NORSOK Value
For decades, Parker has been providing leading
edge elastomer technology to the energy, oil and
gas industry. As a value added service, Parker is
now offering EOG elastomers tested and certified to
NORSOK standards.
NORSOK standards are developed by the Norwegian
Petroleum Industry to outline and secure adequate
safety and cost efficient needs for petroleum
industry developments and operations. NORSOK
M-710 calls out the requirements for critical rubber
sealing materials in applications such as subsea use,
control systems and valves. It provides standards
for rapid gas decompression (RGD) also known
as explosive decompression (ED) testing and sour
gas (H2S) aging on elastomers and thermoplastics.
These tests give insight to the performance and life
expectancy of a seal in various EOG applications.
Parker enlisted MERL, Ltd., (Materials Engineering
Research Laboratory), an independent research
laboratory located in the United Kingdom, to
conduct the stringent NORSOK tests on Parker’s
various EOG materials. Parker’s materials were
found to pass, if not exceed expectations and
requirements set by NORSOK. See the charts
below for Parker materials that received NORSOK
approval.