PARKER & PARSLEY PRODUCING PROPERTIES 87-B LTD
10-Q, 1997-11-12
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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 September 30, 1997

                                       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. 33-11193-2


                PARKER & PARSLEY PRODUCING PROPERTIES 87-B, LTD.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

                 Texas                                       75-2205943
    (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 12 pages.
                            Exhibit index on page 11.


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                PARKER & PARSLEY PRODUCING PROPERTIES 87-B, LTD.

                                TABLE OF CONTENTS


                                                                         Page
                          Part I. Financial Information

Item 1.    Financial Statements

           Balance Sheets as of September 30, 1997 and
              December 31, 1996   ......................................    3

           Statements of Operations for the three and nine
             months ended September 30, 1997 and 1996...................    4

           Statement of Partners' Capital for the nine months
             ended September 30, 1997...................................    5

           Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended
             September 30, 1997 and 1996................................    6

           Notes to Financial Statements................................    7

Item 2.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
             Condition and Results of Operations........................    7

                           Part II. Other Information

Item 6.    Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.............................   11

           27.   Financial Data Schedule

           Signatures...................................................   12




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                PARKER & PARSLEY PRODUCING PROPERTIES 87-B, LTD.
                          (A Texas Limited Partnership)

                          Part I. Financial Information


Item 1.   Financial Statements

                                 BALANCE SHEETS

                                                   September 30,   December 31,
                                                       1997            1996
                                                   ------------    -----------
                                                   (Unaudited)
                 ASSETS

Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents, including interest
     bearing deposits of $79,631 at September 30
     and $63,551 at December 31                    $     79,855    $    63,834
  Accounts receivable - affiliate                        97,144        159,893
                                                    -----------     ----------
           Total current assets                         176,999        223,727
                                                    -----------     ----------
Oil and gas properties - at cost, based on the
  successful efforts accounting method                4,826,030      4,896,213
Accumulated depletion                                (3,365,537)    (3,296,326)
                                                    -----------     ----------
           Net oil and gas properties                 1,460,493      1,599,887
                                                    -----------     ----------
                                                   $  1,637,492    $ 1,823,614
                                                    ===========     ==========
            PARTNERS' CAPITAL

Partners' capital:
  Managing general partner                         $     16,056    $    17,711
  Limited partners (12,191 interests)                 1,621,436      1,805,903
                                                    -----------     ----------
                                                   $  1,637,492    $ 1,823,614
                                                    ===========     ==========




The financial information included as of September 30, 1997 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 PRODUCING PROPERTIES 87-B, LTD.
                          (A Texas Limited Partnership)

                            STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                   (Unaudited)



                                 Three months ended      Nine months ended
                                    September 30,           September 30,
                               ---------------------   ---------------------
                                  1997        1996        1997        1996
                               ---------   ---------   ---------   ---------
Revenues:
  Oil and gas                  $ 174,528   $ 222,385   $ 625,313   $ 671,185
  Interest                         1,213       1,209       4,258       2,999
  Gain (loss) on disposition
    of assets                     43,856         428      13,626      (1,164)
                                --------    --------    --------    --------
                                 219,597     224,022     643,197     673,020
                                --------    --------    --------    --------
Costs and expenses:
  Oil and gas production          97,415     100,824     311,861     358,033
  General and administrative       5,320       6,672      18,843      20,136
  Depletion                       27,173      24,328      94,755      81,096
  Abandoned property              23,784         424      24,313       1,800
                                --------    --------    --------    --------
                                 153,692     132,248     449,772     461,065
                                --------    --------    --------    --------
Net income                     $  65,905   $  91,774   $ 193,425   $ 211,955
                                ========    ========    ========    ========
Allocation of net income:
  Managing general partner     $     659   $     918   $   1,934   $   2,120
                                ========    ========    ========    ========
  Limited partners             $  65,246   $  90,856   $ 191,491   $ 209,835
                                ========    ========    ========    ========
Net income per limited
  partnership interest         $    5.35   $    7.45   $   15.71   $   17.21
                                ========    ========    ========    ========
Distributions per limited
  partnership interest         $    8.09   $    9.60   $   30.84   $   25.34
                                ========    ========    ========    ========




