NATIONAL FUEL GAS CO
35-CERT, 1995-05-15
NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION
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     PAGE 1 OF 9
       UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
            Before the
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION          
____________________________________________

            In the Matter of

NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY                            FIFTH
NATIONAL FUEL GAS DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION           CERTIFICATE
NATIONAL FUEL GAS SUPPLY CORPORATION                 PURSUANT TO
SENECA RESOURCES CORPORATION                         RULE 24
UTILITY CONSTRUCTORS, INC.
HIGHLAND LAND & MINERALS, INC.
LEIDY HUB, INC.
DATA-TRACK ACCOUNT SERVICES, INC.
NATIONAL FUEL RESOURCES, INC.

File No. 70-8297
(Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935)
____________________________________________



         THIS IS TO CERTIFY, pursuant to Rule 24, that certain 
transactions proposed by National Fuel Gas Company ("National") and 
its subsidiaries, National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation 
("Distribution Corporation"), National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation 
("Supply Corporation"), Seneca Resources Corporation ("Seneca"), 
Utility Constructors, Inc. ("UCI"), Highland Land & Minerals, Inc. 
("Highland"), Leidy Hub, Inc. ("Leidy"), Data-Track Account Services, 
Inc. ("Data-Track") and National Fuel Resources, Inc. ("NFR") in Form 
U-1, Application-Declaration, File No. 70-8297, as amended, have been 
carried out in accordance with the terms and conditions, and for the 
purposes as represented by said Application-Declaration, and the 
Order of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") (HCAR 
No. 35-25964 dated December 29, 1993) with respect thereto.  Note 
that, on July 1, 1994, Penn-York Energy Corporation ("Penn-York") 
merged with Supply Corporation, with Supply Corporation as the 
surviving entity (see File No. 70-8135, HCAR No. 35-25811).  Because 
of certain FERC ratemaking considerations, Supply Corporation found 
it necessary to separately account for Penn-York associated 
borrowings until the FERC approved of Supply Corporation's tariff 
rates that effected the combination of the Supply Corporation and 
Penn-York assets.

         During the quarter ended March 31, 1995 the following 
borrowing transactions occurred:

         1.   Sales and resales of commercial paper for the quarter 
              are shown on the attached certificates of Merrill Lynch 
              Money Markets, Inc. and Chase Securities, Inc.

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         2.   National increased its outstanding borrowings by 
              issuing and selling short-term notes in the following 
              amounts to Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., or other banks 
              or financial institutions as listed in the 
              Application-Declaration on the dates and at the rates 
              indicated below.  The proceeds from the sales of these 
              notes were either used by National for its own 
              corporate purposes or transferred by National to the 
              System Money Pool to be utilized by National's 
              subsidiaries.  This schedule also reflects renewals at 
              different rates.

            DATE                  AMOUNT             RATE

            1/3/95              $10,300,000      6.00%
            1/4/95                5,600,000       6.05
            1/5/95               10,900,000       5.85
            1/5/95                4,900,000       5.85
            1/6/95                4,900,000       5.73
            1/6/95                6,900,000       5.75
            1/9/95                4,900,000       5.67
            1/9/95                3,700,000       5.68
           1/10/95                8,400,000       5.61
           1/11/95                3,800,000       5.55
           1/12/95               17,100,000       6.14
           1/13/95               11,600,000       6.10
           1/17/95                9,400,000       5.80
           1/17/95               10,000,000       5.88
           1/18/95                5,100,000       5.80
           1/19/95               10,100,000       5.58
           1/20/95               14,100,000       6.07
           1/23/95               13,200,000       5.55
           1/24/95               11,800,000       6.27
           1/25/95               10,000,000       6.27
           1/25/95               10,000,000       5.57
           1/26/95                6,800,000       5.62
           1/27/95               13,700,000     6.0375
           1/30/95                9,200,000       5.95
           1/31/95               14,700,000       6.15
            2/1/95                9,400,000       6.08
            2/2/95                7,600,000       6.08
            2/3/95               13,500,000       6.02
            2/3/95                1,300,000       6.04
            2/6/95               13,500,000       6.08
            2/6/95                  200,000       6.10
            2/7/95                8,800,000       6.08
            2/8/95                7,600,000       6.03
            2/9/95                4,000,000       6.03
           2/21/95                6,900,000       6.10
           2/22/95                  700,000       6.04
           2/27/95                3,000,000       6.10
           2/27/95               12,100,000       6.08
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           2/27/95               12,000,000       6.16
           2/27/95               10,000,000       6.27
           2/28/95               15,000,000       6.22
            3/1/95                8,700,000       6.15
            3/2/95               16,400,000       6.02
            3/3/95               12,800,000       6.02
            3/6/95               15,000,000       6.03
            3/6/95                5,400,000       6.04
            3/7/95               15,700,000       6.04
            3/8/95                9,200,000       5.98
           3/13/95               12,400,000       6.05
           3/13/95               10,000,000       6.19
           3/14/95                5,000,000       6.05
           3/15/95               10,000,000       6.18
           3/15/95               13,500,000       6.22
           3/16/95               10,000,000       6.01
           3/17/95                5,000,000       6.04
           3/17/95               12,600,000       6.01
           3/20/95               10,000,000       6.15
           3/20/95                5,500,000       6.07
           3/21/95                6,700,000       6.08
           3/22/95               13,700,000       6.08
           3/23/95               10,200,000       6.08
           3/24/95                4,600,000       6.08
           3/27/95               12,000,000       6.25
           3/27/95                9,700,000       6.15
           3/28/95                6,600,000       6.28
           3/29/95               14,200,000       6.29
           3/30/95                8,700,000       6.29
           3/31/95               10,000,000       6.20
           3/31/95                8,700,000       6.54

