Patent ID: 8226089

Claim:
A seal assembly, comprising: a tubular member having a longitudinal axis and a tubular member seal profile; a metal seal ring having a proximal base and a distal end, the seal ring having a seal ring seal profile between the proximal base and distal end that is a straight conical surface; a distal annular recess in the tubular member seal profile, defining a seal surface that is engaged by a distal portion of the conical surface, forming a metal-to-metal seal area; a proximal annular recess in the tubular member seal profile and spaced axially from the distal annular recess, defining a support area axially spaced from the metal-to-metal seal area and contacted by a support portion of the conical surface between the proximal base and the distal portion; and wherein the distal annular recess has an axial extent length that exceeds an axial extent length of the metal-to-metal seal area measured along the axis of the tubular member.