production fluid those skilled in the art will acknowledge that a balanced seal implementation such as the one described above facilitates better performance of seals and packings such as the standpipe packing 108 which extends operating life of the stuffing box assembly 100 particularly a balanced seal configuration helps to prevent problems with packings such as u201c weep u201d associated with many rope type packings used in existing stuffing boxes a variety of sealing elements including the o ring assemblies 106 and lower loaded lip seal assembly 116 are also utilized to prevent production fluid from escaping from annular areas within the stuffing box housing 102 the attributes and functionality of these additional sealing elements listed above are understood by those skilled in the art they will also appreciate that many different varieties and configurations of sealing elements may be used in other embodiments of the present invention as dictated by requirements of the specific application during operation as the drive string 40 rotates it may sway and whip which will intermittently impart a transverse load against the stuffing box assembly 100 and more specifically to components such as the stuffing box housing 102 accordingly the stuffing box housing 102.