Officials are optimistic that an oil well blowout that's been spewing a cloud of natural gas in east-central Wyoming will be plugged soon. The blowout prompted 50 residents to evacuate their homes amid concern that the gas could explode. Sixty-seven residents were asked to leave, but 17 decided to stay in their homes. Gas continued to erupt from the ground Wednesday after the blowout Tuesday afternoon five miles northeast of Douglas. No workers were injured. Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission supervisor Tom Doll says the leak is diminishing and officials are optimistic that workers with the Houston-based well control company Boots and Coots will plug it soon.
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