SOUTHWEST OIL & GAS INCOME FUND VII A L P
10-Q, 1995-11-08
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                                 FORM 10-Q


                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                          WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

(Mark One)

(X)  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 1995

                                    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 number 0-16493


                Southwest Oil & Gas Income Fund VII-A, L.P.
                  (Exact name of registrant as specified
                   in its limited partnership agreement)

Delaware                                           75-2145576    
(State or other jurisdiction of                (I.R.S. Employer  
incorporation or organization)                Identification No.)


                       407 N. Big Spring, Suite 300
                           Midland, Texas 79701          
                 (Address of principal executive offices)

                              (915) 686-9927         
                      (Registrant's telephone number,
                           including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether 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      

         The total number of pages contained in this report is 14.

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                      PART I. - FINANCIAL INFORMATION


Item 1.  Financial Statements

The unaudited condensed financial statements included herein have been
prepared by the Registrant (herein also referred to as the "Partnership") in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim
financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01
of Regulation S-X.  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information
and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for
complete financial statements.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments
necessary for a fair presentation have been included and are of a normal
recurring nature.  The financial statements should be read in conjunction
with the audited financial statements and the notes thereto for the year
ended December 31, 1994 which are found in the Registrant's Form 10-K Report
for 1994 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The December 31,
1994 balance sheet included herein has been taken from the Registrant's 1994
Form 10-K Report.  Operating results for the three and nine month periods
ended September 30, 1995 are not necessarily indicative of the results that
may be expected for the full year.

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                Southwest Oil & Gas Income Fund VII-A, L.P.

                              Balance Sheets


                                               September 30,   December 31,
                                                   1995            1994
                                               -------------   ------------
                                                (unaudited)

      Assets

Current assets:
  Cash                                       $     41,230          29,483
  Receivable from Managing General Partner        176,667         155,582
                                                ---------       ---------
    Total current assets                          217,897         185,065
                                                ---------       ---------
Oil and gas properties - using the full
 cost method of accounting                      4,649,541       4,612,263
  Less accumulated depreciation, 
   depletion and amortization                   3,166,737       3,002,737
                                                ---------       ---------
    Net oil and gas properties                  1,482,804       1,609,526
                                                ---------       ---------
                                             $  1,700,701       1,794,591
                                                =========       =========
      Liabilities and Partners' Equity

Current liabilities:
  Accounts payable                           $     32,160          18,136
  Distribution payable                              3,223             389
                                                ---------       ---------
    Total current liabilities                      35,383          18,525
                                                ---------       ---------
Partners' equity:
  General partners                               (477,903)       (466,828)
  Limited partners                              2,143,221       2,242,894
                                                ---------       ---------
    Total partners' equity                      1,665,318       1,776,066
                                                ---------       ---------
                                             $  1,700,701       1,794,591
                                                =========       =========

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                Southwest Oil & Gas Income Fund VII-A, L.P.

                         Statements of Operations
                                (unaudited)


                                  Three Months Ended    Nine Months Ended
                                    September 30,         September 30,
                                   1995       1994       1995       1994
                                   ----       ----       ----       ----
      Revenues

Oil and gas revenue           $   258,439    310,402    981,573    939,511
Interest income from
 operations                           476        721      1,905      1,624
                                  -------    -------    -------    -------
                                  258,915    311,123    983,478    941,135
                                  -------    -------    -------    -------
      Expenses

Production                        112,906    131,526    372,726    435,159
General and administrative         26,905     27,992     93,650     96,793
Depreciation, depletion and
 amortization                      45,000     82,000    164,000    247,000
                                  -------    -------    -------    -------
                                  184,811    241,518    630,376    778,952
                                  -------    -------    -------    -------
Net income                    $    74,104     69,605    353,102    162,183
                                  =======    =======    =======    =======
Net income allocated to:

  Managing General Partner    $     6,669      6,265     31,779     14,596
                                  =======    =======    =======    =======
  General partner             $       741        696      3,531      1,622
                                  =======    =======    =======    =======
  Limited partners            $    66,694     62,644    317,792    145,965
                                  =======    =======    =======    =======
    Per limited partner unit  $      4.45       4.18      21.19       9.73
                                  =======    =======    =======    =======

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                Southwest Oil & Gas Income Fund VII-A, L.P.