         3.   Supply Corporation (non-Penn-York) transferred the 
              following amounts to the System Money Pool on the dates 
              and at the rates indicated below.  These amounts were 
              either used to decrease outstanding System borrowings 
              and/or commercial paper or utilized by National's other 
              subsidiaries.

             DATE                  AMOUNT            RATE

             1/3/95               $ 800,000      6.05%
             1/4/95               5,900,000       5.90
             1/9/95              11,000,000       5.81
            1/25/95               1,100,000       5.90
            1/26/95                 300,000       5.90
            1/27/95               1,900,000       6.00
            1/30/95                 600,000       5.93
            1/30/95              14,700,000       5.93
             2/3/95                 400,000       6.10
             2/9/95               9,000,000       5.95
             2/9/95               5,900,000       5.95
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            2/21/95                 200,000       6.05
            2/27/95               7,300,000       6.05
             3/1/95               1,000,000       6.05
             3/2/95              14,500,000       6.05
            3/13/95              11,300,000       6.09
            3/27/95              10,100,000       6.04
            3/30/95                 200,000       6.10

         4.   Supply Corporation (non-Penn-York) borrowed the 
              following amounts from the System Money Pool on the 
              dates and at the rates indicated below.

              None.

              Supply Corporation (Penn-York related) borrowed the 
              following amounts from the System Money Pool on the 
              dates and at the rates indicated below.

             DATE                  AMOUNT             RATE

             1/6/95                 100,000     6.007%
            1/12/95                 100,000      6.064
            1/25/95              $1,400,000      6.051
            1/30/95                 400,000      6.069
            1/31/95                 300,000      6.083
             2/3/95                 100,000      6.077
             2/9/95                 300,000      6.082
            2/24/95               1,200,000      6.092
            2/28/95                 100,000      6.122
             3/2/95                 100,000      6.109
            3/16/95                 100,000      6.144
            3/24/95                 100,000      6.148
            3/27/95               1,300,000      6.141
            3/28/95                 100,000      6.179
            3/30/95                 300,000      6.150
            3/31/95                 100,000      6.174

         5.   Distribution Corporation transferred the following 
              amounts to the System Money Pool on the dates and at 
              the rates indicated below.  These amounts were either 
              used to decrease outstanding System borrowings and/or 
              commercial paper or utilized by National's other 
              subsidiaries.

              None.

         6.   Distribution Corporation borrowed the following amounts 
              from the System Money Pool on the dates and at the 
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              rates indicated below:

            DATE                  AMOUNT              RATE

           1/13/95                6,000,000     6.066%
           1/17/95                8,100,000      6.032
           1/20/95                5,200,000      6.056
           1/23/95                  100,000      6.016
           1/25/95               18,900,000      6.051
           1/31/95                2,000,000      6.083
            2/9/95              $ 2,100,000      6.082
           2/21/95                1,300,000      6.091
           2/27/95               32,000,000      6.105
           3/15/95               12,000,000      6.162
           3/20/95                1,000,000      6.152
           3/21/95                1,000,000      6.153
           3/27/95               23,900,000      6.141
           3/31/95                4,500,000      6.174

         7.   National transferred the following amounts to the 
              System Money Pool on the dates and at the rates 
              indicated below.  These amounts were either used to 
              decrease outstanding System borrowings and/or 
              commercial paper or utilized by National's other 
              subsidiaries.

