<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the Form 10Q for March 31,1996, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000277595 <NAME> ENERGEN CORPORATION <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> SEP-30-1996 <PERIOD-START> OCT-01-1995 <PERIOD-END> Mar-31-1996 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 264,616 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 96,720 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 129,327 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 11,723 <OTHER-ASSETS> 2,314 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 504,700 <COMMON> 110 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 86,705 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 109,353 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 194,994 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 130,652 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 34,000 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 1,825 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 143,229 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 504,700 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 249,810 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 7,728 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 211,394 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 219,122 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 30,688 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 1,706 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 32,394 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 6,686 <NET-INCOME> 25,708 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 25,708 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 6,374 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 5,115 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 32,336 <EPS-PRIMARY> 2.34 <EPS-DILUTED> 2.34