         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 PRODUCING PROPERTIES 87-B, LTD.
                          (A Texas Limited Partnership)

                         STATEMENT OF PARTNERS' CAPITAL
                                   (Unaudited)




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

Balance at January 1, 1997         $  17,711     $1,805,903     $1,823,614

    Distributions                     (3,589)      (375,958)      (379,547)

    Net income                         1,934        191,491        193,425
                                    --------      ---------      ---------

Balance at September 30, 1997      $  16,056     $1,621,436     $1,637,492
                                    ========      =========      =========







         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 PRODUCING PROPERTIES 87-B, LTD.
                          (A Texas Limited Partnership)

                            STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                   (Unaudited)



                                                         Nine months ended
                                                           September 30,
                                                      ----------------------
                                                         1997         1996
                                                      ---------    ---------
Cash flows from operating activities:
   Net income                                         $ 193,425    $ 211,955
   Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
     cash provided by operating activities:
       Depletion                                         94,755       81,096
       (Gain) loss on disposition of assets             (13,626)       1,164
   Changes in assets:
       (Increase) decrease in accounts receivable        62,749      (52,295)
                                                       --------     --------
          Net cash provided by operating activities     337,303      241,920
                                                       --------     --------
Cash flows from investing activities:
   Additions to oil and gas equipment                       -        (10,658)
   Proceeds from disposition of assets                   58,265        2,410
                                                       --------     --------
          Net cash provided by (used in) investing
             activities                                  58,265       (8,248)
                                                       --------     --------
Cash flows from financing activities:
   Cash distributions to partners                      (379,547)    (311,927)
                                                       --------     --------
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents     16,021      (78,255)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period         63,834      135,981
                                                       --------     --------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period            $  79,855    $  57,726
                                                       ========     ========



         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 PRODUCING PROPERTIES 87-B, LTD.
                          (A Texas Limited Partnership)

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                               September 30, 1997
                                   (Unaudited)

Note 1.     Basis of presentation

In the opinion of management,  the unaudited  financial  statements for Parker &
Parsley Producing  Properties 87-B, Ltd. (the "Partnership") as of September 30,
1997 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 1997 and 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. These interim results are not necessarily  indicative of results
for a full  year.  Certain  reclassifications  have  been  made to prior  period
financial statements to conform to the 1997 presentations.

Certain  information  and  footnote  disclosure  normally  included in financial
statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting  principles
have been  condensed  or  omitted  in this Form 10-Q  pursuant  to the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The financial statements
should  be read in  conjunction  with the  financial  statements  and the  notes
thereto  contained in the  Partnership's  Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1996, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission,  a copy
of which is available upon request by writing to Rich Dealy,  Vice President and
Controller, 303 West Wall, Suite 101, Midland, Texas 79701.

Item 2.     Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
              and Results of Operations (1)

As of August 8, 1997, Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc. ("Pioneer USA") became
the  general  partner  of  the  Partnership.   Prior  to  August  8,  1997,  the
Partnership's general partner was Parker & Parsley Development L.P. ("PPDLP"), a
wholly-owned  subsidiary  of  Parker &  Parsley  Petroleum  Company  ("Parker  &
Parsley").  On  August  7,  1997,  Parker  &  Parsley  and  Mesa  Inc.  received
shareholder  approval  to merge and create  Pioneer  Natural  Resources  Company
("Pioneer").  On August 8, 1997,  PPDLP was merged with and into  Pioneer USA, a
wholly-owned  subsidiary  of  Pioneer,  resulting  in Pioneer USA  becoming  the
general  partner of the Partnership as PPDLP's  successor by merger.  For a more
complete description of the Parker & Parsley and Mesa Inc. merger, see Pioneer's
Registration  Statement  on Form S-4 as filed  with the  Securities and Exchange
Commission.

