Methods and systems for adding functionality for cross linked polymers in a wellbore environment

A polymer mixture for downhole applications, the mixture comprising:

• a first cationic polymer that hydrolyzes;
• a second cationic polymer or cationic surfactant that does not hydrolyze, wherein the polymer mixture includes two pounds of the first cationic polymer and one gallon of a twenty percent solution of the second cationic polymer per thousand gallons, wherein the polymer mixture forms a hydrogel that reduces a water flow rate through the hydrogel and increases an oil flow rate through the hydrogel.