Patent ID: 8739877

Claim:
A method comprising: providing a treatment fluid consisting essentially of: 1) an aqueous base fluid, a first surfactant having a charge, a second surfactant having an opposite charge, and a compatibilizer, or 2) an aqueous base fluid, a first surfactant having a charge, a second surfactant having an opposite charge, a compatibilizer, and an additive selected from the group consisting of a corrosion inhibitor, a particulate, an acid, a breaker, a scale inhibitor, a clay stabilizer, and any combination thereof; and wherein the compatibilizer comprises a nonionic surfactant or an amphoteric surfactant and wherein the compatibilizer prevents precipitation from the interaction of the first surfactant having a charge with the second surfactant having an opposite charge; introducing the treatment fluid into at least a portion of a subterranean formation.