I have used Wilsons Plumbing in the past for gas with great results. A couple of things to consider:
- This is a routine thing for most plumbers so there are many who can do this.
- Plumbers (especially good ones) are busy. If someone can jump on it the same or next day; I would be nervous. Most jobs like this have a small lead time.
- You say you are in the country; depending on where, maybe get quotes from someone in Caldwell or Navasota.
- It will be very expensive to pay a plumber to dig. To save money rent a trencher and do it yourself or farm out the digging. A general rule is to only pay skilled labor to do work in their skill set and get general labor to do the rest (at a greatly reduced cost).
If you do dig yourself or farm it out, make sure you do these things: --- Have your plumber give you the exact dimensions of the trench to be dug out,
in writing on the estimate. Walk with the plumber and mark the exact path of the trench to be dug out. Mark the trench with the plumber present. Locate utilities
http://www.lonestar811.com/ . Once that is done, double check that nothing showed up unexpectedly and either re-route (+ verify with plumber) or start digging. You can locate utilities before the plumber arrives too. The markings are valid for 14 days so this may/may not be practical in scheduling the entire job. Maybe ask them over the phone.
Digging sucks, and right now it being so wet, a shovel full seems like it weighs 75 lbs after 20 minutes of digging.