Patent ID: 8281868

Claim:
A well apparatus for performing casing while drilling, comprising: a tubular member having a bore, a longitudinal axis, and an upper end for connection to a casing string; a load shoulder within the bore; the load shoulder having a torque transferring portion extending from a lower terminus to an upper terminus; the load shoulder having an axial force transferring portion that faces upward; a bottom hole assembly for lowering through the casing string, the bottom hole assembly having a profile that lands on the load shoulder; the profile having a torque transferring portion that mates in flush contact with the torque transferring portion of the load shoulder so that torque imposed on the casing string transfers to the bottom hole assembly; and the profile having an axial load transferring portion that mates in flush contact with the axial load transferring portion of the load shoulder for transferring weight of the bottom hole assembly to the casing string.