SOUTHWEST ROYALTIES INSTITUTIONAL INCOME FUND VII-B L P
10-Q, 1996-08-13
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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 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 number 33-11576


         Southwest Royalties Institutional Income Fund VII-B, L.P.
                  (Exact name of registrant as specified
                   in its limited partnership agreement)

Delaware                                           75-2165825    
(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, 1995 which are found in the Registrant's Form 10-K Report
for 1995 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The December 31,
1995 balance sheet included herein has been taken from the Registrant's 1995
Form 10-K Report.  Operating results for the three and six month periods
ended June 30, 1996 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be
expected for the full year.

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         Southwest Royalties Institutional Income Fund VII-B, L.P.

                              Balance Sheets


                                                 June 30,      December 31,
                                                   1996            1995  
                                                ---------      ------------
                                               (unaudited)

     Assets

Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents                  $     20,735          28,684
  Receivable from Managing 
   General Partner                                107,343         122,722
                                                ---------       ---------
      Total current assets                        128,078         151,406
                                                ---------       ---------
Oil and gas properties - using the
 full cost method of accounting                 4,353,685       4,353,685
  Less accumulated depreciation, 
    depletion and amortization                  2,780,370       2,699,370
                                                ---------       ---------
      Net oil and gas properties                1,573,315       1,654,315
                                                ---------       ---------
                                             $  1,701,393       1,805,721
                                                =========       =========
     Liabilities and Partners' Equity

Current liability - Distributions payable    $        779             418
                                                ---------       ---------

Partners' equity:                            
  General partners                               (474,708)       (464,239)
  Limited partners                              2,175,322       2,269,542
                                                ---------       ---------
      Total partners' equity                    1,700,614       1,805,303
                                                ---------       ---------
                                             $  1,701,393       1,805,721
                                                =========       =========

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         Southwest Royalties Institutional Income Fund VII-B, L.P.

                         Statements of Operations
                                (unaudited)


                                 Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended   
                                       June 30,             June 30,
                                   1996       1995      1996       1995  

     Revenues

Income from net profits
 interests                    $   147,861    186,409    296,606    359,704
Interest                              446        651        738      1,145
                                  -------    -------    -------    -------
                                  148,307    187,060    297,344    360,849
                                  -------    -------    -------    -------

     Expenses

General and administrative         27,454     28,024     64,033     66,646
Depreciation, depletion and
  amortization                     40,000     60,000     81,000    117,000
                                  -------    -------    -------    -------
                                   67,454     88,024    145,033    183,646
                                  -------    -------    -------    -------
Net income                    $    80,853     99,036    152,311    177,203
                                  =======    =======    =======    =======
Net income allocated to:

  Managing General Partner    $     7,277      8,913     13,708     15,948
                                  =======    =======    =======    =======
  General Partner             $       809        990      1,523      1,772
                                  =======    =======    =======    =======
  Limited Partners            $    72,767     89,133    137,080    159,483
                                  =======    =======    =======    =======
    Per limited partner
     unit                     $      4.85       5.94       9.14      10.63
                                  =======    =======    =======    =======

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         Southwest Royalties Institutional Income Fund VII-B, L.P.

                         Statements of Cash Flows
                                (unaudited)


                                                        Six Months Ended 
                                                             June 30,
                                                         1996       1995 

Cash flows from operating activities:

  Cash received from income from net 
    profits interests                               $   311,985    329,936
  Cash paid to suppliers                                (64,033)   (66,649)
  Interest received                                         738      1,145
                                                        -------    -------
    Net cash provided by operating
      activities                                        248,690    264,432
                                                        -------    -------

Cash flows used in financing
 activities:

  Distributions to partners                            (256,639)  (261,970)
                                                        -------    -------
Net increase (decrease) in cash and
 cash equivalents                                        (7,949)     2,462

  Beginning of period                                    28,684     29,657
                                                        -------    -------
  End of period                                     $    20,735     32,119
                                                        =======    =======

                                                                (continued)

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         Southwest Royalties Institutional Income Fund VII-B, L.P.

                    Statements of Cash Flows, continued
                                (unaudited)


                                                        Six Months Ended 
                                                             June 30,
                                                         1996       1995 

Reconciliation of net income to
  net cash provided by operating 
  activities:

Net income                                          $   152,311    177,203

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

    Depreciation, depletion and 
     amortization                                        81,000    117,000
    (Increase) decrease in receivables                   15,379    (29,768)
    Decrease in payables                                   -            (3)
                                                        -------    -------
Net cash provided by operating
  activities                                        $   248,690    264,432
                                                        =======    =======

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

General

Southwest Royalties Institutional Income Fund VII-B, L.P. was organized as a
Delaware limited partnership on January 28, 1987. The offering of such
limited partnership interests began March 23, 1987; minimum capital
requirements were met May 20, 1987 and concluded December 1, 1987, with total
limited partner contributions of $7,500,000.

