This invention relates to the field of oilfield
chemistry, and particularly to a diverting agent based on thermally reversible dynamic covalent bonds, its preparation method, and its application. The diverting agent is a
polymer cross-linked via dynamic covalent bonds, which are constructed by thermally controlled Diels-
Alder and reverse Diels-
Alder reactions. The
polymer is copolymerized from hydrophilic monomers containing double bonds and a dynamic covalent cross-linking agent containing double bonds. The dynamic covalent cross-linking agent containing double bonds is a polymerizable compound containing
furan or cyclopentadienyl groups. During the plugging stage, under high-temperature conditions in deep or ultra-deep oil and gas reservoirs, the material transforms from rigid particles into a
viscoelastic fluid, forming a temporary plugging layer at the pore or fracture entrance of high-permeability
layers. During the degradation stage, pumping in a depolymerizing fluid triggers a reverse Diels-
Alder reaction, achieving complete degradation. This solves the problem of poor
temperature resistance and low strength of diverting agents, which cannot meet the needs of balanced oil and gas
field development in deep or ultra-deep oil and gas reservoirs.