                         Statements of Cash Flows
                                (unaudited)


                                                        Nine Months Ended
                                                          September 30,
                                                         1995       1994
                                                         ----       ----
Cash flows from operating activities:

  Cash received from oil and gas sales              $   967,281    936,123
  Cash paid to suppliers                               (459,145)  (497,588)
  Interest received                                       1,905      1,624
                                                        -------    -------
    Net cash provided by operating
     activities                                         510,041    440,159
                                                        -------    -------
Cash flows from investing activities:

  Additions to oil and gas properties                   (43,958)    (8,244)
  Sale of oil and gas properties                          6,680      9,347
                                                        -------    -------
    Net cash provided by (used in)
     investing activities                               (37,278)     1,103
                                                        -------    -------
Cash used in financing activities:

  Distributions to partners                            (461,016)  (406,129)
                                                        -------    -------
    Net increase in cash                                 11,747     35,133

Cash:
  Beginning of period                                    29,483      4,103
                                                        -------    -------
  End of period                                     $    41,230     39,236
                                                        =======    =======

                                                                (continued)

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                Southwest Oil & Gas Income Fund VII-A, L.P.

                    Statements of Cash Flows, continued
                                (unaudited)


                                                        Nine Months Ended
                                                          September 30,
                                                         1995       1994
                                                         ----       ----
Reconciliation of net income to
 net cash provided by operating 
 activities:

Net income                                          $   353,102    162,183

Adjustments to reconcile net income
 to net cash provided by operating
 activities:

  Depreciation, depletion and amortization              164,000    247,000
  Increase in accounts receivable                       (14,292)    (3,388)
  Increase in accounts payable                            7,231     34,364
                                                        -------    -------
Net cash provided by operating
 activities                                         $   510,041    440,159
                                                        =======    =======

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Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
         Results of Operations

General

Southwest Oil & Gas Income Fund VII-A, L.P. was organized as a Delaware
limited partnership on January 30, 1987. The offering of limited partnership
interests began on March 4, 1987, minimum capital requirements were met on
April 28, 1987 and the offering concluded on September 21, 1987, with total
limited partner contributions of $7,500,000.

The Partnership was formed to acquire interests in producing oil and gas
properties, to produce and market crude oil and natural gas produced from
such properties, and to distribute the net proceeds from operations to the
limited and general partners.  Net revenues from producing oil and gas
properties are not reinvested in other revenue producing assets except to the
extent that production facilities and wells are improved or reworked or where
methods are employed to improve or enable more efficient recovery of oil and
gas reserves.

Increases or decreases in Partnership revenues and, therefore, distributions
to partners will depend primarily on changes in the prices received for
production, changes in volumes of production sold, increases and decreases in
lease operating expenses, enhanced recovery projects, offset drilling
activities pursuant to farmout arrangements, sales of properties, and the
depletion of wells.  Since wells deplete over time, production can generally
be expected to decline from year to year.

Well operating costs usually decrease with production declines; however,
these costs may not decrease proportionately.  Net income available for
distribution to the partners is therefore expected to fluctuate in later
years based on these factors.

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Results of Operations

A.  General Comparison of the Quarters Ended September 30, 1995 and 1994

The following table provides certain information regarding performance
factors for the quarters ended September 30, 1995 and 1994:

                                                Three Months
                                                    Ended        Percentage
                                                September 30,     Increase
                                                1995     1994    (Decrease)
                                                ----     ----    ----------
Average price per barrel of oil              $   15.65    16.70     (6%)
Average price per mcf of gas                 $    1.62     1.84    (12%)
Oil production in barrels                       11,900   14,200    (16%)
Gas production in mcf                           44,900   39,700     13%
Gross oil and gas revenue                    $ 258,439  310,402    (17%)
Net oil and gas revenue                      $ 145,533  178,876    (19%)
Partnership distributions                    $ 125,850  150,500    (16%)
Limited partner distributions                $ 113,265  135,450    (16%)
Per unit distribution to limited
 partners                                    $    7.55     9.03    (16%)
Number of limited partner units                 15,000   15,000

Revenues

The Partnership's oil and gas revenues decreased to $258,439 from $310,402
for the quarters ended September 30, 1995 and 1994, respectively, a decrease
of 17%.  The principal factors affecting the comparison of the quarters ended
September 30, 1995 and 1994 are as follows:

1.  The average price for a barrel of oil received by the Partnership
    decreased during the quarter ended September 30, 1995 as compared to the
    quarter ended September 30, 1994 by 6%, or $1.05 per barrel, resulting in
    a decrease of approximately $14,900 in revenues.  Oil sales represented
    72% of total oil and gas sales during the quarter ended September 30,
    1995 as compared to 76% during the quarter ended September 30, 1994.

    The average price for an mcf of gas received by the Partnership decreased
    during the same period by 12%, or $.22 per mcf, resulting in a decrease
    of approximately $8,700 in revenues.

