<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> 27.1 This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the Form 10Q for December 31, 1994, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000277595 <NAME> ENERGEN CORPORATION <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> SEP-30-1995 <PERIOD-START> OCT-01-1994 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1994 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 238,308 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 54,690 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 102,899 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 10,999 <OTHER-ASSETS> 3,683 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 410,579 <COMMON> 109 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 83,887 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 82,720 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 166,716 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 118,210 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 2,000 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 3,793 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 119,860 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 410,579 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 73,484 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 649 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 68,048 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 68,697 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 4,787 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 724 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 5,511 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 2,775 <NET-INCOME> 2,736 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 2,736 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 3,058 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 2,399 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 795 <EPS-PRIMARY> .25 <EPS-DILUTED> .25