Spread crosslinker and method of water control downhole

A method of treating a subterranean zone penetrated by a well bore comprising:

• providing a subterranean treating fluid comprising:
• a solvent,
• a crosslinkable component, and
• a crosslinking composition comprising a spread crosslinker, the spread crosslinker having a first and a second headgroup separated by an intervening spacer that is covalently bound to the first and second headgroups, wherein
• the first headgroup comprises at least one ring of at least five atoms, where at least two of the atoms in the at least one ring of the first headgroup are chelated polyvalent metal atoms, and
• the second headgroup comprises at least one ring of at least five atoms, where at least two of the atoms in the at least one ring of the second headgroup are chelated polyvalent metal atoms;
• and
• contacting the subterranean zone with the subterranean treating fluid.

A method of controlling water in a subterranean formation, comprising:

• introducing a crosslinkable fluid into a wellbore that penetrates a water-bearing subterranean formation, the crosslinkable fluid comprising:
• a solvent,
• a crosslinkable component, and
• a spread crosslinker, wherein at least some of the crosslinkable fluid permeates a portion of the water-bearing subterranean formation, and the spread crosslinker comprises a compound of formula III:
• where n is an integer from 1 to about 40;
• and R6, R7, R8 and R9 may be the same or different, and are selected from the group consisting of aluminum, zirconium, and titanium.

A crosslinker composition, comprising:

• a compound of formula IV:
• where R1 is:
• an alkylene group having 1 to about 40 carbon atoms, wherein hetero atoms either may or may not be present in the alkylene group,
• an arylene group having about 5 to about 40 carbon atoms, wherein hetero atoms either may or may not be present in the arylene group,
• an arylalkylene group having about 6 to about 40 carbon atoms, wherein hetero atoms either may or may not be present in either or both of the alkyl portion and the aryl portion of the arylalkylene group, or
• an alkylarylene group having about 6 to about 40 carbon atoms, wherein hetero atoms either may or may not be present in either or both of the alkyl portion and the aryl portion of the alkylarylene group;
• R2, R3, R4 and R5 may be the same or different, and are selected from the group consisting of aluminum, zirconium, and titanium;
• and
• R10, R11, R12 and R13 represent, independent from one another, a unidentate, bidentate, tridentate, or polydentate ligand system.