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Abstract

Various embodiments disclosed relate to methods, compositions, and systems for enhanced oil recovery including a viscosifier polymer. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of enhanced oil recovery that can include obtaining or providing a composition that includes a viscosifier polymer. The viscosifier polymer includes an ethylene repeating unit including a —C(O)NH₂ group and an ethylene repeating unit including an —S(O)₂OR¹ group, where the repeating units are in block, alternate, or random configuration. At each occurrence R¹ can be independently selected from the group consisting of —H and a counterion. The method can include placing the composition in a subterranean formation downhole via an injection wellbore. The method can also include extracting material comprising petroleum from the subterranean formation downhole via a production wellbore.

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First Claim