The invention discloses a temporary plugging agent for
drilling fluid, and belongs to the technical field of
petroleum drilling. The temporary plugging agent is prepared from the following raw materials in percentage by weight: 60 to 70 percent of
hexadecane, 0.5 to 1 percent of catalyst
persulfate, 10 to 20 percent of
phenol, 10 to 20 percent of
formaldehyde, and 1 to 2 percent of cationic surface
active agent. The preparation method comprises the following steps of: 1, adding the
hexadecane liquid into a reaction kettle, heating the reaction kettle to 50+ / -5 DEG C, adding the
phenol, stirring the mixture, controlling the temperature to be 80+ / -5 DEG C and the pressure to 2+ / -0.5MPa, slowly adding the catalyst, adding the
formaldehyde solution after 2 hours, stirring the
mixed solution for 2 hours while continuously controlling the temperature to 40+ / -5 DEG C, adding the surface
active agent, and stirring the
mixed solution for 2 hours; and 2, relieving the pressure in the reaction kettle to normal pressure, extracting the mixture,
drying the mixture at the temperature of 100+ / -5 DEG C, and then
grinding the dried mixture to obtain the temporary plugging agent. The
softening point temperature of the temporary plugging agent is within a wide range from 70 to 140 DEG C, so that the temporary plugging agent can almost meet the needs of all
layers of earth.