Patent ID: 8695699
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: E21B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a support member operable to be disposed within a tubular member having a first portion and a second portion; an expansion device coupled to said support member and operable to radially expand the first portion of the tubular member as said expansion device moves axially through the first portion of the tubular member; a release joint that couples the first portion of the tubular member to the second portion of the tubular member and releases the first portion of the tubular member from the second portion of the tubular member when the release joint is radially expanded by the expansion device; a latch receptacle disposed within the second portion of the tubular member; and a latch assembly coupled to said support member and operable to engage the latch receptacle as the first portion of the tubular member is released from the second portion of the tubular member, wherein the engagement of the latch assembly and the latch receptacle limits axial movement of said expansion device relative to the second portion of the tubular member.