Patent ID: 8256523

Claim:
A method of retrieving at least a first plug and a second plug of the same type from a wellbore, wherein when the plugs are set in the wellbore each plug has a valve in a closed position blocking flow of fluid through the plug and a sealing member expanded into engagement with a wellbore casing, comprising: connecting a conveyance to the first plug; applying tension to the first plug; releasing the first plug in response to the applying tension and without utilizing a J-slot device, wherein the releasing comprises opening the valve in the first plug, locking the valve in the open position, and then disengaging the sealing member; lowering the first plug to a position proximate the second plug; circulating fluid through the conveyance and the locked open valve of the first plug; connecting the first plug to the second plug; releasing the second plug by applying tension to the conveyance, the first plug and the second plug; and retrieving the first plug and the second plug from the wellbore simultaneously.