Well treatment fluids comprise well treatment additives comprising an
ionic liquid. Method of treating a subterranean formation may comprise contacting the subterranean formation with the well treatment additive, wherein the well treatment additive comprises an
ionic liquid comprising a cation and an anion having the following formula: [R1R2R3R4N]+[X]−, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 are individually selected from the group consisting of an
alkyl group, a hydroxyalkyl group, and a combination thereof provided that at least one of R1, R2, R3, R4 is the hydroxyalkyl group, and wherein the anion X− comprises at least one anion selected from the group consisting of F−, Cl−, Br−, I−, H2PO4−, HPO42−, PO43−, HSO4−, C7H7OSO3−, C7H7SO3−, SO42−, CH3SO3−, C2H5SO3−, CH3OSO3−, C2H5OSO3−, and combinations thereof.