A method for producing a gas transporting rheological medium, said method comprises: (a) hydrating and dispersing a thickening agent in a fluid medium (b) adding a first gas for dissolution and/or adsorption the fluid medium using a minimum fluid system pressure of about 7 psig (c) mechanically emulsifying dimethylpolysiloxane into the fluid medium (d) adding a source of one or more +2 valence cations to the suspension for 10 crosslinking to form a gel and (e) dispensing the gel into a container.
