkyl alcohol has the general formula of C M H 2M+2−N (OH) N , where M is a number from 6-23, and N is 1 when M is 6-12, but where M is 13-23, N is a number from 1 to 3; and introducing the well treatment fluid into the well.