BANKERS TRUST COMPANY
One Bankers Trust Plaza
New York, New York  10006


Damian P. Reitemeyer               Mailing Address:
Vice President                     P.O. Box 318
Telephone: 212-250-4599            Church Street Station
                                   New York, NY 10008


                                   February 14, 1996



Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC Document Control
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20549
Attn:  Filing Desk


Dear Sirs:

     Re:  Filing of Schedule 13G on
          Pacific Enterprises


Pursuant to Rule 13d-1 of the General Rules and Regulations
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the following is
one copy of the Schedule 13G with respect to the common
stock of the above referenced corporation.

Please acknowledge your receipt of the Schedule 13G filing
submission through the EDGAR-Link System software, by E-Mail
confirmation.

                                   Sincerely,

                                   /s/ Damian P. Reitemeyer



Enclosures









            SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                  Washington, D.C.  20549


                       SCHEDULE 13G


         Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                   (Amendment No.  3 )*
                                 ____

                    Pacific Enterprises
          _______________________________________
                      NAME OF ISSUER:
             Common Stock (Par Value - No Par)
          _______________________________________
               TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES
                         694232109
          _______________________________________
                       CUSIP NUMBER


     Check the following box if a fee is being paid with
     this statement [ ].  (A fee is not required only if
     the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on
     file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five
     percent of the class of securities described in Item
     1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto
     reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less
     of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7.)

     *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out
     for a reporting person s initial filing on this form
     with respect to the subject class of securities, and
     for any subsequent amendment containing information
     which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior
     cover page.

     The information required in the remainder of this
     cover page shall not be deemed to be  filed  for the
     purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act
     of 1934 ( Act ) or otherwise subject to the
     liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be
     subject to all other provisions of the Act (however,
     see the Notes).


             (Continued on following page(s))

                     Page 1 of 8 Pages
CUSIP No. 694232109                     Page 2 of 8 Pages


1.NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
  S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

  Bankers Trust New York Corporation and its wholly-owned
  subsidiary, Bankers Trust Company, as Trustee for various
  trusts, and employee benefit plans, and investment
  advisor, and its indirectly wholly owned subsidiary BT
  Variable, Inc. 13-6180473

2.CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP *
          (A)  [ ]
          (B)  [X]

3.SEC USE ONLY


4.CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

  Both Bankers Trust New York Corporation and Bankers Trust
  Company, and BT Variable, Inc. are New York Corporations

 NUMBER OF     5. SOLE VOTING POWER

  SHARES         Bankers Trust New York
                    Corporation               17,500 shares
                 Bankers Trust Company    10,941,301 shares
                 BT Variable, Inc.                 0 shares
                                          10,958,801 shares

BENEFICIALLY   6. SHARED VOTING POWER

 OWNED BY        Bankers Trust New York
                    Corporation                    0 shares
                 Bankers Trust Company           500 shares
                 BT Variable, Inc.            38,900 shares
                                              39,400 shares

  EACH         7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

REPORTING        Bankers Trust New York
                    Corporation               17,500 shares
                 Bankers Trust Company    11,602,314 shares
                 BT Variable, Inc.            38,900 shares
                                          11,658,714 shares







CUSIP No. 694232109                     Page 3 of 8 Pages


 PERSON        8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

  WITH           Bankers Trust New York
                    Corporation                    0 shares
                 Bankers Trust Company         1,000 shares
                 BT Variable, Inc.                 0 shares
                                               1,000 shares

9.AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON

                 Bankers Trust New York
                    Corporation               17,500 shares
                 Bankers Trust Company    11,603,314 shares
                 BT Variable, Inc.            38,900 shares
                                          11,659,714 shares


10.CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW(9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES * [X]



11.PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

                 Bankers Trust New York
                    Corporation              0.0%
                 Bankers Trust Company      13.8%
                 BT Variable, Inc.           0.0%
                                            13.8%

12.TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *

     Bankers Trust New York Corporation - HC
     Bankers Trust Company - BK
     BT Variable, Inc. - IC
CUSIP No. 694232109                     Page 4 of 8 Pages


              DISCLAIMER OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

     THE FILING OF THIS SCHEDULE G STATEMENT SHALL NOT BE
     CONSTRUED AS AN ADMISSION THAT BANKERS TRUST NEW YORK
     CORPORATION, BANKERS TRUST COMPANY (THE  BANK ), AS
TRUSTEE FOR VARIOUS TRUSTS, AND EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS,
AND INVESTMENT ADVISOR, IS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SECTION
13(g) OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, OR   FOR
ANY OTHER PURPOSE, THE BENEFICIAL OWNER OF THE    SECURITIES
SET FORTH IN ITEM 4(a)(i) HEREOF.

Item 1(a)    NAME OF ISSUER:

             Pacific Enterprises

Item 1(b)    ADDRESS OF ISSUER S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE
OFFICES:

             633 West Fifth Street
             Suite 5400
             Los Angeles, CA  90071-2006

Item 2(a)    NAME OF PERSON FILING:

             Bankers Trust New York Corporation, its wholly-
owned subsidiary, Bankers Trust Company, as
Trustee for various trusts and employee
benefit plans, and investment advisor, and
its indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary BT
Variable, Inc.

