You are lucky. In Texas, because of the ground, you can bury pipes. In most of NH one needs to blast. Not economical to place NG pipes, and too few customers as well, for the most part.
“You are lucky. In Texas, because of the ground, you can bury pipes.”
Well, I suppose that’s correct for a good part of Texas. However, some areas not so. Examples; the Permian Basin which covers an area larger than New England sits on a coral sea bed. Coral is very hard and abrasive. Eats up metal in no time. And then there’s the Trans Pecos and Big Bend regions, pure rock. And then there’s far west Texas, very mountainous, tallest mountain in Texas is Guadalupe Peak at about 9,800 ft. So, we have our issues with laying pipe here as well. God Bless Texas...