Patent ID: 8100186

Claim:
An expansion apparatus, comprising: an expandable tubular; a support member releasably secured to the expandable tubular, wherein the support member includes an extendable section below where the support member is releasably secured to the expandable tubular; an upper expandable cone coupled to the extendable section and in a retracted state; an anchor releasably coupled to the extendable section below the upper expandable cone; a lower expansion cone coupled to the extendable section below the anchor; and a resilient sleeve disposed in the lower end of the expandable tubular, wherein the extendable section is operable to move the lower expansion cone downward so as to expand the resilient sleeve and the expandable tubular radially outward to form a launcher portion on the lower end of the expandable tubular, wherein said anchor is operable to sealingly engage the launcher portion.