Patent 7766089 was granted and assigned to Baker Hughes on August, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Disclosed herein is a packer system. The packer system includes, a first packing element settable to create a seal against a downhole structure, and a contingency packing element in operable communication with the first packing element, maintainable in reserve and settable at a time after which the first packing element is set.