Non-pressure sensitive module for liner hanger installation

A liner hanger system for use in a borehole, the liner hanger system comprising:

• a liner hanger;
• a run-in tool comprising a slick joint;
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• an NPS module comprising:
• a mandrel positioned around the slick joint and having one or more fluid pathways that balance pressure uphole of the mandrel and downhole of the mandrel when the NPS module is positioned within the borehole;
• a lug assembly positioned around the slick joint and extending at least partially through the mandrel, a lug of the lug assembly extendable through a port in the liner hanger to prevent setting of the liner hanger when the lug assembly is in a run-in position;
• a release sleeve positioned around the slick joint and coupled to the lug assembly, the release sleeve operable to shift the lug assembly from a run-in position to an intermediate position, the intermediate position allowing the liner hanger to be set;
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• a retention mechanism operable to prevent the lug assembly from shifting from the intermediate position to a retracted position until run-in tool is pulled uphole.

A method of positioning a liner hanger within a well, the method comprising:

• running a liner hanger into the well via a run-in tool comprising a slick joint;
• positioning a lug assembly of an NPS module in a run-in position that prevents the liner hanger from setting;
• creating a pressure differential between a bore of the slick joint and an annulus between the slick joint and a liner hanger mandrel of the liner hanger to shift a release sleeve of the NPS module positioned around the slick joint;
• and
• shifting the lug assembly of the NPS module from the run-in position to an intermediate position via the release sleeve to allow the liner hanger to be set;
• and
• setting the liner hanger.