<ARTICLE>             5
<LEGEND>
This schedule  contains  summary  financial data extracted from the Consolidated
Financial  Statements of Comstock Resources,  Inc. and Subsidiaries for the nine
months ended September 30, 2000 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to
such financial statements.

<MULTIPLIER>                                                        1,000

                                                               
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                                            YEAR
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                                 DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-END>                                                      SEP-30-2000
<CASH>                                                                  2,637
<SECURITIES>                                                                0
<RECEIVABLES>                                                          33,750
<ALLOWANCES>                                                                0
<INVENTORY>                                                                 0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                                       38,782
<PP&E>                                                                649,847
<DEPRECIATION>                                                       (221,382)
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                                        473,376
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                                                  47,482
<BONDS>                                                               240,000
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                                  20,073
<PREFERRED>                                                                 0
<COMMON>                                                               14,066
<OTHER-SE>                                                            129,563
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                                          473,376
<SALES>                                                               116,523
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                                      116,764
<CGS>                                                                       0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                                          55,989
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                                        2,019
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                                            0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                                     18,440
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                                        40,316
<INCOME-TAX>                                                           14,111
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                                    26,205
<DISCONTINUED>                                                              0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                                             0
<CHANGES>                                                                   0
<NET-INCOME>                                                           26,205
<EPS-BASIC>                                                              0.95
<EPS-DILUTED>                                                            0.77