| abstract |
Methods of reducing the viscosity of a viscosified treatment fluid are provided which comprise the steps of: providing a viscosified treatment fluid that comprises water, a crosslinked gelling agent, and a delinking composition capable of delinking at least a portion of the crosslinked gelling agent wherein the delinking composition comprises a delinking agent; and allowing the crosslinked gelling agent and the delinking composition to interact so as to delink at least a portion of the crosslinked gelling agent. Also provided are methods of reusing viscosified treatment fluids, methods of fracturing subterranean formations, and methods of gravel packing subterranean formations. Also provided are delinking compositions capable of delinking at lest a portion of a crosslinked gelling agent; and a viscosified treatment fluid comprising water, a crosslinked gelling agent, and a delinking composition capable of delinking at least a portion of the crosslinked gelling agent wherein the delinking composition comprises a delinking agent. |