Item 2(b)    ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE:

             280 Park Avenue
             New York, New York  10017

Item 2(c)    CITIZENSHIP:

          Bankers Trust New York Corporation, Bankers
Trust Company, as Trustee for various trusts and
employee benefit plans, and investment advisor,
and BT Variable, Inc. are corporations
incorporated in the State of New York with their
principal business offices located in New York.

Item 2(d)    TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:

             Common Stock (Par Value - No Par) of Pacific
             Enterprises, a California corporation.


CUSIP No. 694232109                     Page 5 of 8 Pages

Item 2(e)    CUSIP NUMBER: 694232109

Item 3       THE PERSON FILING IS A:

             For Bankers Trust New York Corporation,

      (g)    [X] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with
                 Section 240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G)

             For Bankers Trust Company,

      (b)    [X] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the
Act.

             For BT Variable, Inc.

      (c)    [X] Insurance Company as defined in Section
3(a)(19) of the Act.

Item 4       OWNERSHIP:

      (a)    Amount Beneficially Owned:
               As of December 31, 1995

      (i) Bankers Trust New York Corporation was the
          beneficially owner of 17,500 shares of common
stock;

     (ii) Bankers Trust Company (the  Bank ), as Trustee
for various trusts and employee benefit plans, and
investment advisor, was the beneficial owner of
11,603,314 shares of common stock;


     (iii)BT Variable, Inc., a indirectly wholly-owned
subsidiary of Bankers Trust Company was the
beneficial owner of 38,900 shares of common stock;

    (b)  PERCENT OF CLASS:

        The common stock described in Item 4(a) above as to
        which the Bank acknowledges beneficial ownership
        constitutes the following:

          Bankers Trust New York Corporation      0%
          Bankers Trust Company                13.8%
          BT Variable, Inc.                       0%
               TOTAL                           13.8%

          The common stock as to which the Bank disclaims
beneficial ownership constitues 11.7% of the
Issuer s outstanding common stock.
CUSIP No. 694232109                     Page 6 of 8 Pages


(c)  Number of shares as to which the Bank has:
       (i)  sole power to vote or to direct the
              vote -
                 Bankers Trust New York
                    Corporation               17,500 shares
                 Bankers Trust Company    10,941,301 shares
                 BT Variable, Inc.                 0 shares
                                          10,958,801 shares



       (ii)  shared power to vote or to direct the
               vote -
                 Bankers Trust New York
                    Corporation                    0 shares
                 Bankers Trust Company           500 shares
                 BT Variable, Inc.            38,900 shares
                                              39,400 shares

      (iii)  sole power to dispose or to direct the
               disposition of -
                 Bankers Trust New York
                    Corporation               17,500 shares
                 Bankers Trust Company    11,602,314 shares
                 BT Variable, Inc.            38,900 shares
                                          11,658,714 shares

      (iv)  shared power to dispose or to direct
              the disposition of -
                 Bankers Trust New York
                    Corporation                    0 shares
                 Bankers Trust Company         1,000 shares
                 BT Variable, Inc.                 0 shares
                                               1,000 shares

Item 5       OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS:

             []

Item 6       OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF
OF ANOTHER PERSON:

             The Issuer s Plan and various trusts, and
employee benefit plans for which the Bank
serves as Trustee, and accounts for which the
Bank serves as investment advisor, have the
right to receive and/or the power to direct
the receipt of dividends from, or the
               proceeds from the sale of, such securities.


CUSIP No. 694232109                     Page 7 of 8 Pages


Item 7       IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE
SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING
REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY:

             See Item 3 above.

Item 8       IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF
THE GROUP:

             Not applicable.

Item 9       NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP:

             Not Applicable

CUSIP No. 694232109                     Page 8 of 8 Pages


Item 10      CERTIFICATION:

          By signing below I certify that, to the best of my
knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were
acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not
acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of
changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such
securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a
participant in any transaction having such purpose or
effect.


SIGNATURE:

           After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my
knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set
forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date:       as of December 31, 1995

Signature:  Bankers Trust New York Corporation


By:           /s/James T. Byrne, Jr.
Name:            James T. Byrne, Jr.

Title:           Secretary


Signature:  Bankers Trust Company, as Trustee for various
trusts, and employee benefit plans, and investment advisor.


By:           /s/James T. Byrne, Jr.
Name:            James T. Byrne, Jr.

Title:           Secretary


Signature: BT Variable, Inc.


By:           /s/Myles Tashman
Name:            Myles Tashman

Title:           Secretary

                      EXHIBIT TO ITEM 7

The chain of ownership from Bankers Trust New York
Corporation to Bankers Trust Company is shown below:


             Bankers Trust New York Corporation
                              
                              |
                            100%
                              |
                              
                    Bankers Trust Company
                              
                      EXHIBIT TO ITEM 7

The chain of ownership from Bankers Trust New York
Corporation to BT Variable, Inc. is shown below:


             Bankers Trust New York Corporation
                              
                              |
                            100%
                              |
                              
                    Bankers Trust Company
                              
                              |
                            100%
                              |
                              
                  Whitewood Properties Corp
                              
                              |
                            100%
                              |
                              
                      BT Variable, Inc.