PARKER & PARSLEY PRODUCING PROPERTIES 87-B LTD
10-Q, 1998-08-06
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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, 1998

                                       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 / /




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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 June 30, 1998 and
              December 31, 1997  .....................................    3

           Statements of Operations for the three and six
             months ended June 30, 1998 and 1997......................    4

           Statement of Partners' Capital for the six months
             ended June 30, 1998......................................    5

           Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended
             June 30, 1998 and 1997...................................    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

           27.1   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
                                                     June 30,      December 31,
                                                       1998            1997
                                                   -----------     -----------
                                                    (Unaudited)
                   ASSETS

Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents, including interest
     bearing deposits of $41,690 at June 30
     and $74,658 at December 31                    $    41,914     $    74,883
  Accounts receivable - affiliate                       64,970         115,661
                                                    ----------      ----------
          Total current assets                         106,884         190,544
                                                    ----------      ----------
Oil and gas properties - at cost, based on the
  successful efforts accounting method               4,833,148       4,827,151
Accumulated depletion                               (3,870,543)     (3,818,776)
                                                    ----------      ----------
     Net oil and gas properties                        962,605       1,008,375
                                                    ----------      ----------
                                                   $ 1,069,489     $ 1,198,919
                                                    ==========      ==========
              PARTNERS' CAPITAL

Partners' capital:
  Managing general partner                         $    10,906     $    11,934
  Limited partners (12,191 interests)                1,058,583       1,186,985
                                                    ----------      ----------
                                                   $ 1,069,489     $ 1,198,919
                                                    ==========      ==========


   The financial information included as of June 30, 1998 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       Six months ended
                                        June 30,                 June 30,
                                 ---------------------   ---------------------
                                    1998        1997        1998        1997
                                 ---------   ---------   ---------   ---------
Revenues:
   Oil and gas                   $ 149,730   $ 199,079   $ 286,777   $ 450,785
   Interest                          1,068       1,798       2,283       3,045
   Gain (loss) on disposition
     of assets                          -         (529)      2,161        (529)
                                  --------    ---------   --------    ---------
                                   150,798     200,348     291,221     453,301
                                  --------    --------    --------    --------
Costs and expenses:
   Oil and gas production          115,069     102,834     207,645     214,446
   General and administrative        4,492       6,023       8,603      13,523
   Depletion                        24,952      35,597      51,767      67,582
   Abandoned property                1,781      23,129       2,023      30,230
                                  --------    --------    --------    --------
                                   146,294     167,583     270,038     325,781
                                  --------    --------    --------    --------
Net income                       $   4,504   $  32,765   $  21,183   $ 127,520
                                  ========    ========    ========    ========
Allocation of net income:
   Managing general partner      $      45   $     328   $     212   $   1,275
                                  ========    ========    ========    ========
   Limited partners              $   4,459   $  32,437   $  20,971   $ 126,245
                                  ========    ========    ========    ========
Net income per limited
  partnership interest           $     .37   $    2.67   $    1.72   $   10.36
                                  ========    ========    ========    ========
Distributions per limited
  partnership interest           $    4.50   $   10.25   $   12.25   $   22.75
                                  ========    ========    ========    ========


         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, 1998         $  11,934     $1,186,985     $1,198,919

    Distributions                     (1,240)      (149,373)      (150,613)

    Net income                           212         20,971         21,183
                                    --------      ---------      ---------

Balance at June 30, 1998           $  10,906     $1,058,583     $1,069,489
                                    ========      =========      =========







         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)

                                                           Six months ended
                                                               June 30,
                                                      ------------------------
                                                         1998          1997
                                                      ----------    ----------
Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net income                                          $   21,183    $  127,520
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
     cash provided by operating activities:
       Depletion                                          51,767        67,582
       (Gain) loss on disposition of assets               (2,161)          529
  Changes in assets:
     Accounts receivable                                  50,691        61,175
                                                       ---------     ---------
          Net cash provided by operating activities      121,480       256,806
                                                       ---------     ---------
Cash flows from investing activities:
  Additions to  oil and gas equipment                     (5,997)          -
  Proceeds from asset dispositions                         2,161        44,070
                                                       ---------     ---------
          Net cash provided by (used in) investing
            activities                                    (3,836)       44,070
                                                       ---------     ---------
Cash flows from financing activities:
  Cash distributions to partners                        (150,613)     (280,041)
                                                       ---------     ---------
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents     (32,969)       20,835
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period          74,883        63,834
                                                       ---------     ---------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period            $   41,914    $   84,669
                                                       =========     =========


         The financial information included herein has been prepared by
           management without audit by ndependent 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
                                  June 30, 1998
                                   (Unaudited)

Note 1.     Organization and nature of operations

Parker & Parsley  Producing  Properties  87-B,  Ltd.  (the  "Partnership")  is a
limited partnership organized in 1987 under the laws of the State of Texas.

