brine solution used in hydraulic fracture is shown in table 2 it is understood by those of skill in the art that the brine solution shown in table 2 can be combined with one or more additives commonly used in the art and discussed previously in another embodiment of the present invention the brine fracture fluid can be used in a two step process where the first step comprises using a brine fracture fluid that contains only monovalent cations such as sodium or potassium to disperse the clay in the second step a brine fracture fluid such as the one described in table 2 having both monovalent and divalent cations is then added to fracture zone the fracture fluid of the second step may also include one or more additives all references including publications patent applications and patents cited herein are hereby incorporated by reference to the same extent as if each reference were individually and specifically indicated to be incorporated by reference and were set forth in its entirety herein the use of the terms u201c a u201d and u201c an u201d and u201c the u201d and similar referents in the context of describing the invention especially in the context of the following claims are to be construed to cover both the singular and the plural unless otherwise indicated herein or clearly contradicted by context the terms u201c comprising u201d u201c having u201d u201c including u201d and u201c containing u201d are to be construed as open ended terms i e meaning.