             DATE                  AMOUNT             RATE

             1/4/95              $3,400,000       5.90%
             1/6/95                 700,000        5.82
            1/20/95               2,900,000        5.89
             2/1/95                 200,000        6.10
             2/3/95               3,000,000        6.10
             2/6/95                 700,000        6.07
            2/16/95               1,900,000        6.09
            2/21/95               4,700,000        6.05
            2/27/95               3,700,000        6.05
             3/2/95                 600,000        6.05
            3/13/95               4,000,000        6.09
            3/30/95               1,000,000        6.10


         8.   Seneca transferred the following amounts to the System 
              Money Pool on the dates and at the rates indicated 
              below.  These amounts were either used to decrease 
              outstanding System borrowings and/or commercial paper 
              or utilized by National's other subsidiaries.

              None.

         9.   Seneca borrowed the following amounts from the System 
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              Money Pool on the dates and at the rates indicated 
              below:

             DATE                  AMOUNT             RATE

            1/10/95              $  100,000     5.986%
            1/12/95                 100,000      6.064
            1/13/95                 200,000      6.066
            1/17/95                 400,000      6.032
            1/19/95                 500,000      6.034
            1/24/95                 600,000      6.066
            1/25/95                 200,000      6.051
            1/28/95                 100,000      6.068
            1/31/95                 100,000      6.083
             2/1/95                 400,000      6.084
             2/3/95                 200,000      6.077
             2/6/95               1,000,000      6.083
             2/8/95                 600,000      6.078
             2/9/95                 100,000      6.082
            2/13/95                 100,000      6.087
            2/14/95                 100,000      6.087
            2/15/95                 100,000      6.087
            2/17/95               1,000,000      6.087
            2/23/95                 200,000      6.091
            2/24/95                 100,000      6.092
            2/27/95               1,300,000      6.105
            2/28/95                 200,000      6.122
             3/2/95                 900,000      6.109
             3/3/95                 100,000      6.111
            3/14/95                 500,000      6.143
            3/17/95                 200,000      6.141
            3/22/95                 100,000      6.139
            3/31/95               1,000,000      6.174


              In accordance with the terms of the Application-
              Declaration (Item 5) and the Order of the Commission in 
              this proceeding dated December 29, 1993 (HCAR 
              No. 35-25964), attached as Exhibit A is a copy of 
              Seneca's Income Statement for the Six and Twelve Months 
              Ended March 31, 1995 and attached as Exhibit B is a 
              copy of Seneca's Balance Sheet at March 31, 1995.

         10.  UCI transferred the following amounts to the System 
              Money Pool on the dates and at the rates indicated 
              below.  These amounts were either used to decrease 
              outstanding System borrowings and/or commercial paper 
              or utilized by National's other subsidiaries.

              None.

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         11.  UCI borrowed the following amounts from the System 
              Money Pool on the dates and at the rates indicated 
              below:

              None.

         12.  Highland transferred the following amounts to the 
              System Money Pool on the dates and at the rates 
              indicated below.  These amounts were either used to 
              decrease outstanding System borrowings and/or 
              commercial paper or utilized by National's other 
              subsidiaries.

             DATE                  AMOUNT            RATE

             1/4/95              $  200,000      5.90%
             1/5/95                 600,000       5.85
             1/5/95                 200,000       5.72
            1/19/95               1,100,000       5.80
            1/31/95                 400,000       6.03
             2/3/95                 800,000       6.10
            2/13/95                 200,000       6.04
            2/21/95               1,100,000       6.05
            2/28/95                 200,000       6.04
             3/2/95                 400,000       6.05
             3/7/95                 800,000       6.07
            3/16/95                 200,000       6.07
            3/24/95               1,100,000       6.05
            3/31/95                 200,000       6.12

         13.  Highland borrowed the following amounts from the System 
              Money Pool on the dates and at the rates indicated 
              below:

              None.

         14.  Leidy transferred the following amounts to the System 
              Money Pool on the dates and at the rates indicated 
              below.  These amounts were either used to decrease 
              outstanding System borrowings and/or commercial paper 
              or utilized by National's other subsidiaries.

              None.


         15.  Leidy borrowed the following amounts from the System 
              Money Pool on the dates and at the rates indicated 
              below:

              None.

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         16.  Data-Track transferred the following amounts to the 
              System Money Pool on the dates and at the rates 
              indicated below.  These amounts were either used to 
              decrease outstanding System borrowings and/or 
              commercial paper or utilized by National's other 
              subsidiaries.

             DATE                  AMOUNT            RATE

             1/5/95               $400,000       5.85%
             2/3/95                400,000        6.10
             3/7/95                400,000        6.07

         17.  Data-Track borrowed the following amounts from the 
              System Money Pool on the dates and at the rates 
              indicated below:

              None.