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

Note 2.     Basis of presentation

In  the  opinion  of  management,  the  unaudited  financial  statements  of the
Partnership  as of June 30, 1998 and for the three and six months ended June 30,
1998 and 1997 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  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, 1997, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission,  a copy
of which is available upon request by writing to Rich Dealy,  Vice President and
Chief Accounting Officer,  5205 North O'Connor  Boulevard,  1400 Williams Square
West, Irving, Texas 75039-3746.

Certain  reclassifications  have been made to the 1997  financial  statements to
conform to the 1998 financial statement presentation.

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

Results of Operations

Six months ended June 30, 1998 compared with six months ended
  June 30, 1997

Revenues:

The Partnership's  oil and gas revenues  decreased 36% to $286,777 from $450,785
for the six months ended June 30, 1998 and 1997,  respectively.  The decrease in
revenues  resulted from lower average prices received,  offset by an increase in

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production. For the six months ended June 30, 1998, 15,550 barrels of oil, 5,243
barrels of natural  gas  liquids  ("NGLs")  and 23,042 mcf of gas were sold,  or
24,633  barrel of oil  equivalents  ("BOEs").  For the six months ended June 30,
1997, 14,686 barrels of oil and 54,483 mcf of gas were sold, or 23,767 BOEs.

As of September 30, 1997, the Partnership began accounting for processed natural
gas   production  as  processed   natural  gas  liquids  and  dry  residue  gas.
Consequently,  separate  product volumes will not be comparable to periods prior
to September 30, 1997.  Also,  prices for gas products will not be comparable as
the price per mcf for  natural  gas for the three and six months  ended June 30,
1998 is the price received for dry residue gas and the price per mcf for natural
gas for the  three and six  months  ended  June 30,  1997 is a price for wet gas
(i.e., natural gas liquids combined with dry residue gas).

The average  price  received per barrel of oil  decreased  $5.94,  or 30%,  from
$19.92 for the six months  ended June 30,  1997 to $13.98 for the same period in
1998.  The average price received per barrel of NGLs during the six months ended
June 30, 1998 was $6.83. The average price received per mcf of gas decreased 50%
to $1.46 for the six months  ended June 30, 1998  compared to $2.90 for the same
period 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 six months ended June 30, 1998.

During  most of 1997,  the  Partnership  benefitted  from  higher  oil prices as
compared to previous  years.  However,  during the fourth  quarter of 1997,  oil
prices began a downward  trend that has  continued  into 1998. On July 29, 1998,
the market  price for West Texas  intermediate  crude was $11.58 per  barrel.  A
continuation of the oil price environment  experienced  during the first half of
1998 will have an adverse  effect on the  Partnership's  revenues and  operating
cash flow and could result in additional  decreases in the carrying value of the
Partnership's oil and gas properties.

Costs and Expenses:

Total costs and expenses decreased to $270,038 for the six months ended June 30,
1998 as compared to $325,781 for the same period in 1997, a decrease of $55,743,
or 17%.  This  decrease  was due to  reductions  in  abandoned  property  costs,
depletion, production costs and general and administrative expenses ("G&A").

Production  costs  were  $207,645  for the six months  ended  June 30,  1998 and
$214,446 for the same period in 1997, resulting in a $6,801 decrease, or 3%. The
decrease was primarily  attributable to declines in production taxes,  offset by
an increase in ad valorem 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,  36% from  $13,523 for the six months  ended June 30,
1997, to $8,603 for the same period in 1998.

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Depletion was $51,767 for the six months ended June 30, 1998 compared to $67,582
for the same  period in 1997.  This  represented  a  decrease  in  depletion  of
$15,815, or 23%. This decrease was primarily  attributable to a reduction in the
Partnership's  net  depletable  basis  from  charges  taken in  accordance  with
Statement  of  Financial  Accounting  Standards  No.  121,  "Accounting  for the
Impairment of  Long-Lived  Assets and for  Long-Lived  Assets to be Disposed Of"
("SFAS  121")  during the fourth  quarter of 1997,  offset by a decrease  in oil
reserves  during  the six  months  ended  June  30,  1998 as a  result  of lower
commodity prices and an increase in oil production of 864 barrels for the period
ended June 30, 1998 as compared to the same period in 1997.

