A method and apparatus for conducting earth borehole operations include a
reel (28) of continuous coiled casing (30), and an injector (20) for
moving the coiled casing. The bottomhole assembly including at least a
motor (54) and a bit (56) is connected to the free end of the coiled
casing, and injected into the earth while circulating fluid through the
coiled casing to form a drilled earth borehole having a borehole wall.
The coiled casing drill string may be retrieved from the borehole, the
bottomhole assembly removed, and the coiled casing again injected into
the borehole, then suspended from a wellhead assembly. After severing the
coiled casing, a bonding agent such as a cementitious material may be
injected into the suspended coiled casing and into the annulus between
the coiled casing and the borehole.