<p>Recently, the number of hard-to-recover gas reserves has been <br /> increasing worldwide. At the same time, issues related to water encroachment <br /> and the efficient operation of productive wells under complex conditions have <br /> become increasingly relevant. Water influx in gas and gas condensate wells causes <br /> serious operational challenges. In the final stages of development of gas and gas <br /> condensate fields, due to declining in reservoir pressure and inflow rates, fluid <br /> accumulates in the bottomhole zone of wells. This, in turn, leads to increased <br /> pressure loss, reduced well flow rates, and decreased reservoir capacity to yield <br /> hydrocarbon components. Currently, the blowdown method is used to address <br /> this issue. This method, based on the direct release of gas into the atmosphere, <br /> results in gas losses and has a negative impact on the environment and areas <br /> surrounding the well. This article analyzes the blowdown method used to remove <br /> fluid accumulation from the bottom of gas and gas condensate wells in the <br /> Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as the volume of natural gas losses resulting from <br /> the spontaneous shutdown of wells.</p>