Methods and compositions for stimulating the production of hydrocarbons from subterranean formations

A method of treating a gas well having a wellbore, comprising:

• injecting a microemulsion into the wellbore to increase formation gas production by the well, wherein the microemulsion comprises water, a first type of solvent, and a first type of surfactant, wherein the microemulsion includes a continuous water phase,
• wherein the first type of solvent is selected from the group consisting of unsubstituted cyclic or acyclic, branched or unbranched alkanes having 6-12 carbon atoms, unsubstituted acyclic branched or unbranched alkenes having one or two double bonds and 6-12 carbon atoms, cyclic or acyclic, branched or unbranched alkanes having 9-12 carbon atoms and substituted with only an —OH group, branched or unbranched dialkylether compounds having the formula CnH2n+1OCmH2m+1, wherein n+m is between 6 and 16, and aromatic solvents having a boiling point between about 300-400° F.