PARKER & PARSLEY 86-A LTD
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q

  /x/    Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

         For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1996, or

  / /    Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

         For the transition period from _______ to _______

                          Commission File No. 33-3353A


                           PARKER & PARSLEY 86-A, LTD.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


                  Texas                              75-2124884
     (State or other jurisdiction of              (I.R.S. Employer
      incorporation or organization)           Identification Number)

        303 West Wall, Suite 101,
             Midland, Texas                             79701
(Address of principal executive offices)              (Zip code)

Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code: (915)683-4768

                                 Not applicable
              (Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
                          if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the  preceding 12 months (or for such  shorter  period that the  Registrant  was
required  to file  such  reports),  and  (2) has  been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

                                 Yes /x/ No / /

                               Page 1 of 15 pages.
                             There are no exhibits.


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                           PARKER & PARSLEY 86-A, LTD.
                          (A Texas Limited Partnership)

                          PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.   Financial Statements

                                 BALANCE SHEETS

                                                    June 30,     December 31,
                                                      1996          1995
                                                   -----------   -----------
                                                   (Unaudited)
              ASSETS
Current assets:
 Cash and cash equivalents, including
  interest bearing deposits of
  $543,689 at June 30 and $66,392 at
  December 31                                      $   543,913   $    66,625
 Accounts receivable - oil and gas sales                73,195       106,785
                                                    ----------    ----------
     Total current assets                              617,108       173,410

Oil and gas properties - at cost, based
 on the successful efforts accounting
 method                                              7,207,751     8,008,245
  Accumulated depletion                             (5,675,856)   (6,165,170)
                                                    ----------    ----------
     Net oil and gas properties                      1,531,895     1,843,075
                                                    ----------    ----------
                                                   $ 2,149,003   $ 2,016,485
                                                    ==========    ==========
  LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL 
Current liabilities:
 Accounts payable - affiliate                      $   104,821   $    62,993
Partners' capital:
 Limited partners (10,131 interests)                 2,025,046     1,935,262
 Managing general partner                               19,136        18,230
                                                    ----------    ----------
                                                     2,044,182     1,953,492
                                                    ----------    ----------
                                                   $ 2,149,003   $ 2,016,485
                                                    ==========    ==========

         The financial information included herein has been prepared by
           management without audit by independent public accountants.

   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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                           PARKER & PARSLEY 86-A, LTD.
                          (A Texas Limited Partnership)

                            STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                   (Unaudited)


                              Three months ended        Six months ended
                                   June 30,                  June 30,
                              1996         1995         1996         1995
                           ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------
Revenues:
 Oil and gas sales         $  194,835   $  205,918   $  410,878   $  414,138
 Interest income                1,521          839        2,638        1,618
 Salvage income from
  equipment disposal               -         6,734       14,605        6,734
 Gain on sale of assets       163,096           -       163,096           -
 Litigation settlement        290,690           -       290,690           -
                            ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------
    Total revenues            650,142      213,491      881,907      422,490
Costs and expenses:
 Production costs             119,086      127,873      235,961      258,927
 General and adminis-
  trative expenses              5,845        6,177       12,326       12,424
 Depletion                     36,094       67,991       80,273      155,326
                            ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------
    Total costs and
     expenses                 161,025      202,041      328,560      426,677
                            ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------
Net income (loss)          $  489,117   $   11,450   $  553,347  $   (4,187)
                            =========    =========    =========    =========
Allocation of net
 income (loss):
  Managing general
   partner                 $    4,891   $      115   $    5,533   $      (42)
                            =========    =========    =========    =========
  Limited partners         $  484,226   $   11,335   $  547,814   $   (4,145)
                            =========    =========    =========    =========
Net income (loss) per
 limited partnership
 interest                  $    47.79    $     1.12   $   54.07   $     (.41)
                            =========    =========    =========    =========
Distributions per
 limited partnership
 interest                  $    37.70   $     5.68   $    45.21   $    13.19
                            =========    =========    =========    =========

         The financial information included herein has been prepared by
           management without audit by independent public accountants.

