SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                    Washington, D.C.  20549




                            FORM 8-K
                         CURRENT REPORT



               Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
              the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                         Date of Report
                        October 15, 1998


                      Energen Corporation
     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                            Alabama
         (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)



           1-7810                            63-0757759
   (Commission File No.)         (IRS Employer Identification No.)




  2101 Sixth Avenue North
    Birmingham, Alabama                        35203
   (Address of principal                     (Zip Code)
     executive offices)

                         (205) 326-2700
      (Registrant's telephone number including area code)


Item 2.   Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

On  October 15, 1998, Energen Resources Corporation (Energen Resources), the oil
and  gas  exploration  and  production subsidiary of  Energen  Corporation  (the
Company), purchased the stock of TOTAL Minatome Corporation (TOTAL), a  Houston-
based  unit  of  TOTAL  American  Holding  Inc.  Immediately  upon  closing  the
transaction, Energen Resources sold a 31 percent undivided interest  in  TOTAL's
assets to Westport Oil and Gas Company Inc., a private Denver-based exploration,
acquisition  and development company. Energen Resources' net investment  totaled
$132.6  million,  including  the  assumption  of  certain  legal  and  financial
obligations.

Energen  Resources will gain an estimated 200 billion cubic feet  equivalent  of
proved  domestic oil and natural gas reserves. Approximately half of the  proved
reserves  are  concentrated in north Louisiana. Other reserve locations  include
the San Juan Basin in New Mexico, the Permian Basin in West Texas, offshore Gulf
of  Mexico, southern Louisiana, and the Rockies. Approximately 75 percent of the
reserves  are  natural  gas, and approximately 60 percent are proved developed
producing.  Energen Resources plans to spend an estimated $70 million over the
next several years to fully exploit the approximately 40 percent of behind pipe
and proved undeveloped reserves.

The Company used a portion of its existing short-term credit facilities to
acquire  the  foregoing properties and expects to refinance a portion of this
acquisition through the issuance of long-term debt and equity during the second
half of fiscal year 1999.


Item 7.   Financial Statements and Exhibits

      (a)Financial Statements of Business Acquired

          It is impracticable to provide the consolidated financial information
of the business acquired  from TOTAL at the time of filing this report.  The
required financial statements  will be filed as soon as  practicable but not
later than 60 days from October 30, 1998, the date on which this Form  8-K
must  be  filed  with  the Securities and Exchange  Commission  (the
Commission).

      (b)Pro Forma Financial Information

          It  is  impracticable  to  provide the required  pro  forma financial
information  at the time of the filing of this report.  The required pro
forma financial information will be filed as soon as practicable but  not
later than 60 days from October 30, 1998, the date on which this Form 8-K
must be filed with the Commission.






                         SIGNATURE



      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.


                                     ENERGEN CORPORATION





DATE: October 30, 1998             By   /s/  Grace B. Carr
                                   Grace B. Carr
                                   Controller of Energen Corporation