[Revel]

This is often the way gas meters and gas lines are done in very cold climates. Even 30 below is not a problem.

[MAGAthon]

it’s complex - read the comments too:

17 Feb: WattsUpWithThat: The Day After Tomorrow: Renewables Fail Edition
Guest: “The best laid plans of mice and men…” by David Middleton

Note: I had originally titled this post, The Day After Tomorrow: ERCOT Fail Edition, and ERCOT did fail. But I changed the title because, even though the failure was system-wide, wind power totally failed, solar never showed up, while natural gas, coal and nuclear power were all that prevented the entire State of Texas from freezing in the dark. Despite these facts, some in the media are reporting that wind power saved the day, while fossil fuels and nuclear power failed...
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2021/02/17/the-day-after-tomorrow-ercot-fail-edition/

[Clay Moore]

It’s done like that here also but that is not gas coming off of the well head. The problems occurred at the well.

We are relatively lucky here and still very few vehicles are moving because it is a great sheet of ice. I sure haven’t seen pump trucks running today.

[Ozark Tom]

Well heads and piping for raw gas, moisture separation equipment vulnerable to the rare cold shot.