Results of Operations

Nine months ended September 30, 1997 compared with nine months ended
  September 30, 1996

Revenues:

The  Partnership's  oil and gas revenues  decreased 7% to $625,313 from $671,185
for the nine  months  ended  September  30,  1997 as compared to the nine months
ended September 30, 1996. The decrease in revenues was attributable to a decline

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in barrels of oil  produced  and sold and a lower  average  price  received  per
barrel of oil,  offset by a higher  average price received per mcf of gas and an
increase in mcf of gas  produced and sold.  For the nine months ended  September
30, 1997, 20,991 barrels of oil were sold compared to 25,500 for the same period
in 1996,  a  decrease  of 4,509  barrels,  or 18%.  For the  nine  months  ended
September 30, 1997,  80,581 mcf of gas were sold compared to 66,850 for the same
period  in 1996,  an  increase  of  13,731  mcf,  or 21%.  The  increase  in gas
production   resulted  from  operational  changes  on  several  wells.  The  oil
production decrease was due to the decline  characteristics of the Partnership's
oil and gas properties.  Because of these characteristics,  management expects a
certain  amount of decline in production  in the future until the  Partnership's
economically recoverable reserves are fully depleted.

The average price received per barrel of oil decreased $1.35, or 7%, from $20.76
for the nine months  ended  September  30, 1996 to $19.41 for the same period in
1997.  The average price received per mcf of gas increased 27% from $2.12 during
the nine months ended  September 30, 1996 to $2.70 in 1997. 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  Partnership may therefore sell its future oil and gas production at average
prices lower or higher than that received during the nine months ended September
30, 1997.

Gain on  disposition of assets of $13,626,  for the nine months ended  September
30, 1997,  resulted  from a $13,604 gain on the  abandonment  of one oil and gas
well and $22 in salvage  income  derived from  equipment  credits  received on a
fully depleted  property.  The loss on disposition of assets of $1,164,  for the
nine  months  ended  September  30,  1996,  resulted  from a $2,255  loss on the
abandonment of one oil and gas well and one saltwater  disposal well,  offset by
$1,091 in salvage  income  derived from the sale of equipment on wells that were
plugged and abandoned in prior years.

Costs and Expenses:

Total  costs and  expenses  decreased  to  $449,772  for the nine  months  ended
September  30,  1997 as compared  to  $461,065  for the same  period in 1996,  a
decrease of $11,293.  This decrease was due to declines in production  costs and
general and  administrative  expenses ("G&A"),  offset by increases in abandoned
property costs and depletion.

Production  costs were $311,861 for the nine months ended September 30, 1997 and
$358,033 for the same period in 1996,  resulting in a $46,172 decrease,  or 13%.
The  decrease  was the result of  reductions  in workover  and well  maintenance
costs.

G&A's  components are independent  accounting and engineering  fees and managing
general  partner  personnel  and  operating  costs.   During  this  period,  G&A
decreased,  in aggregate,  6%, from $20,136 for the nine months ended  September
30, 1996 to $18,843 for the same period in 1997.

Depletion  was $94,755 for the nine months ended  September 30, 1997 compared to
$81,096 for the same period in 1996.  This  represented an increase in depletion
of $13,659,  or 17%. This increase was primarily  attributable to a reduction in
oil reserves during 1997 due to lower commodity  prices,  offset by a decline in
oil production of 4,509 barrels for the nine months ended September 30, 1997.

Abandoned property costs of $24,313 and $1,800 were incurred to plug and abandon
properties for the nine months ended September 30, 1997 and 1996, respectively.

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Three months ended September 30, 1997 compared with three months ended September
  30, 1996

Revenues:

The Partnership's  oil and gas revenues  decreased 22% to $174,528 from $222,385
for the three  months ended  September  30, 1997 as compared to the three months
ended  September 30, 1996.  The decrease in revenues  resulted from a decline in
barrels of oil produced and sold and a lower average  price  received per barrel
of oil,  offset  by an  increase  in mcf of gas  produced  and sold and a higher
average price received per mcf of gas. For the three months ended  September 30,
1997,  6,305  barrels of oil were sold  compared to 8,257 for the same period in
1996, a decrease of 1,952 barrels,  or 24%. For the three months ended September
30, 1997,  26,098 mcf of gas were sold compared to 21,007 for the same period in
1996, an increase of 5,091 mcf, or 24%. The increase in gas  production  volumes
was due to operational  changes on several wells. The decrease in oil production
volumes  was  due to  the  decline  characteristics  of  the  Partnership's  oil
properties.

