Patent ID: 8324135

Claim:
A method of making a modified aqueous fluid the method comprising: combining (a) an aqueous fluid comprising polysaccharide and dissolved salt, (b) borate anions comprising at least one boron atom and at least two oxygen atoms, (c) ceramic bubbles, and (d) an organic material selected from the group consisting of glucose, mannose, xylose, fructose, sorbitol, maltitol, maltose, glucosamine, gluconic acid, erythorbic acid, phloroglucinol, glycerol, meso-ertythritol, pentaerythritol, citric acid, 1,1,1-tris(hydroxymethyl)ethane, 1,6-hexanediol, phthalic acid, and hydantoin wherein in the absence of the organic material, the aqueous composition would gel within 16 hours, at 20° C., and wherein the amount of organic material is sufficient to prevent the aqueous composition from gelling within 16 hours, at 20° C.