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    The total decrease in revenues due to the change in prices received from
    oil and gas production is approximately $23,600.  The market price for
    oil and gas has been extremely volatile over the past decade, and
    management expects a certain amount of volatility to continue in the
    foreseeable future.

2.  Oil production decreased approximately 2,300 barrels or 16% during the
    quarter ended September 30, 1995 as compared to the quarter ended
    September 30, 1994, resulting in a decrease of approximately $36,000 in
    revenues.

    Gas production increased approximately 5,200 mcf or 13% during the same
    period, resulting in an increase of approximately $8,400 in revenues.

    The net total decrease in revenues due to the change in production is
    approximately $27,600.  The increase in gas revenues is due to the
    successful workovers on two wells.  The decrease in oil production is due
    to downtime experienced during the third quarter.

Costs and Expenses

Total costs and expenses decreased to $184,811 from $241,518 for the quarters
ended September 30, 1995 and 1994, respectively, a decrease of 23%.  The
decrease is the result of a decrease in lease operating costs, general and
administrative expense and depletion.

1.  Lease operating costs and production taxes were 14% lower, or
    approximately $18,600 less during the quarter ended September 30, 1995 as
    compared to the quarter ended September 30, 1994.  The decrease is a
    result of higher costs incurred in 1994.

2.  General and administrative costs consist of independent accounting and
    engineering fees, computer services, postage, and Managing General
    Partner personnel costs.  General and administrative costs decreased 4%
    or approximately $1,100 during the quarter ended September 30, 1995 as
    compared to the quarter ended September 30, 1994.

3.  Depletion expense decreased to $45,000 for the quarter ended
    September 30, 1995 from $82,000 for the same period in 1994.  This
    represents a decrease of 45%.  Depletion is calculated using the gross
    revenue method of amortization based on a percentage of current period
    gross revenues to total future gross oil and gas revenues, as estimated
    by the Partnership's independent petroleum consultants.  Consequently,
    depletion will generally fluctuate in direct relation to oil and gas
    revenues.  As noted above, oil and gas revenues declined due to a decline
    in price and production for the quarter ended September 30, 1995 as
    compared to the same period for 1994.  Depletion reflected a comparable
    decline.

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B.  General Comparison of the Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 1995 and
    1994

The following table provides certain information regarding performance
factors for the nine month periods ended September 30, 1995 and 1994:

                                                 Nine Months
                                                    Ended        Percentage
                                                September 30,     Increase
                                                1995     1994    (Decrease)
                                                ----     ----    ----------
Average price per barrel of oil              $   16.74    14.97     12%
Average price per mcf of gas                 $    1.70     2.07    (18%)
Oil production in barrels                       44,600   45,200     (1%)
Gas production in mcf                          139,000  127,400      9%
Gross oil and gas revenue                    $ 981,573  939,511      4%
Net oil and gas revenue                      $ 608,847  504,352     21%
Partnership distributions                    $ 463,850  404,500     15%
Limited partner distributions                $ 417,465  364,938     14%
Per unit distribution to limited
 partners                                    $   27.83    24.33     14%
Number of limited partner units                 15,000   15,000

Revenues

The Partnership's oil and gas revenues increased to $981,573 from $939,511
for the nine months ended September 30, 1995 and 1994, respectively, an
increase of 4%.  The principal factors affecting the comparison of the nine
months ended September 30, 1995 and 1994 are as follows:

1.  The average price for a barrel of oil received by the Partnership
    increased during the nine months ended September 30, 1995 as compared to
    the nine months ended September 30, 1994 by 12%, or $1.77 per barrel,
    resulting in an increase of approximately $80,000 in revenues.  Oil sales
    represented 76% of total oil and gas sales during the nine months ended
    September 30, 1995 as compared to 72% during the nine months ended
    September 30, 1994.

    The average price for an mcf of gas received by the Partnership decreased
    during the same period by 18%, or $.37 per mcf, resulting in a decrease
    of approximately $47,100 in revenues.  

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    The total increase in revenues due to the change in prices received from
    oil and gas production is approximately $32,900.  The market price for
    oil and gas has been extremely volatile over the past decade, and
    management expects a certain amount of volatility to continue in the
    foreseeable future.

2.  Oil production decreased approximately 600 barrels or 1% during the nine
    months ended September 30, 1995 as compared to the nine months ended
    September 30, 1994, resulting in a decrease of approximately $10,000 in
    revenues.

    Gas production increased approximately 11,600 mcf or 9% during the same
    period, resulting in an increase of approximately $19,700 in revenues.

