PROFILED OILFIELD SEAL AND RELATED APPARATUS AND METHOD

摘要

A sealing element (10, 18) for sealing an oilfild component (DS) the sealing element having a bore fore receiving the oilfild component, the sealing element comprising : - a seal supporting section (16, 24) - a sealing section (21, 13) having an inwardly facing bore surface; and - a profile (12, 20 ) formed on said sealing section inwardly facing bore surface to seal the oilfield component while communicating a fluid between said sealing section and the oilfield component.