   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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                           PARKER & PARSLEY 86-A, LTD.
                          (A Texas Limited Partnership)

                         STATEMENTS OF PARTNERS' CAPITAL
                                   (Unaudited)




                                       Managing
                                       general       Limited
                                       partner       partners         Total
                                     -----------   -----------   -----------

Balance at January 1, 1995           $    26,129   $ 2,717,034   $ 2,743,163

Distributions                             (1,352)     (133,590)     (134,942)

Net loss                                     (42)       (4,145)       (4,187)
                                     ----------    ----------    ----------
Balance at June 30, 1995             $    24,735   $ 2,579,299   $ 2,604,034
                                      ==========    ==========    ==========


Balance at January 1, 1996           $    18,230   $ 1,935,262   $ 1,953,492

Distributions                             (4,627)     (458,030)     (462,657)

Net income                                 5,533       547,814       553,347
                                      ----------    ----------    ----------
Balance at June 30, 1996             $    19,136   $ 2,025,046   $ 2,044,182
                                      ==========    ==========    ==========




         The financial information included herein has been prepared by
           management without audit by independent public accountants.

   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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                           PARKER & PARSLEY 86-A, LTD.
                          (A Texas Limited Partnership)

                            STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                   (Unaudited)

                                                        Six months ended
                                                             June 30,
                                                       1996          1995
                                                    -----------   ----------
Cash flows from operating activities:
 Net income (loss)                                  $   553,347   $   (4,187)
 Adjustments to reconcile net income
 (loss) to net cash provided by operating
  activities:
   Depletion                                             80,273      155,326
   Salvage income from equipment disposals              (14,605)      (6,734)
   Gain on sale of assets                              (163,096)          -
 Changes in assets and liabilities:
  Decrease in accounts receivable                        33,590        3,466
  Increase in accounts payable                           42,595       36,886
                                                      ---------    ---------
     Net cash provided by operating
      activities                                        532,104      184,757

Cash flows from investing activities:
 Additions to oil and gas properties                     (3,989)     (21,937)
 Proceeds from salvage income on
  equipment disposals                                    14,605        6,734
 Proceeds from sale of assets                           397,225           -
                                                      ---------    ---------
     Net cash provided by (used in)
      investing activities                              407,841      (15,203)

Cash flows from financing activities:
 Cash distributions to partners                        (462,657)    (134,942)
                                                      ---------    ---------
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents               477,288       34,612
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
 of period                                               66,625       25,005
                                                      ---------    ---------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period           $  543,913   $   59,617
                                                      =========    =========

         The financial information included herein has been prepared by
           management without audit by independent public accountants.

   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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                           PARKER & PARSLEY 86-A, LTD.
                          (A Texas Limited Partnership)

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                  June 30, 1996
                                   (Unaudited)


NOTE 1.

Parker  &  Parsley  86-A,  Ltd.  (the  "Registrant")  is a  limited  partnership
organized in 1986 under the laws of the State of Texas.

The Registrant  engages  primarily in oil and gas  development and production in
Texas and is not involved in any industry segment other than oil and gas.

NOTE 2.

In the opinion of management, the Registrant's unaudited financial statements as
of June 30, 1996 include all adjustments and accruals  consisting only of normal
recurring accrual adjustments which are necessary for a fair presentation of the
results  for  the  interim  period.  However,  these  interim  results  are  not
necessarily indicative of results for a full year.

The  financial  statements  should  be read in  conjunction  with the  financial
statements and the notes thereto  contained in the  Registrant's  Report on Form
10-K for the year ended  December 31,  1995,  as filed with the  Securities  and
Exchange  Commission,  a copy of which is  available  upon request by writing to
Steven L. Beal, Senior Vice President,  303 West Wall, Suite 101, Midland, Texas
79701.

NOTE 3.

