UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
 Before the
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

            In the Matter of

NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY                                ELEVENTH
NATIONAL FUEL GAS DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION              CERTIFICATE
NATIONAL FUEL GAS SUPPLY CORPORATION                    PURSUANT TO
SENECA RESOURCES CORPORATION                              RULE 24
NATIONAL FUEL RESOURCES, INC.

File No. 70-8251
(Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935)
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THIS IS TO CERTIFY, pursuant to Rule 24, that certain
transactions proposed by National Fuel Gas Company ("National") and certain of its subsidiaries, National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation ("Distribution Corporation"), National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation ("Supply Corporation"), Seneca Resources Corporation ("Seneca"), and National Fuel Resources, Inc. ("NFR")(the "Covered Subsidiaries") in Form U-1, Application-Declaration, File No. 70-8251, 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 (HCAR No. 35-25922 dated November 12, 1993) with respect thereto, in that, during the quarter ended March 31, 1997 the following guarantee was made by National on behalf of the Covered Subsidiary:

                                    Covered Subsidiary
Date of      Recipient of           on Whose Behalf         Amount of
Guarantee    Guarantee              Guarantee was Made      Guarantee
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6/12/97      Lomak Petroleum,       National Fuel           $300,000
             Inc.                   Resources, Inc.

6/12/97      Union Pacific          National Fuel           $500,000
             Fuels, Inc.            Resources, Inc.	

In accordance with HCAR No. 35-25922 the guarantee listed above remains in effect until the earlier of (i) a date prior to December 31, 1998, or (ii) written notice of cancellation from guarantor.
August 11, 1997
NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY

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