         18.  NFR transferred the following amounts to the System 
              Money Pool on the dates and at the rates indicated 
              below.  These amounts were either used to decrease 
              outstanding System borrowings and/or commercial paper 
              or utilized by National's other subsidiaries.

             DATE                  AMOUNT            RATE

             1/4/95              $  300,000      5.90%
             1/5/95                 300,000       5.85
             1/9/95                 300,000       5.81
            1/11/95                 300,000       5.80
            1/13/95                 200,000       5.72
            1/17/95                 400,000       5.72
            1/19/95               1,300,000       5.80
            1/23/95                 100,000       5.87
            1/31/95                 200,000       6.03
             2/1/95                 600,000       6.10
             2/3/95                 500,000       6.10
             2/3/95                 500,000       6.07
             2/6/95               1,000,000       6.03
             2/8/95                 200,000       5.95
            2/10/95                 300,000       6.05
            2/16/95                 900,000       6.09
            2/21/95                 200,000       6.05
            2/23/95                 100,000       6.05
             3/1/95                 200,000       6.05
             3/2/95                 600,000       6.05
             3/3/95                 300,000       6.05
             3/6/95                 300,000       6.06
             3/8/95                 500,000       6.08
            3/13/95                 500,000       6.09
            3/15/95                 500,000       6.07
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            3/16/95                 300,000       6.07
            3/17/95                 300,000       6.06
            3/20/95                 900,000       6.05
            3/23/95                 100,000       6.05
            3/30/95                 700,000       6.10

         19.  NFR borrowed the following amounts from the System 
              Money Pool on the dates and at the rates indicated 
              below:

              None.


Dated:  May 15, 1995              NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY



                                  By:/s/Gerald T. Wehrlin            
                                     Gerald T. Wehrlin
                                     Controller





























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                                             U.S. Debt Origination

                                             Debt and Equity Markets Group

                                             World Financial Center
                                             North Tower
                                             New York, New York 10281-1311
                                             212 449 1000

MERRILL LYNCH


April 6, 1995





Ms. Donna Cambas
National Fuel Gas Company
10 Lafayette Square - Room 1100
New York, NY  14203

Dear Donna:

This is to advise you that in connection with the distribution of commercial 
paper of National Fuel Gas Company from January 1, 1995 to March 31, 1995 no 
sales or resales were made by Merrill Lynch Money Markets Inc. for National 
Fuel Gas Company's commercial paper program.  A summary of all trade activity 
for the quarter is attached, which reflects no sales or resales took place for 
the period indicated.

Sincerely,


/s/ E. Stewart Johnson

E. Stewart Johnson






Enclosure
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                      PROGRAM ISSUANCE TRADE DETAIL - CP

                              01/01/95 - 03/31/95


Pgm  Fx/F1  Trade Dt   Sett Dt   MTY     DTM    PAR      Rate       Proceeds










  TOTALS
  ______

Number of Trans:  0
Total Par                        0
Total Proceeds                   0

  Dollar Weighted Averages
  ________________________

Days to Mty:  NaN
Rate:  NaN

Programs:
     N1       NATIONAL FUEL GAS CO.





Chase Securities, Inc.
One Chase Manhattan Plaza
New York, New York 10081




CHASE






April 11, 1995




Ms. Donna Cambas
National Fuel Gas Company
10 Lafayette Square - Room 1500
Buffalo, New York  14203


Dear Ms. Cambas:


This is to advise you that in connection with the distribution of 
commercial paper for the National Fuel Gas Company from
January 2, 1995 to March 31, 1995 all sales and resales on your
behalf by Chase Securities, Inc. were made only to those customers 
included in the Confidential List retained by the corporation of
National Fuel Gas Company's commercial paper program.  The issuance
of National Fuel Gas Company commercial paper and sales thereof
were made in accordance with the provisions of that program.  A
summary of all trade activity for the quarter is attached.


Sincerely,

/s/ Anton J. Schubert

Anton J. Schubert
Vice President






Chase Securities, Inc.
One Chase Manhattan Plaza
New York, New York  10081




CHASE                                                   April 11, 1995 




                        NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY

                     First Quarter Performance Report


PAR          ISSUE     MATURITY
AMOUNT       DATE      DATE      RATE   YIELD     TERM      TYPE

10,000,000   01/12/95  03/13/95  6.125  6.1882    60 Days   Discounted
10,000,000   03/24/95  04/26/95  6.12   6.1546    33 Days   Discounted
10,000,000   03/27/95  04/26/95  6.15   6.1817    30 Days   Discounted





