Patent ID: 8794310

Claim:
A sealing system for use in a subterranean wellbore, the system comprising: a tubular; and a sealing member assembly comprising: at least two rings disposed about the tubular, wherein the rings are longitudinally spaced apart from one another, and wherein a sealing member is disposed between the rings, the sealing member comprising: a support tube member disposed about the tubular, the support tube member comprising nonrecessed portions with a plurality of holes therethrough, wherein a nonrecessed portion of the support tube member is substantially directly adjacent the tubular and wherein first and second nonrecessed portions of the support tube member are located at an opposite end of the support tube member, wherein the support tube member comprises a recessed portion disposed between the nonrecessed portions; an inner swellable element disposed interior of the support tube member; an outer swellable element disposed about the exterior of the support tube member, wherein the inner and outer swellable elements are unitized with one another through at least a portion of the plurality of holes; and a retainer disposed at each end of the support tube member, wherein the retainers provide a seal between the ends of the support tube member and the tubular.