The invention relates to a preparation method of an oil-soluble aquathermolysis catalytic
viscosity reducer for thickened oil. The preparation method is characterized by comprising the following steps: 1) selecting the following raw materials in proper proportions: 3-5g of
gallic acid, 5-10mL of halogenated
hydrocarbon, 10-100mL of an
organic solvent, 8-15g of
anhydrous carbonate, 80-100mL of 2-5mol / L aqueous alkali, 100mL of absolute
methanol and 3-7g of
nickel salt; 2) adding
gallic acid, halogenated
hydrocarbon and
anhydrous carbonate to a round-bottom flask respectively, next, adding the
organic solvent, introducing
nitrogen and performing heating and stirring
reflux at a temperature of 50-70 DEG C for 12-24 hours, filtering the obtained product, and performing reduced-pressure rotary
evaporation to obtain a transparent oily liquid, next, dissolving the product in the absolute
methanol, adding the aqueous alkali, and hydrolyzing the product by virtue of
reflux at a temperature in the range of 30-50 DEG C for 3 hours, performing reduced-pressure rotary
evaporation to separate out the
methanol, slowly and dropwise adding diluted
hydrochloric acid to the solution until the pH value is in the range of 7-8, next, slowly and dropwise adding a
nickel salt solution, stirring for reacting thoroughly, and then filtering and
drying to obtain bluish
powder, namely the oil-soluble aquathermolysis catalytic
viscosity reducer.