<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the Form 10Q for December 31,1995, 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-30-1996 <PERIOD-START> OCT-01-1995 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1995 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 258,745 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 86,184 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 112,922 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 9,351 <OTHER-ASSETS> 2,820 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 470,022 <COMMON> 110 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 85,388 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 89,121 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 174,619 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 131,494 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 28,000 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 1,775 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 134,134 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 470,022 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 78,823 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 657 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 74,050 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 74,707 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 4,116 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 1,543 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 5,659 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 3,381 <NET-INCOME> 2,278 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 2,278 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 3,178 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 2,747 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> (1,608) <EPS-PRIMARY> .21 <EPS-DILUTED> .21