Patent attributes
Provided are treatment fluids that comprise an aqueous based fluid, a water-soluble salt, and a methyl ester sulfonate surfactant, and associated methods. In one embodiment, a method of treating a subterranean formation is provided, the method comprising: providing a treatment fluid comprising an aqueous base fluid, a water-soluble salt, and a methyl ester sulfonate surfactant; and introducing the treatment fluid into a well bore that penetrates the subterranean formation. Also provided are methods of fracturing a subterranean formation, and methods of removing formation particulates from a well bore or a near well bore region. In some instances, the treatment fluids exhibit viscoelastic behavior which may be due, at least in part, to the association of at least a portion of the methyl ester sulfonate surfactant into a plurality of micellar structures.
