The present invention provides a method and apparatus for setting
concentric casing strings within a wellbore in one run-in of a casing
working string. In one aspect of the invention, the apparatus comprises a
drilling system comprising concentric casing strings, with each casing
string having a drill bit piece disposed at the lower end thereof. The
drill bit pieces of adjacent casing strings are releasably connected to
one another. In another aspect of the invention, a method is provided for
setting concentric casing strings within a wellbore with the drilling
system. In another aspect of the invention, the releasably connected
drill bit pieces comprise a drill bit assembly.