| abstract |
Methods including introducing a particulate-stabilized emulsion into a subterranean formation having a mineralogy profile, wherein the particulate-stabilized emulsion comprises: an external phase, an internal phase comprising a surfactant, and particulates at an interface between the internal phase and the external phase, thereby forming internal phase surfactant droplets surrounded with the particulates and suspended within the external phase, wherein at least a portion of the particulates are composed of a mineral-containing material selected to mimic at least a portion of the mineralogy profile of the subterranean formation; and destabilizing the particulate-stabilized emulsion to release the surfactant from the internal phase surfactant droplets. |