TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Components: Each of the amide branches is connected to the aromatic core via a carbon-carbon or carbon-nitrogen bond. One or more of the amide branches are connected to the aromatic core via a carbon-nitrogen bond. Each of the amide branches is connected to the aromatic core via a carbon-nitrogen bond. The fluid comprises three or four amide branches. Each organic group is an alkyl group. Each alkyl group is a straight chain alkyl group. Each alkyl group has 6-24 carbon atoms. The aromatic core is benzene. Each of the amide branches are connected to the aromatic core via a carbon-nitrogen bond, and each organic group is an alkyl group with 6-24 carbon atoms. One or more of the amide branches is connected to the aromatic core via a carbon-carbon bond and one or more of the amide branches are connected to the aromatic core via a carbon-nitrogen bond. Each alkyl group has 6-12 carbon atoms. The aromatic core is naphthalene. Each of the amide branches has one organic group. The fluid excludes pyromellitamide gelling agents, where the gelling agent is a pyromellitamide gelling agent. The pyromellitamide gelling agent has the general formula I.R1-R8=each being a hydrogen or an organic group.The base fluid comprises hydrocarbons, where the hydrocarbons have 3-8 carbon atoms. The hydrocarbons comprise liquefied petroleum gas. The fluid further comprises a breaker, where the breaker further comprises one or more of a bromide salt, a chloride salt, an organic salt, and an amine salt. The breaker comprises one or more of an alcohol or alkoxide salt. One or more of an alcohol or alkoxide salt have 2 or more carbon atoms. The alkoxide salt is present and comprises aluminum isopropoxide. The breaker is a water-activated breaker and the fluid comprises a hydrate. It further comprises a coating, where the coating further comprises wax. The gelling agent is provided with a carrier, where the carrier comprises glycol. It is provided with a suspending agent, or with a wetting agent. Each alkyl group has 7-24 carbon atoms. The fluid comprises four (preferred) or more amide branches. It is a downhole fluid. Preferred Process: The method further involves fracturing the downhole formation; and recovering fluid from the downhole formation, and recycling the recovered fluid. Preferred Definitions:    R5-R8=H; and    R1-R4=alkyl groups, or each has at least 6 carbon atoms, or each alkyl group has 6-24 carbon atoms, each alkyl group has 6-10 carbon atoms, each alkyl group is one or more of straight chain, branched, or cyclic, or each alkyl group is straight chain, preferably each straight chain alkyl groups with 6-10 carbon atoms.    EXAMPLE - No suitable example given.