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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 10-QA

(MARK ONE)
   (X)         QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                 FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 1996

                                       OR

   ( )         TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                  FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM            TO

                         COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-2700

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                          EL PASO NATURAL GAS COMPANY
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


                DELAWARE                    
      (State or Other Jurisdiction                       74-0608280
   of Incorporation or Organization)        (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
                                            
        ONE PAUL KAYSER CENTER,             
100 NORTH STANTON STREET, EL PASO, TEXAS                   79901
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                 (Zip Code)


     Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code     (915) 541-2600

   Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes X  No 
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   Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

                CLASS                              OUTSTANDING
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     Common Stock, par value $3.00 per
        share, as of May 6, 1996                35,408,172 shares

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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

  
                                      EL PASO NATURAL GAS COMPANY
                                              (Registrant)


Date:  May 15, 1996                      /s/  H. BRENT AUSTIN
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                                              H. Brent Austin
                                        Executive Vice President and
                                           Chief Financial Officer


Date:  May 15, 1996                    /s/  JEFFREY I. BEASON
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                                            Jeffrey I. Beason
                                        Vice President, Controller, 
                                               and Treasurer


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