Patent ID: 9605483
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: E21B

Claim:
1. A method for forming a wellbore, comprising: installing a casing in an upper portion of a wellbore, said casing having upper and lower interior casing latch couplings; providing a bottom hole assembly having upper and lower exterior latch assemblies; disposing said bottom hole assembly through a lining member, said lining member having upper and lower interior liner latch couplings each dimensioned for connection to said upper and lower exterior latch assemblies of the bottom hole assembly and an exterior liner latch assembly dimensioned for connection to each of said upper and lower interior casing latch couplings; connecting said bottom hole assembly to a running tool with a liner hanger having a hanger body and a collet assembly, such that said hanger body is connected to said lining member and said collet assembly is connected between said bottom hole assembly and said running tool; connecting said lower exterior latch assembly of the bottom hole assembly to said lower interior liner latch coupling, with at least a lower portion of said bottom hole assembly extending beyond a lower edge of said lining member; lowering said bottom hole assembly with said lining member into said casing by said running tool; releasing a float plug from said bottom hole assembly; landing said float plug at said lower interior liner latch coupling; and disengaging said collet assembly from said hanger body.