On May 25,  1993,  a final  settlement  agreement  was  negotiated,  drafted and
finally  executed,  ending litigation which had begun on September 5, 1989, when
the Registrant  filed suit along with other parties against Dresser  Industries,
Inc.;  Titan  Services,  Inc.;  BJ-Titan  Services  Company;  BJ- Hughes Holding
Company;  Hughes Tool Company;  Baker Hughes Production  Tools,  Inc.; and Baker
Hughes  Incorporated  alleging that the defendants had  intentionally  failed to
provide the materials and services  ordered and paid for by the  Registrant  and
other parties in connection with the fracturing and acidizing of 523 wells,  and
then  fraudulently  concealed  the  shorting  practice  from  Parker  &  Parsley
Development L.P. ("PPDLP").  The May 25, 1993 settlement  agreement called for a
payment  of  $115  million  in  cash  by  the  defendants,  and  Southmark,  the

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Registrant,  and the other  plaintiffs  indemnified  the defendants  against the
claims of Jack N.  Price.  The  managing  general  partner  received  the funds,
deducted  incurred  legal  expenses,  accrued  interest,  determined the general
partner's portion of the funds and calculated any inter-partnership allocations.

On May 3, 1993,  Jack N. Price,  the  attorney  who  represented  Gary G. "Zeke"
Lancaster in the Federal  Court  lawsuit,  filed suit in State Court in Beaumont
against all of the plaintiff partnerships,  including the Registrant and others,
alleging his  entitlement to 12% of the  settlement  proceeds.  Price's  lawsuit
claim for  approximately  $13.8 million is  predicated  on a purported  contract
entered  into with  Southmark  Corporation  in August 1988 in which he allegedly
binds the Registrant and the other  defendants,  as well as Southmark.  Although
PPDLP  believes the lawsuit was without  merit and has  vigorously  defended it,
PPDLP  has held in  reserve  approximately  12.5% of the total  settlement  (the
"Reserve") pending final resolution of the litigation.

A distribution of $91,000,000 was made to the working interest owners, including
the  Registrant,   on  July  30,  1993.  The  limited  partners  received  their
distribution  of $2,882,376,  or $284.51 per limited  partnership  interest,  in
September 1993. The allocation of the lawsuit settlement amount was based on the
original  verdict  entered on October 26, 1990.  The  allocation  to the working
interest  owners in each well (including the Registrant) was based on a ratio of
the relative  amount of damages due to  overcharges  for services and  materials
("Materials") and damages for loss of past and future production ("Production"),
each as determined in that initial judgment. Within the Registrant,  damages for
Materials  were allocated  between the partners based on their original  sharing
percentages for costs of acquiring and/or drilling of wells. Similarly,  damages
related to Production were allocated to the partners in the Registrant  based on
their respective share of revenues from the subject wells.

As a condition of the purchase by Parker & Parsley Petroleum Company of Parker &
Parsley Development Company ("PPDC"),  which was merged into PPDLP on January 1,
1995,  from its former  parent in May 1989,  PPDC's  interest in the lawsuit and
subsequent  settlement was retained by the former parent.  Consequently,  all of
PPDC's share of the settlement  related to its separately  held interests in the
wells and its partnership  interests in the sponsored  partnerships (except that
portion allocable to interests  acquired by PPDC after May 1989) was paid to the
former parent.

On September  20,  1995,  the Beaumont  trial judge  entered a summary  judgment
against Southmark for the $13,790,000  contingent fee sought by Price,  together
with prejudgment  interest,  and also awarded Price an additional  $5,498,525 in
attorneys' fees.  On January 22, 1996,  the trial judge entered an interlocutory

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summary judgment against Dresser Industries and Baker Hughes for an amount to be
determined. Pursuant to their indemnity obligations, the Registrant,  Southmark,
PPDLP and other  original  plaintiffs  vigorously  protected  the rights of both
Dresser  and  Baker  Hughes.  Southmark  vigorously  pursued  its  appeal of the
judgment,  and posted a  supersedeas  bond using the Reserve as  collateral.  On
April 29, 1996,  all of the parties,  including the  Registrant  and  Southmark,
entered  into a $7.4  million  settlement  with Price  which  fully and  finally
resolves all of the litigation and disputes  between the parties,  including the
Registrant's indemnity obligations to Dresser and Baker Hughes.

