CPC C09K 8/06 (2013.01) [C09K 8/032 (2013.01); C09K 8/035 (2013.01); C09K 2208/12 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method comprising:
providing a treatment fluid comprising a shale inhibitor additive comprising a silicate anion and a quaternary ammonium cation; and
introducing the treatment fluid into a wellbore penetrating at least a portion of a subterranean formation that comprises shale,
wherein the quaternary ammonium cation is choline, and
wherein the silicate anion is selected from the group consisting of: an orthosilicate, a pyrosilicate, a cyclic-silicate, a single chain silicate, a double chain silicate, a sheet silicate, a colloidal silicate, and any combination thereof.
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