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Engineering ToolBox > Underground Natural Gas Pipes - Minimum Cover
Outside underground natural gas steel pipe should have at least 12 inches (0.3 m) of cover.

Plastic pipes with natural gas should have at least 18 inches (0.45 m) of cover.