Pursuant to the settlement agreement,  all of the pending lawsuits and judgments
have been dismissed,  the supersedeas bond released, and the Reserve released as
collateral.  The managing general partner  conducted an accounting of income and
expenses  among the parties,  and, on June 28,  1996,  made a final $9.3 million
distribution to the working  interest  owners,  including the Registrant and its
partners,  resulting in a distribution of $287,784 to the limited  partners,  or
$28.41 per limited partnership  interest.  The distribution was allocated to the
limited  partners  using  the  same  methodology  as the  original  $91  million
distribution in 1993.

NOTE 4.

A gain of $163,096  from the sale of four oil and gas wells to Costilla  Energy,
L.L.C. was recognized during the six months ended June 30, 1996, attributable to
proceeds  received of $397,225 less the write-off of remaining  capitalized well
costs of $234,129.

ITEM 2.   MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
           AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (1)

Results of Operations

Six months ended June 30, 1996 compared with six months ended June 30, 1995

Revenues:

The  Registrant's  oil and gas revenues  decreased to $410,878 from $414,138 for
the six months  ended June 30,  1996 and 1995,  respectively.  The  decrease  in
revenues  resulted  from a 16% decline in barrels of oil produced and sold and a
22% decline in mcf of gas  produced  and sold,  offset by a 16%  increase in the
average price received per barrel of oil and a 32% increase in the average price
received per mcf of gas. For the six months ended June 30, 1996,  14,007 barrels
of oil were sold compared to 16,577 for the same period in 1995,  a  decrease of

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2,570 barrels.  Of the decrease,  1,393 barrels,  or 9%, was attributable to the
sale of four oil and gas wells. The additional decrease of 7%, or 1,177 barrels,
was  due  to the  decline  characteristics  of  the  Registrant's  oil  and  gas
properties.  For the six months ended June 30, 1996, 59,422 mcf of gas were sold
compared to 75,946 for the same period in 1995, a decrease of 16,524 mcf. Of the
decrease,  6,446 mcf,  or 9%, was  attributable  to the sale of four oil and gas
wells.  The  additional  decrease of 10,078 mcf, or 13%,  was due to the decline
characteristics of the Registrant's oil and gas properties. Management expects a
certain  amount of decline in  production  to continue  in the future  until the
Registrant's economically recoverable reserves are fully depleted.

The average price received per barrel of oil increased $2.75 from $17.60 for the
six months  ended June 30,  1995 to $20.35 for the same period in 1996 while the
average price received per mcf of gas increased from $1.61 during the six months
ended June 30, 1995 to $2.12 in 1996.  The market price for oil and gas has been
extremely  volatile in the past decade,  and management expects a certain amount
of  volatility  to  continue  in the  foreseeable  future.  The  Registrant  may
therefore  sell its future oil and gas  production  at average  prices  lower or
higher than that received during the six months ended June 30, 1996.

Salvage income of $14,605 was received during the six months ended June 30, 1996
from the disposal of equipment on one fully depleted well.

A gain of $163,096 from the sale of four oil and gas wells was recognized during
the six  months  ended June 30,  1996,  attributable  to  proceeds  received  of
$397,225 less the write-off of remaining capitalized well costs of $234,129.

Costs and Expenses:

Total costs and expenses decreased to $328,560 for the six months ended June 30,
1996 as compared to $426,677 for the same period in 1995, a decrease of $98,117,
or 23%.  This  decrease was due to a decline in  production  costs,  general and
administrative expenses ("G&A") and depletion.

Production  costs  were  $235,961  for the six months  ended  June 30,  1996 and
$258,927  for the same period in 1995  resulting in a $22,966  decrease,  or 9%.
This  decrease  was  primarily  the  result of a  reduction  in well  repair and
maintenance  costs,  offset by an increase in  workover  expense  incurred in an
effort to stimulate well production.



