<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from Oil City Petroleum, Inc.'s swcond quarter 10-Q dated May 31, 1997, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statement. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> AUG-31-1997 <PERIOD-END> MAY-31-1997 <CASH> 31210 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 14422 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 4992 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 52495 <PP&E> 1363064 <DEPRECIATION> 727638 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 687921 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 1662928 <BONDS> 0 <COMMON> 5692571 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <OTHER-SE> 1567243 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 687921 <SALES> 71430 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 72500 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 0 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 157466 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 80982 <INCOME-PRETAX> (165948) <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> (165498) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (165948) <EPS-PRIMARY> (.01) <EPS-DILUTED> (.01)