Abstract: Water-soluble, polymer viscosifiers of aqueous solutions, also known as gelling agents, can be suspended in a hydrocarbon carrier fluid, such as, diesel to prepare a liquid gel concentrate. When a liquid gel concentrate is added to an aqueous solution the gelling agent disperses into it and viscosifies it. To make an improved performance admixture for preparation of liquid gel concentrates and render the gelling agent suspendable in the hydrocarbon carrier fluid, it is first coated with a mixture of an oil-compatible polymer suspending agent, such as a polymer suspension, comprising a branched chain alkyl acrylate monomer copolymerized with a minor amount of hydrophilic monomer such as acrylic acid with an appropriate amount of internal crosslinking agent to control polymer particle size, and a surfactant such as a nonylphenol reacted with several moles of ethylene oxide, styrenated phenol ethoxylate, or a phosphate ester of styrenated phenol ethoxylate.