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G&A's  components are  independent  accounting and  engineering  fees,  computer
services,  postage and managing  general partner  personnel  costs.  During this
period, G&A decreased, in aggregate,  from $12,424 for the six months ended June
30,  1995 to $12,326  for the same  period in 1996.  The  Partnership  agreement
limits G&A to 3% of gross oil and gas revenues.

Depletion  was  $80,273  for the six months  ended  June 30,  1996  compared  to
$155,326 for the same period in 1995.  This  represented a decrease in depletion
of $75,053, or 48%, primarily  attributable to the adoption of the provisions of
Statement  of  Financial  Accounting  Standards  No.  121,  "Accounting  for the
Impairment of  Long-Lived  Assets and for  Long-Lived  Assets to be Disposed Of"
("FAS  121")  effective  the  fourth  quarter of 1995 and the  reduction  of net
depletable  basis  resulting  from the  charge  taken  upon  such  adoption.  In
addition,  of the decrease,  7% was attributable to the sale of four oil and gas
wells  during  the six  months  ended  June 30,  1996.  Depletion  was  computed
property-by-property  utilizing  the  unit-of-production  method  based upon the
dominant mineral produced, generally oil. Oil production decreased 2,570 barrels
for the six months  ended June 30, 1996 from the same period in 1995,  while oil
reserves of barrels were revised upward by 17,716 barrels, or 5%.

On May 25,  1993,  a final  settlement  agreement  was  negotiated,  drafted and
finally  executed,  ending litigation which had begun on September 5, 1989, when
the Registrant  filed suit along with other parties against Dresser  Industries,
Inc.;  Titan  Services,  Inc.;  BJ-Titan  Services  Company;  BJ- Hughes Holding
Company;  Hughes Tool Company;  Baker Hughes Production  Tools,  Inc.; and Baker
Hughes  Incorporated  alleging that the defendants had  intentionally  failed to
provide the materials and services  ordered and paid for by the  Registrant  and
other parties in connection with the fracturing and acidizing of 523 wells,  and
then  fraudulently  concealed the shorting practice from PPDLP. The May 25, 1993
settlement  agreement  called  for a  payment  of  $115  million  in cash by the
defendants,  and Southmark, the Registrant, and the other plaintiffs indemnified
the defendants against the claims of Jack N. Price. The managing general partner
received  the  funds,  deducted  incurred  legal  expenses,   accrued  interest,
determined  the  general  partner's  portion  of the  funds and  calculated  any
inter-partnership allocations.

On May 3, 1993,  Jack N. Price,  the  attorney  who  represented  Gary G. "Zeke"
Lancaster in the Federal  Court  lawsuit,  filed suit in State Court in Beaumont
against all of the plaintiff partnerships,  including the Registrant and others,
alleging his  entitlement to 12% of the  settlement  proceeds.  Price's  lawsuit
claim for  approximately  $13.8 million is  predicated  on a purported  contract
entered  into with  Southmark  Corporation  in August 1988 in which he allegedly
binds the Registrant and the other  defendants,  as well as Southmark.  Although
PPDLP believes the lawsuit was without  merit and has  vigorously  defended  it,

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PPDLP  has held in  reserve  approximately  12.5% of the total  settlement  (the
"Reserve") pending final resolution of the litigation.

A distribution of $91,000,000 was made to the working interest owners, including
the  Registrant,   on  July  30,  1993.  The  limited  partners  received  their
distribution  of $2,882,376,  or $284.51 per limited  partnership  interest,  in
September 1993. The allocation of the lawsuit settlement amount was based on the
original  verdict  entered on October 26, 1990.  The  allocation  to the working
interest  owners in each well (including the Registrant) was based on a ratio of
the relative  amount of damages due to  overcharges  for services and  materials
("Materials") and damages for loss of past and future production ("Production"),
each as determined in that initial judgment. Within the Registrant,  damages for
Materials  were allocated  between the partners based on their original  sharing
percentages for costs of acquiring and/or drilling of wells. Similarly,  damages
related to Production were allocated to the partners in the Registrant  based on
their respective share of revenues from the subject wells.

