Description
In today’s Oil and Gas Industry,
the application environments
are always changing with
increasingly higher demands
to improve seal elastomer
performance. The industry has
established testing standards for
sealing materials typically used
in applications such as subsea
control systems, valves, and
drilling systems within critical
environments.
These standards are focused on Rapid Gas
Decompression (RGD) testing and Sour Services
(H2S) aging on elastomers and thermoplastics. The
most common standards set today are NORSOK
M-710 established by the Norwegian Petroleum
Industry, ISO 23936-2 (the newest global standard)
and API 6A FF/HH (ISO standard 10423:2009).
For decades Parker has been providing leading edge
elastomer development to the energy, oil and gas
industry. As we develop specific elastomers for use in
critical applications such as RGD and sour services,
we utilize the services of recognized independent
test laboratories for material testing and certification.
We have a variety of formulations within the HNBR,
FKM, AFLAS® and FFKM families that have passed
the NORSOK M-710, ISO 23936-2 and API 6A
requirements.