Patent ID: 8573302

Claim:
A method comprising: providing a treatment fluid comprising an aqueous base fluid and a controlled wetting system that comprises: a water soluble polymer having a charge, the water soluble polymer being selected from the group consisting of a copolymer of acrylamide and an ionic comonomer, a charged polysaccharide, and any combination thereof, wherein the charged polysaccharide is selected from the group consisting of a diutan gum, a xanthan gum, a galactomannan, a hydroxyethylguar, a hydroxypropylguar, a carboxymethylhydroxyethylguar, a hydroxyethyl cellulose, a carboxyethylcellulose, a carboxymethylcellulose, and any combination thereof; a surfactant having an opposite charge, and a compatibilizer; and introducing the treatment fluid into a subterranean formation.