As a condition  of the purchase by Parker & Parsley  Petroleum  Company of PPDC,
which was merged  into PPDLP on January 1, 1995,  from its former  parent in May
1989,  PPDC's interest in the lawsuit and subsequent  settlement was retained by
the former parent.  Consequently,  all of PPDC's share of the settlement related
to its separately held interests in the wells and its  partnership  interests in
the sponsored  partnerships (except that portion allocable to interests acquired
by PPDC after May 1989) was paid to the former parent.

On September  20,  1995,  the Beaumont  trial judge  entered a summary  judgment
against Southmark for the $13,790,000  contingent fee sought by Price,  together
with prejudgment  interest,  and also awarded Price an additional  $5,498,525 in
attorneys'  fees. On January 22, 1996, the trial judge entered an  interlocutory
summary judgment against Dresser Industries and Baker Hughes for an amount to be
determined. Pursuant to their indemnity obligations, the Registrant,  Southmark,
PPDLP and other  original  plaintiffs  vigorously  protected  the rights of both
Dresser  and  Baker  Hughes.  Southmark  vigorously  pursued  its  appeal of the
judgment,  and posted a  supersedeas  bond using the Reserve as  collateral.  On
April 29, 1996,  all of the parties,  including the  Registrant  and  Southmark,
entered  into a $7.4  million  settlement  with Price  which  fully and  finally
resolves all of the litigation and disputes  between the parties,  including the
Registrant's indemnity obligations to Dresser and Baker Hughes.

Pursuant to the settlement agreement,  all of the pending lawsuits and judgments
have been dismissed,  the supersedeas bond released, and the Reserve released as
collateral.  The managing  general partner conducted an accounting of income and

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expenses  among the parties,  and, on June 28,  1996,  made a final $9.3 million
distribution to the working  interest  owners,  including the Registrant and its
partners,  resulting in a distribution of $287,784 to the limited  partners,  or
$28.41 per limited partnership  interest.  The distribution was allocated to the
limited  partners  using  the  same  methodology  as the  original  $91  million
distribution in 1993.

Three months ended June 30, 1996 compared with three months ended June 30, 1995

Revenues:

The  Registrant's  oil and gas revenues  decreased to $194,835 from $205,918 for
the three months ended June 30, 1996 and 1995,  respectively,  a decrease of 5%.
The decrease in revenues  resulted from a 20% decline in barrels of oil produced
and sold and a 39%  decline  in mcf of gas  produced  and sold,  offset by a 23%
increase in the average  price  received per barrel of oil and a 42% increase in
the average  price  received per mcf of gas. For the three months ended June 30,
1996,  6,279  barrels of oil were sold  compared to 7,841 for the same period in
1995, a decrease of 1,562 barrels.  Of the decrease,  1,244 barrels, or 16%, was
attributable to the sale of four oil and gas wells.  The additional  decrease of
4%, or 318 barrels,  was due to the decline  characteristics of the Registrant's
oil and gas properties.  For the three months ended June 30, 1996, 25,517 mcf of
gas were sold  compared  to 41,717 for the same  period in 1995,  a decrease  of
16,200 mcf. Of the decrease,  6,169 mcf, or 15%, was attributable to the sale of
four oil and gas wells.  The additional  decrease of 10,031 mcf, or 24%, was due
to the decline characteristics of the Registrant's oil and gas properties.

The average price received per barrel of oil increased $4.08 from $18.10 for the
three months ended June 30, 1995 to $22.18 for the same period in 1996 while the
average  price  received  per mcf of gas  increased  from $1.53 during the three
months ended June 30, 1995 to $2.18 in 1996.

