WARNING: THE EDGAR SYSTEM ENCOUNTERED ERROR(S) WHILE PROCESSING THIS SCHEDULE. <ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the Form 10-Q for March 31, 1996, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000945979 <NAME> MOBILE ENERGY SERVICES HOLDINGS, INC <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1995 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1996 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 358,180 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 0 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 37,331 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 14,681 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 410,192 <COMMON> 1 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 41,367 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 947 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 42,315 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 306,319 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 0 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> (7,030) <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 61,558 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 410,192 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 21,181 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 959 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 11,283 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 12,242 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 8,939 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 191 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 9,130 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 7,581 <NET-INCOME> 1.549 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 1.549 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 0 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> (1,010) <EPS-PRIMARY> 1,549 <EPS-DILUTED> 1,549