Definition(s)
Liner Hanger
A device used to attach or hang a liner from the internal wall of a previously set casing string. Conventional liner hangers are “hung” (connected to the last casing) by setting slips that grip against the inner wall of the previously set casing string. Expandable liner hangers are hung by external expansion of the hanger against the inner wall of the previously set casing string.
Source: API STD 65 – Part 2, Isolating Potential Flow Zones During Well Construction, Upstream Segment, Second Edition, December 2010. Global Standards