Patent ID: 8256506

Claim:
A tubing hanger for use in a wellhead, the wellhead including a throughbore, a landing seat positioned in the throughbore, a landing groove positioned above the landing seat in the throughbore, and a locking groove in the throughbore, the tubing hanger comprising: an expandable landing ring positioned on the tubing hanger for engaging the landing groove; a landing mechanism for expanding the landing ring radially outward from the tubing hanger; a locking ring for engaging the locking groove, the locking ring being positioned on the tubing hanger; a locking mechanism for expanding the locking ring radially outward from the tubing hanger body and locking it into the locking groove; and wherein the landing mechanism is positioned to engage the landing seat during installation of the tubing hanger into the wellhead, the landing mechanism being configured so that a downward force of the landing mechanism on the landing seat during the installation is capable of expanding the landing ring into the landing groove.