SEAL, METHOD AND SYSTEM

A seal, including a seal material, a substructure to which the seal material is attached, the substructure having end rings and a plurality of energizers extending between the end rings. A method for making a seal, including forming a substructure having end rings and a plurality of energizers extending between the end rings in a first position, longitudinally stretching the substructure, reducing an outside diameter of the substructure by the stretching, and disposing a seal material on the stretched substructure. A method for sealing a tubular structure, including disposing a seal in the tubular structure, allowing the substructure to recover the first position, and urging the seal material into contact with the tubular structure. A borehole system, including a borehole in a subsurface formation, a string in the borehole, and a seal disposed within or as a part of the string.