<ARTICLE> UT 
<LEGEND>  THE SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION  
EXTRACTED FROM THE STATEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED INCOME, BALANCE SHEET,  
AND CASH FLOWS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO  
SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 
<CIK> 0000075527 
<NAME> PACIFIC ENTERPRISES 
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000,000 
        
                              
 
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<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1998 
<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-30-1998 
<BOOK-VALUE>                                  PER-BOOK 
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                        2,973 
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                         54 
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                             650 
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                           390 
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                     369 
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                   4,436 
<COMMON>                                         1,045 
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                            0 
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                                362 
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                   1,407 
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0 
<PREFERRED>                                         80 
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                             1,190 
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                  32 
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                            0 
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                       0 
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                        0 
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                            0 
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                          0 
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                     0 
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                   1,727 
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                    4,436 
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                        1,781 
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                                87 
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                       1,543 
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                       1,630 
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                            151 
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                                   3 
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                     154 
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                            57 
<NET-INCOME>                                        97 
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                          3 
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                       94 
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                            97 
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                            0 
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                             566 
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                        0 
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