                                 /s/ Anton J. Schubert          
                                 Anton J. Schubert, Vice President


                                                        SEC FILE NO. 70-8297
                                                 RULE 24 - FIFTH CERTIFICATE
                                                                   EXHIBIT A
                         SENECA RESOURCES CORPORATION

                                 TOTAL COMPANY

                               INCOME STATEMENT

                   (INCLUDES 1986 FULL COST POOL ADJUSTMENT)
                                  (Unaudited)

                                     Six Months Ended    Twelve Months Ended
                                        MARCH 1995           MARCH 1995
                                   __________________    ___________________


Operating Revenues                  $30,299,542              $69,595,177
                                    -----------              -----------

Operating Expenses:
  Purchased Gas Sold                    611,034                1,149,441
  Operation and Maintenance           9,786,502               20,529,743
  Depletion, Depreciation & Amort.   10,545,054               24,949,324
  Property, Franchise & Other Taxes     550,547                1,734,628
                                    -----------              -----------
                                     21,493,137               48,363,136
                                    -----------              -----------
 Operating Income                     8,806,405               21,232,041
                                    -----------              -----------

Other Income                              6,320                   26,116
Other Interest                            9,459                   36,671
                                    -----------              -----------
                                         15,779                   62,787
                                    -----------              -----------

Interest Expense                      4,267,696                7,897,169
                                    -----------              -----------
Net Income Before
 Income Taxes                         4,554,488               13,397,659
                                    -----------              -----------

Income Taxes:
  Federal                            (3,760,672)              (6,379,179)
  State                                (119,780)                 142,506
  Deferred                            5,376,893                8,900,414
                                    -----------              -----------
                                      1,496,441                2,663,741 
                                    -----------              -----------


  Net Income                         $3,058,047              $10,733,918
                                     ==========              ===========


                                                 SEC FILE NO. 70-8297
                                          RULE 24 - FIFTH CERTIFICATE
                                            EXHIBIT B     PAGE 1 OF 2



                    SENECA RESOURCES CORPORATION

                            BALANCE SHEET

                          AT MARCH 31, 1995
                             (Unaudited)


ASSETS                                                      Total    
- ------                                                  -------------
Current Assets
   Cash                                                  $  832,845
   Accounts Receivable-
      Intercompany                                        1,274,424
      Other                                               4,056,594
      Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts                 (123,449)
   Notes Receivable-
      Associated Company                                          0
      Other                                                  85,000
   Production Receivable                                          0
   Materials and Supplies                                 1,548,994
   Prepayments                                              (54,816)
                                                       -------------
Total Current Assets                                      7,619,591
                                                       -------------
Property, Plant and Equipment                           510,175,809

Less: Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion
        and Amortization                                179,853,619
                                                       -------------
Net Property, Plant and Equipment                       330,322,190
                                                       -------------
Other Assets
   Other Assets                                             815,668
   Deferred Charges                                         798,750
   Notes Receivable                                          36,300
                                                       -------------
Total Other Assets                                        1,650,718
                                                       -------------

   Total Assets                                        $339,592,499
                                                       =============
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                                                 SEC FILE NO. 70-8297
                                          RULE 24 - FIFTH CERTIFICATE
                                            EXHIBIT B     PAGE 2 OF 2



                    SENECA RESOURCES CORPORATION

                            BALANCE SHEET

                          AT MARCH 31, 1995
                             (Unaudited)


LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                      Total    
- ------------------------------------                   -------------
Current Liabilities:
   Accounts Payable-
      Intercompany                                     $  2,374,937
      Other                                               5,628,021
   Notes Payable-Intercompany                           103,400,000
   Accrued Liabilities                                      944,804
   Federal Income Taxes                                  (5,311,711)
   Other Accrued Taxes                                       60,904
   Accrued Pension Contribution                             348,455
                                                       -------------
Total Current Liabilities                               107,445,410
                                                       -------------

Other Liabilities:
   Accumulated Deferred Income Taxes                     70,076,264
   Other Deferred Credits                                 2,523,161
                                                       -------------
Total Other Liabilities                                  72,599,426
                                                       -------------
Stockholders' Equity:
   Common Stock-$5 Par Value
   Authorized-100,000 Shares; Issued and
   Outstanding-100,000 Shares                               500,000
   Paid in Capital                                      104,034,942
   Earnings Reinvested in the Business                    7,012,722
                                                       -------------
                                                        111,547,664
   Advances from Associated Companies                    48,000,000
   Long-Term Debt                                                 0
                                                       -------------
Total Capitalization                                    159,547,664
                                                       -------------

   Total Liabilities and Stockholders Equity           $339,592,499
                                                       =============



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