A gain of $163,096 from the sale of four oil and gas wells was recognized during
the three  months  ended June 30,  1996,  attributable  to proceeds  received of
$397,225 less the write-off of remaining capitalized well costs of $234,129.



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Costs and Expenses:

Total costs and  expenses  decreased to $161,025 for the three months ended June
30,  1996 as compared  to  $202,041  for the same period in 1995,  a decrease of
$41,016,  or 20%. This decrease was due to declines in production costs, G&A and
depletion.

Production  costs were  $119,086  for the three  months  ended June 30, 1996 and
$127,873 for the same period in 1995 resulting in a $8,787 decrease, or 7%. This
decrease was  primarily  the result of a decline in well repair and  maintenance
costs,  offset by an  increase  in  workover  expense  incurred  in an effort to
stimulate well production.

G&A's  components are  independent  accounting and  engineering  fees,  computer
services,  postage and managing  general partner  personnel  costs.  During this
period, G&A decreased,  in aggregate,  5% from $6,177 for the three months ended
June 30, 1995 to $5,845 for the same period in 1996.

Depletion  was $36,094  for the three  months  ended June 30,  1996  compared to
$67,991 for the same period in 1995. This represented a decrease in depletion of
$31,897,  or 47%,  primarily  attributable to the adoption of FAS 121 the fourth
quarter of 1995, as discussed previously.  In addition, of the decrease, 13% was
attributable to the sale of four oil and gas wells.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating  activities increased during the six months ended
June 30, 1996 $347,347  from the same period ended June 30, 1995.  This increase
was primarily due to the receipt of proceeds from the  litigation  settlement as
discussed in Note 3, and an increase in average prices  received for oil and gas
sold.

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities

The Registrant's  principal  investing  activities for the six months ended June
30, 1996 and 1995  included  expenditures  related to equipment  replacement  on
various oil and gas properties.

The Registrant  received  proceeds during the six months ended June 30, 1996 and
1995 from the disposal of oil and gas equipment.

Proceeds of $397,225  were  received  during the six months  ended June 30, 1996
from the sale of four oil and gas wells.

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Net Cash Used in Financing Activities

Cash  was   sufficient  for  the  six  months  ended  June  30,  1996  to  cover
distributions  to the partners of $462,657 of which $458,030 was  distributed to
the limited partners and $4,627 to the managing  general  partner.  For the same
period  ended  June 30,  1995,  cash was  sufficient  for  distributions  to the
partners of $134,942 of which $133,590 was  distributed to the limited  partners
and $1,352 to the managing general partner.

Cash distributions to the partners of $462,657 for the six months ended June 30,
1996  included  $287,784  to the  limited  partners  and $2,906 to the  managing
general partner,  resulting from proceeds received in the litigation  settlement
as discussed in Note 3.

It is expected  that future net cash  provided by operating  activities  will be
sufficient for any capital expenditures and any distributions. As the production
from the properties declines, distributions are also expected to decrease.

- ---------------

(1)  "Item 2.  Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial  Condition and
     Results of Operations"  contains  forward  looking  statements that involve
     risks and uncertainties.  Accordingly,  no assurances can be given that the
     actual  events  and  results  will  not be  materially  different  than the
     anticipated results described in the forward looking statements.


                           PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.   LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The Registrant is party to material  litigation  which is described in Note 3 of
Notes to Financial Statements above.

ITEM 6.   EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(a)  Exhibits - none

(b)  Reports on Form 8-K - none



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                           PARKER & PARSLEY 86-A, LTD.
                          (A Texas Limited Partnership)



                               S I G N A T U R E S



Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                    PARKER & PARSLEY 86-A, LTD.

                                By: Parker & Parsley Development L.P.,
                                       Managing General Partner
                                    By:  Parker & Parsley Petroleum USA, Inc.
                                         ("PPUSA"), General Partner




Dated:  August 9, 1996          By:  /s/ Steven L. Beal
                                   ---------------------------------------
                                   Steven L. Beal, Senior Vice
                                    President and Chief Financial
                                     Officer of PPUSA


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