Accelerated tests are widely used by industry to derive information about long term material responses to a particular service environment. In the attempt to gather information about a material’s long term survivability, various methods have been used. The oiltield industry has been introduced to life estimation or life prediction of seal materials by companies or organizations using special test fixtures to obtain the performance of seal materials in a specified test environment. Thk paper presents information on conducting life estimation tests using existing test equipment that many companies and laboratories presently use in material evaluation.