DEHYDRATED GEL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME

摘要

Methods and compositions using gel compositions in treatment fluids employed in subterranean operations. A method includes providing a degradable gel precursor as a solid or dispersion in which substantially all the water has been removed, the degradable gel precursor being formed by a combination of a monomer and a degradable crosslinking agent of formula R1-[A]-[R3]—[B]—R2, wherein R1 and R2 may be the same or different, and includes at least one group selected from a substituted or unsubstituted ethylenically unsaturated group, N-acryloyl, O-acryloyl, vinyl, allyl, maleic anydride, a derivative thereof, and a combination thereof, A and B comprise optional bridging units, and R3 comprises a degradable group or polymer, the method including placing the degradable gel precursor in an aqueous base fluid thereby forming a treatment fluid which includes a degradable gel, and placing the treatment fluid into a subterranean formation.