<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the Form 10Q for June 30,1996, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000277595 <NAME> ENERGEN CORPORATION <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> SEP-30-1996 <PERIOD-START> OCT-01-1995 <PERIOD-END> Jun-30-1996 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 270,187 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 97,671 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 105,775 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 13,716 <OTHER-ASSETS> 240 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 487,589 <COMMON> 111 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 87,314 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 107,232 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 194,657 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 130,652 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 19,000 <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> 141,455 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 487,589 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 336,940 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 7,688 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 294,513 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 302,201 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 34,739 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 1,966 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 36,705 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 9,926 <NET-INCOME> 26,779 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 26,779 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 9,567 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 7,406 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 63,940 <EPS-PRIMARY> 2.44 <EPS-DILUTED> 2.44