<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
The following schedule contains summarized financail information extracted
from the Mountain Fuel Supply Company Statements of Income and Balance Sheet
for the period ended March 31, 1996, and is qualified in its entirety by
reference to such unaudited financial statement.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1995
<PERIOD-END>                               MAR-31-1996
<CASH>                                               0
<SECURITIES>                                         0
<RECEIVABLES>                                   76,251
<ALLOWANCES>                                         0
<INVENTORY>                                      7,129
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                86,900
<PP&E>                                         787,646
<DEPRECIATION>                                 309,748
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 586,877
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          105,247
<BONDS>                                        175,000
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                            4,957
<PREFERRED>                                          0
<COMMON>                                        22,974
<OTHER-SE>                                     199,173
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                   586,877
<SALES>                                              0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                               144,903
<CGS>                                                0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                  100,886
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                10,220
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                               4,272
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                 30,234
<INCOME-TAX>                                    11,383
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                             18,851
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                    18,851
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                        0
<EPS-DILUTED>                                        0