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<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
THE  CONSOLIDATED  BALANCE SHEETS AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1997,  AUGUST 31, 1997, MAY
31, 1997 AND FEBRUARY 28, 1997 AND THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME FOR THE
PERIODS THEN ENDED AS RESTATED FOR ADOPTION OF FAS-128 AND AFTER STOCK DIVIDENDS
AND STOCK SPLIT.
</LEGEND>
<CIK>                         0000823975
<NAME>                        Columbus Energy Corp.
<MULTIPLIER>                  1000
<CURRENCY>                    U.S. DOLLARS
       
<S>                                                  <C>               <C>                  <C>                  <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                      12-MOS              9-MOS                6-MOS                3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                  NOV-30-1997         NOV-30-1997          NOV-30-1997          NOV-30-1997
<PERIOD-START>                                     DEC-01-1996         DEC-01-1996          DEC-01-1996          DEC-01-1996
<PERIOD-END>                                       NOV-30-1997         AUG-31-1997          MAY-31-1997          FEB-28-1997
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                                                  1                    1                    1                    1
<CASH>                                                       1,857                1,232                1,186                1,608
<SECURITIES>                                                     0                    0                    0                    0
<RECEIVABLES>                                                3,896                3,707                3,347                2,998
<ALLOWANCES>                                                   116                  116                  116                  116
<INVENTORY>                                                    102                  248                   85                   96
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                             5,911                5,658                4,888                5,114
<PP&E>                                                      35,856               36,391               32,959               31,176
<DEPRECIATION>                                              15,632               15,267               14,379               13,677
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                              26,135               26,782               23,468               22,613
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                                        5,189                4,292                3,578                2,730
<BONDS>                                                          0                    0                    0                    0
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                            0                    0                    0                    0
<PREFERRED>                                                      0                    0                    0                    0
<COMMON>                                                       898                  889                  886                  708
<OTHER-SE>                                                  17,060               16,732               16,344               19,768
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                                26,135               26,782               23,468               22,613
<SALES>                                                     13,815                9,919                6,644                3,765
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                            15,096               10,922                7,293                4,078
<CGS>                                                        3,107                2,323                1,576                  839
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                               11,330                7,431                4,712                2,196
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                                (4)                  (5)                  (6)                   3
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                                 0                    0                    0                    0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                             174                  111                   65                   35
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                              3,596                3,385                2,522                1,844
<INCOME-TAX>                                                 1,429                1,286                  958                  701
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                          2,167                2,099                1,564                1,143
<DISCONTINUED>                                                   0                    0                    0                    0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                                  0                    0                    0                    0
<CHANGES>                                                        0                    0                    0                    0
<NET-INCOME>                                                 2,167                2,099                1,564                1,143
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                                 0.50                 0.49                 0.36                 0.26
<EPS-DILUTED>                                                 0.49                 0.48                 0.36                 0.26
        


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