Abandoned  property costs of $2,023 and $30,230  incurred  during the six months
ended June 30, 1998 and 1997, respectively, were related to one well plugged and
abandoned during each period.

Three months ended June 30, 1998 compared with three months ended
  June 30, 1997

Revenues:

The Partnership's  oil and gas revenues  decreased 25% to $149,730 from $199,079
for the three months ended June 30, 1998 and 1997, respectively. The decrease in
revenues  resulted from lower average prices received,  offset by an increase in
production.  For the three  months ended June 30,  1998,  7,555  barrels of oil,
3,585 barrels of NGLs and 14,053 mcf of gas were sold,  or 13,482 BOEs.  For the
three  months ended June 30,  1997,  7,189  barrels of oil and 26,184 mcf of gas
were sold, or 11,553 BOEs.

The average  price  received per barrel of oil  decreased  $5.11,  or 28%,  from
$18.42 for the three months ended June 30, 1997 to $13.31 for the same period in
1998.  The average  price  received  per barrel of NGLs during the three  months
ended  June 30,  1998 was  $7.68.  The  average  price  received  per mcf of gas
decreased 40% from $2.55 during the three months ended June 30, 1997 to $1.54 in
1998.

Costs and Expenses:

Total costs and  expenses  decreased to $146,294 for the three months ended June
30,  1998 as compared  to  $167,583  for the same period in 1997,  a decrease of
$21,289, or 13%. This decrease was due to decreases in abandoned property costs,
depletion and G&A, offset by an increase in production costs.

Production  costs were  $115,069  for the three  months  ended June 30, 1998 and
$102,834 for the same period in 1997,  resulting in a $12,235 increase,  or 12%.
The increase was the result of additional well maintenance  costs and ad valorem
taxes, offset by decreases in production taxes and workover expenses.

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,  25% from $6,023 for the three  months ended June 30,
1997 to $4,492 for the same period in 1998.

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Depletion  was $24,952  for the three  months  ended June 30,  1998  compared to
$35,597 for the same period in 1997. This represented a decrease in depletion of
$10,645, or 30%. This decrease was primarily  attributable to a reduction in the
Partnership's  net depletable  basis from charges taken in accordance  with SFAS
121 during the fourth  quarter  of 1997,  offset by a decrease  in oil  reserves
during  the three  months  ended  June 30,  1998 as a result of lower  commodity
prices and an increase  in oil  production  of 366 barrels for the three  months
ended June 30, 1998 compared to the same period in 1997.

Abandoned  property costs of $1,781 and $23,129 incurred during the three months
ended June 30, 1998 and 1997, respectively, were related to one well plugged and
abandoned during each period.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

Net cash  provided by operating  activities  decreased  $135,326  during the six
months ended June 30, 1998 from the same period in 1997.  This  decrease was the
result of a decline in oil and gas sales  receipts and an increase in production
costs paid,  offset by decreases in abandoned  property expenses and G&A expense
paid.

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities

The  Partnership's  principal  investing  activities during the six months ended
June 30, 1998 were related to the additions or disposal of oil and gas equipment
on active properties.

Proceeds from equipment  salvage of $2,161 and $44,070 were received for the six
months ending June 30, 1998 and 1997, respectively.

Net Cash Used in Financing Activities

Cash  was   sufficient  for  the  six  months  ended  June  30,  1998  to  cover
distributions to the partners of $150,613 of which $1,240 was distributed to the
managing  general  partner and  $149,373 to the limited  partners.  For the same
period  ended  June 30,  1997,  cash was  sufficient  for  distributions  to the
partners of $280,041 of which $2,694 was  distributed  to the  managing  general
partner and $277,347 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.

Information systems for the year 2000

The managing general partner will be required to modify its information  systems
in order to  accurately  process  Partnership  data  referencing  the year 2000.
Because of the importance of occurrence  dates in the oil and gas industry,  the

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consequences of not pursuing these  modifications  could be very  significant to
the Partnership's ability to manage and report operating activities.  Currently,
the managing general partner plans to contract with third parties to perform the
software  programming  changes  necessary to correct any existing  deficiencies.
Such  programming  changes are  anticipated  to be completed  and tested by June
1999. The managing  general  partner will allocate a portion of the costs of the
year 2000 programming  charges to the Partnership when they are incurred,  along
with recurring general and administrative  expenses.  Although the costs are not
estimable at this time, they should not be significant to the Partnership.

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

(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 6.     Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)    Exhibits

       27.1   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:  August 6, 1998              By:    /s/ Rich Dealy
                                          --------------------------------
                                          Rich Dealy, Vice President and
                                          Chief Accounting Officer



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