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Currently, liquid bridging and gel plugging technologies are effective methods for mitigating complex issues such as downhole overflow, fluid loss, and heavy oil backflow. This paper focuses on the development and optimization of key treatment agents, including high-temperature-resistant polymers and crosslinking agents, to formulate a high-temperature chemical gel plugging agent. A gel-breaking, high-strength colloidal chemical gel plugging agent system capable of withstanding temperatures up to 150 \u00b0C was developed, and it has an apparent viscosity of about 7500 mPa\u00b7s, an energy storage modulus and a loss modulus of 51 Pa and 6 Pa, respectively, after gel formation at elevated temperatures, and an apparent viscosity retention rate of the gel of greater than 82% after aging for 9 d at a temperature of 150 \u00b0C. This system forms a stable gas isolation barrier in the wellbore, with performance remaining stable after 7 to 12 days of aging, and the degradation rate reaches 99.8% after 24 h at 150 \u00b0C. 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