<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
The following schedule contains summarized financial information extracted
from the Mountain Fuel Supply Company Statements of Income and Balance Sheet
for the nine-months ended September 30, 1995, and is qualified in its entirety
by reference to such unauditied financial statements.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1995
<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-30-1995
<CASH>                                             295
<SECURITIES>                                         0
<RECEIVABLES>                                   28,339
<ALLOWANCES>                                         0
<INVENTORY>                                     24,698
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                57,994
<PP&E>                                         769,398
<DEPRECIATION>                                 300,028
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                  23,982
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                           85,923
<BONDS>                                        175,000
<COMMON>                                        22,974
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                      6,211
<OTHER-SE>                                     175,391
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                   551,346
<SALES>                                              0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                               247,942
<CGS>                                                0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                  203,132
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                27,013
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                              12,157
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                  9,213
<INCOME-TAX>                                       925
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                              8,288
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                     8,288
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                        0
<EPS-DILUTED>                                        0