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<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE
UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND TRUST CORPUS OF
WILLIAMS COAL SEAM GAS ROYALTY TRUST AS OF JUNE 30, 2000, AND THE RELATED
CONDENSED STATEMENT OF DISTRIBUTABLE INCOME AND CHANGES IN TRUST CORPUS FOR THE
SIX-MONTH PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2000.
</LEGEND>
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<PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-END> JUN-30-2000
<CASH> 17,454
<SECURITIES> 0
<RECEIVABLES> 0
<ALLOWANCES> 0
<INVENTORY> 0
<CURRENT-ASSETS> 17,454
<PP&E> 138,566,663
<DEPRECIATION> 102,990,751
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 35,593,366
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 82,826
<BONDS> 0
0
0
<COMMON> 0
<OTHER-SE> 35,510,540
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 35,593,366
<SALES> 7,109,912
<TOTAL-REVENUES> 7,138,083
<CGS> 0
<TOTAL-COSTS> 0
<OTHER-EXPENSES> 361,488
<LOSS-PROVISION> 0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0
<INCOME-PRETAX> 6,776,595
<INCOME-TAX> 0
<INCOME-CONTINUING> 0
<DISCONTINUED> 0
<EXTRAORDINARY> 0
<CHANGES> 0
<NET-INCOME> 6,776,595
<EPS-BASIC> 0.70
<EPS-DILUTED> 0.70
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