Patent ID: 8146685

Claim:
A system for completing a subterranean path between a first borehole having a first surface location and a first borehole directional section, and a second borehole having a second surface location and a second borehole directional section, the system comprising: a first casing string configured to extend through a portion of the first borehole, from a position at or near the first surface location to the first directional section; a second casing string configured to extend through a portion of the second borehole, from a position at or near the second surface location to the second directional section; and a liner member configured to extend within the first or second casing string from the position at or near the corresponding surface location to a downhole end portion of the first or second casing string such that a distal connection end of the liner member is located at, adjacent or in proximity to the downhole end.