Patent ID: 8347955

Claim:
A method comprising the steps of: providing a plunger lift confined by a casing within a well bore, said plunger lift including at least a main channel secured to and disposed between a first and second valve, said first valve adjacent a proximal end of said plunger lift, and said second valve adjacent a distal end of said plunger lift, in which said main channel promotes fluidic flow there through of fluid contained in said casing when said plunger descends through said well bore; closing said first valve by engaging a first sealing member to a first valve seat at a proximal end of the main channel; closing said second valve by engaging a second sealing member engaging a second valve seat at a distal end of said main channel in response to a pressure impinging upon said distal end of said plunger lift; and accumulating pressure on said proximal end of said plunger lift to overcome said pressure on said distal end of said plunger lift thereby forcing said plunger lift to traverse a well bore and evacuate any fluids present above said plunger lift, and in which said second valve is a check valve that includes at least a side port and a central port in fluidic communication with said main channel, said second sealing member disposed within said central port and confined by said side port, said second valve seat communicating with said main channel, and a restriction bar adjacent said central port, said restriction bar precluding said second sealing member from evacuating said central port while assuring said central port remains open, wherein said second sealing member precludes fluid through said main channel when said second sealing member is in sealing engagement with said second valve seat.