Delta Natural Gas (DGAS) 10-K 2012 FY Annual report

   Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION OF THE

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Delta Natural Gas Company, Inc. on Form 10-K for the period ending June 30, 2012 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, John B. Brown, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Delta Natural Gas Company, Inc.

DATE:  August 28, 2012	/s/John B. Brown
	John B. Brown Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary