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A process for forming a thickened fluid having a viscosity of at least about 50 cps which includes the steps of: (a) forming two solvent systems one of an organic liquid and the other of said organic liquid and a polar cosolvent, said polar cosolvent being less than about 15 weight percent of each said solvent system, a viscosity of each said solvent system being less than about 100 cps; (b) dissolving a water insoluble sulfonated elastomeric polymer in said first solvent system to form a first solution, a concentration of said sulfonated polymer in said first solution being about 0.02 to about 10 weight percent, a viscosity of said first solution being less than about 2000 cps; (c) dissolving an elastomeric polymer in said second solvent system of said organic liquid to form a second solution, a concentration of said elastomeric polymer in said second solution being about 0.2 to about 10 weight percent, a viscosity of said solution being less than about 2000 cps; (d) mixing said first solution and said solution to form a solution of said sulfonated elastomeric polymer and said elastomeric polymer; and (e) adding about 5 to about 500 volume percent water to said solution of said sulfonated elastomeric polymer and said elastomeric polymer, said water being immiscible with said solution of said sulfonated elastomeric polymer and said elastomeric polymer, said polar cosolvent transferring from said organic liquid to said water thereby causing the viscosity of said organic liquid to increase to at least 5000 cps.
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