<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
The following schedule contains summarized financial information extracted
from the Questar Corporation Statements of Income and Balance Sheets for
the period ended March 31, 1996, and is qualified in its entirety by
reference to such unaudited financial statements.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1995
<PERIOD-END>                               MAR-31-1996
<CASH>                                               0
<SECURITIES>                                         0
<RECEIVABLES>                                  144,049
<ALLOWANCES>                                         0
<INVENTORY>                                     11,867
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               166,212
<PP&E>                                       2,341,157
<DEPRECIATION>                               1,045,206
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                               1,576,000
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          187,493
<BONDS>                                        411,700
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                            4,957
<PREFERRED>                                          0
<COMMON>                                       285,292
<OTHER-SE>                                     460,703
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                 1,576,000
<SALES>                                              0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                               225,723
<CGS>                                                0
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<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                35,016
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                              11,125
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                 53,972
<INCOME-TAX>                                    19,376
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                             34,596
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                    34,596
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                      .85
<EPS-DILUTED>                                      .85