Methods for reducing condensation

A method for increasing a rate of hydrocarbon production from a subsurface formation, the method comprising:

• producing a first rate of production of hydrocarbons from the subsurface formation through a wellbore;
• introducing a reactive mixture comprising an aqueous solution, urea, dopamine, a silica nanoparticle precursor, a silane grafting compound, and an alcohol compound into the subsurface formation;
• generating ammonia through thermal decomposition of the urea;
• hydrolyzing the silica nanoparticle precursor, thereby forming silica nanoparticles;
• grafting the silane grafting compound onto the silica nanoparticles, thereby forming functionalized silica nanoparticles;
• polymerizing the dopamine, thereby forming polydopamine;
• attaching the functionalized silica nanoparticles to the subsurface formation via the polydopamine, in which the functionalized silica nanoparticles reduce a first interfacial tension between the hydrocarbons and the subsurface formation to a second interfacial tension, thereby reducing condensate in the subsurface formation;
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• increasing hydrocarbon production from the subsurface formation by producing a second rate of production of hydrocarbons from the subsurface formation, in which the second rate of production of hydrocarbons is greater than the first rate of production of hydrocarbons.