The average price received per barrel of oil decreased $3.19, or 15% from $21.40
for the three months ended  September  30, 1996 to $18.21 for the same period in
1997,  while the average  price  received per mcf of gas increased 5% from $2.18
during the three months ended September 30, 1996 to $2.29 in 1997.

Costs and Expenses:

Total costs and  expenses  increased  to  $153,692  for the three  months  ended
September  30,  1997 as compared  to  $132,248  for the same period in 1996,  an
increase of $21,444,  or 16%.  This  increase  was due to increases in abandoned
property costs and depletion, offset by reductions in production costs and G&A.

Production  costs were $97,415 for the three months ended September 30, 1997 and
$100,824 for the same period in 1996, resulting in a 3,409 decrease,  or 3%. The
decrease was the result of reductions in well maintenance expense and production
taxes.

G&A's  components are independent  accounting and engineering  fees and managing
general  partner  personnel  and  operating  costs.   During  this  period,  G&A
decreased,  in aggregate,  20% from $6,672 for the three months ended  September
30, 1996 to $5,320 for the same period in 1997.

Depletion was $27,173 for the three months ended  September 30, 1997 compared to
$24,328 for the same period in 1996.  This  represented an increase in depletion
of $2,845, or 12%, primarily  attributable to a reduction in oil reserves during
1997 due to lower  commodity  prices,  offset by a decline in oil  production of
1,952  barrels for the three months ended  September 30, 1997 as compared to the
same period in 1996.

Gain on disposition of assets of $43,856,  for the three months ended  September
30, 1997,  resulted  from a $43,834 gain on the  abandonment  of one oil and gas
well and $22 in salvage  income  derived from  equipment  credits  received on a
fully deleted property. The gain on disposition of assets of $428, for the three
months ended September 30, 1996, resulted from a $324 gain on the abandonment of
one oil and gas  well  and  $104 in  salvage  income  received  from the sale of
equipment on wells that were plugged and abandoned in prior years.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

Net cash  provided by operating  activities  increased  $95,383  during the nine
months ended  September 30, 1997 from the same period ended  September 30, 1996,
resulting from a reduction in production costs paid,  offset by a decline in oil
and gas sales receipts and an increase in abandoned property costs paid.

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities

The  Partnership's  investing  activities during the nine months ended September
30, 1997 and 1996 were  related to the  replacement  or disposal of equipment on
various active oil and gas properties.

Proceeds from disposition of assets for the nine months ended September 30, 1997
primarily  resulted  from  $43,510  received  from  the sale of  equipment  on a
property  abandoned  during 1997 and salvage  income of $22  received on a fully
depleted well. For the nine months ended September 30, 1996,  $2,410 in proceeds
from  disposition  of  assets  resulted  from  $323  received  from  the sale of
equipment  on a property  abandoned  during  1996 and  salvage  income of $2,087
received on the  disposal of oil and gas  equipment on  properties  abandoned in
prior years.

Net Cash Used in Financing Activities

Cash was  sufficient  for the nine  months  ended  September  30,  1997 to cover
distributions to the partners of $379,547 of which $3,589 was distributed to the
managing  general  partner and  $375,958 to the limited  partners.  For the same
period ended  September 30, 1996, cash was sufficient for  distributions  to the
partners of $311,927 of which $3,060 was  distributed  to the  managing  general
partner and $308,867 to the limited partners.

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.

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                           Part II. Other Information

Item 6.     Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)   Exhibits

      27.   Financial Data Schedule

(b)   Reports on Form 8-K - none


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                PARKER & PARSLEY PRODUCING PROPERTIES 87-B, 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 PRODUCING
                                         PROPERTIES 87-B, LTD.

                                  By:    Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc.,
                                          Managing General Partner





Dated:  November 12, 1996         By:    /s/ Rich Dealy
                                         --------------------------------------
                                         Rich Dealy, Vice President and
                                           Controller



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