September 8, 2015

Via EDGAR Filing

Mr. Ethan Horowitz

Branch Chief

Office of Natural Resources

Division of Corporate Finance

Mail Stop 4628

Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C. 20549

RE: Energen Corporation

Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2014

Filed March 2, 2015

Form 10-Q for Fiscal Quarter Ended June 30, 2015

Filed August 7, 2015

Form 8-K filed August 7, 2015

File No. 001-07810

Comment Letter Dated September 3, 2015

Dear Mr. Horowitz:

We confirm receipt of your letter to our Chief Financial Officer, Charles W. Porter, Jr., dated September 3, 2015. We plan to respond to the above referenced letter by October 16, 2015.

Respectfully,

/s/ J. David Woodruff

J. David Woodruff

General Counsel and Secretary

Energen Corporation

cc: Amy McIntyre