    The net total increase in revenues due to the change in production is
    approximately $9,700.  The increase is a result of the successful
    workovers on two wells.

Costs and Expenses

Total costs and expenses decreased to $630,376 from $778,952 for the nine
months ended September 30, 1995 and 1994, respectively, a decrease of 19%. 
The decrease is the result of a decrease in lease operating costs, general
and administrative expense and depletion.

1.  Lease operating costs and production taxes were 14% lower, or
    approximately $62,400 less during the nine months ended September 30,
    1995 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 1994.  The
    decrease is a result of higher costs incurred in 1994.

2.  General and administrative costs consist of independent accounting and
    engineering fees, computer services, postage, and Managing General
    Partner personnel costs.  General and administrative costs decreased 3%
    or approximately $3,100 during the nine months ended September 30, 1995
    as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 1994.

3.  Depletion expense decreased to $164,000 for the nine months ended
    September 30, 1995 from $247,000 for the same period in 1994.  This
    represents a decrease of 34%.  Depletion is calculated using the gross
    revenue method of amortization based on a percentage of current period
    gross revenues to total future gross oil and gas revenues, as estimated
    by the Partnership's independent petroleum consultants.  Although oil and
    gas revenues increased for the nine months ended September 30, 1995 as
    compared to the nine months ended September 30, 1994, the decrease in
    depletion expense is the result of the change in oil prices since 1994.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

The primary source of cash is from profitable operations.  The Partnership
knows of no material change, nor does it anticipate any such change.

Cash flows provided by operating activities were approximately $510,000 in
the nine months ended September 30, 1995 as compared to approximately
$440,200 in the nine months ended September 30, 1994.  Primary source of the
1995 cash flow from operating activities was profitable operations.

Cash flows used in investing activities were approximately $37,300 in the
nine months ended September 30, 1995 as compared to approximately $1,100 of
cash provided in the nine months ended September 30, 1994.

Cash flows used in financing activities were approximately $461,000 in the
nine months ended September 30, 1995 as compared to approximately $406,100 in
the nine months ended September 30, 1994.  The only use in financing
activities was the distributions to partners.

Total distributions during the nine months ended September 30, 1995 were
$463,850 of which $417,465 was distributed to the limited partners and
$46,385 was distributed to the general partners.  The per unit distribution
to limited partners during the nine months ended September 30, 1995 was
$27.83.  Total distributions during the nine months ended September 30, 1994
were $404,500 of which $364,938 was distributed to the limited partners and
$39,562 was distributed to the general partners.  The per unit distribution
to limited partners during the nine months ended September 30, 1994 was
$24.33.  The sources for the 1995 distributions of $463,850 were oil and gas
operations of approximately $510,000 and equipment sales of approximately
$6,700 reduced by expenditures on equipment of approximately $44,000,
resulting in excess cash for contingencies or subsequent distributions.  The
sources for the 1994 distributions of $404,500 were oil and gas operations of
approximately $440,200 and equipment sales of approximately $9,300 reduced by
expenditures on equipment of approximately $8,200, resulting in excess cash
for contingencies or subsequent distributions.

Since inception of the Partnership, cumulative monthly cash distributions of
$8,530,943 have been made to the partners.  As of September 30, 1995,
$7,686,084 or $512.41 per limited partner unit has been distributed to the
limited partners, representing a 102% return of the capital contributed.

As of September 30, 1995, the Partnership had approximately $182,500 in
working capital.  The Managing General Partner knows of no unusual
contractual commitments and believes the revenues generated from operations
are adequate to meet the needs of the Partnership.

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                       PART II. - OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

         None

Item 2.  Changes in Securities

         None

Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities

         None

Item 4.  Submission of Matter to a Vote of Security Holders

         None

Item 5.  Other Information

         None

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

         (a)  None
         (b)  No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the quarter for which
              this report is filed.

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                                SIGNATURES


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.

                                       SOUTHWEST OIL & GAS  
                                       INCOME FUND VII-A, L.P.
                                       a Delaware limited partnership


                                       By:  Southwest Royalties, Inc.
                                            Managing General Partner


Date:  November 8, 1995               By:  /s/ Bill E. Coggin
                                            ------------------------------
                                            Bill E. Coggin, Vice President
                                            and Chief Financial Officer

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<TABLE> <S> <C>

<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the Balance
Sheet at September 30, 1995 (Unaudited) and the Statement of Operations for the
Nine Months Ended September 30, 1995 (Unaudited) and is qualified in its
entirety by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
       
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