The Partnership was formed to acquire royalty and net profits 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 will not be 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, lease operating expenses,
enhanced recovery projects, offset drilling activities pursuant to farmout
arrangements, sale 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 and general and administrative 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 June 30, 1996 and 1995

The following table provides certain information regarding performance
factors for the quarters ended June 30, 1996 and 1995:

                                               Three Months
                                                  Ended         Percentage
                                                 June 30,        Increase
                                              1996      1995    (Decrease)
                                              ----      ----    ----------

Average price per barrel of oil          $   20.93     17.70        18% 
Average price per mcf of gas             $    2.18      1.73        26% 
Oil production in barrels                    8,900    12,100       (26%)
Gas production in mcf                       24,000    40,900       (41%)
Income from net profits interests        $ 147,861   186,409       (21%)
Partnership distributions                $ 129,000   137,000        (6%)
Limited partner distributions            $ 116,100   123,300        (6%)
Per unit distribution to limited
 partners                                $    7.74      8.22        (6%)
Number of limited partner units             15,000    15,000

Revenues

The Partnership's income from net profits interests decreased to $147,861
from $186,409 for the quarters ended June 30, 1996 and 1995, respectively, a
decrease of 21%.  The principal factors affecting the comparison of the
quarters ended June 30, 1996 and 1995 are as follows:

1.  The average price for a barrel of oil received by the Partnership
    increased during the quarter ended June 30, 1996 as compared to the
    quarter ended June 30, 1995 by 18%, or $3.23 per barrel, resulting in an
    increase of approximately $39,100 in income from net profits interests. 
    Oil sales represented 78% of total oil and gas sales during the quarter
    ended June 30, 1996 as compared to 75% during the quarter ended June 30,
    1995.

    The average price for an mcf of gas received by the Partnership increased
    during the same period by 26%, or $.45 per mcf, resulting in an increase
    of approximately $18,400 in income from net profits interests.  

    The total increase in income from net profits interests due to the change
    in prices received from oil and gas production is approximately $57,500. 
    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.

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2.  Oil production decreased approximately 3,200 barrels or 26% during the
    quarter ended June 30, 1996 as compared to the quarter ended June 30,
    1995, resulting in a decrease of approximately $67,000 in income from net
    profits interests.

    Gas production decreased approximately 16,900 mcf or 41% during the same
    period, resulting in a decrease of approximately $36,800 in income from
    net profits interests.

    The total decrease in income from net profits interests due to the change
    in production is approximately $103,800.  The decrease in production is
    primarily attributable to the sale of property and lease downtime.

3.  Lease operating costs and production taxes were 8% lower, or
    approximately $7,900 less during the quarter ended June 30, 1996 as
    compared to the quarter ended June 30, 1995.

Costs and Expenses

Total costs and expenses decreased to $67,454 from $88,024 for the quarters
ended June 30, 1996 and 1995, respectively, a decrease of 23%.  The decrease
is the result of lower general and administrative expense and depletion
expense.

1.  General and administrative costs consists of independent accounting and
    engineering fees, computer services, postage, and Managing General
    Partner personnel costs.  General and administrative costs decreased 2%
    or approximately $600 during the quarter ended June 30, 1996 as compared
    to the quarter ended June 30, 1995.  

2.  Depletion expense decreased to $40,000 for the quarter ended June 30,
    1996 from $60,000 for the same period in 1995.  This represents a
    decrease of 33%.  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.  

    Two factors that attributed to the decline in depletion expense between
    the comparative periods were the increase in the price of oil and gas
    used to determine the Partnership's reserves for January 1, 1996 as
    compared to 1995 and the decrease in oil and gas revenues.  

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B.  General Comparison of the Six Month Periods Ended June 30, 1996 and 1995

The following table provides certain information regarding performance
factors for the six month periods ended June 30, 1996 and 1995:

                                                                
                                                Six Months
                                                  Ended         Percentage
                                                 June 30,        Increase
                                              1996      1995    (Decrease)
                                              ----      ----    ----------

Average price per barrel of oil          $   19.52     17.17        14% 
Average price per mcf of gas             $    2.09      1.79        17% 
Oil production in barrels                   19,000    25,200       (25%)
Gas production in mcf                       51,000    67,400       (24%)
Income from net profits interests        $ 296,606   359,704       (18%)
Partnership distributions                $ 257,000   262,000        (2%)
Limited partner distributions            $ 231,300   235,800        (2%)
Per unit distribution to limited         
 partners                                $   15.42     15.72        (2%)
Number of limited partner units             15,000    15,000

Revenues

The Partnership's income from net profits interests decreased to $296,606
from $359,704 for the six months ended June 30, 1996 and 1995, respectively,
a decrease of 18%.  The principal factors affecting the comparison of the six
months ended June 30, 1996 and 1995 are as follows:

1.  The average price for a barrel of oil received by the Partnership
    increased during the six months ended June 30, 1996 as compared to the
    six months ended June 30, 1995 by 14%, or $2.35 per barrel, resulting in
    an increase of approximately $59,200 in income from net profits
    interests.  Oil sales represented 78% of total oil and gas sales during
    the six months ended June 30, 1996 and 1995.

    The average price for an mcf of gas received by the Partnership increased
    during the same period by 17%, or $.30 per mcf, resulting in an increase
    of approximately $20,200 in income from net profits interests.  

    The total increase in income from net profits interests due to the change
    in prices received from oil and gas production is approximately $79,400. 
    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.

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2.  Oil production decreased approximately 6,200 barrels or 25% during the
    six months ended June 30, 1996 as compared to the six months ended June
    30, 1995, resulting in a decrease of approximately $121,000 in income
    from net profits interests.

    Gas production decreased approximately 16,400 mcf or 24% during the same
    period, resulting in a decrease of approximately $34,300 in income from
    net profits interests.

    The total decrease in income from net profits interests due to the change
    in production is approximately $155,300.  The decrease in production is
    primarily attributable to the sale of property and lease downtime.

3.  Lease operating costs and production taxes were 6% lower, or
    approximately $12,000 less during the six months ended June 30, 1996 as
    compared to the six months ended June 30, 1995.  

Costs and Expenses

Total costs and expenses decreased to $145,033 from $183,646 for the six
months ended June 30, 1996 and 1995, respectively, a decrease of 21%.  The
decrease is the result of lower general and administrative expense and
depletion expense.

1.  General and administrative costs consists of independent accounting and
    engineering fees, computer services, postage, and Managing General
    Partner personnel costs.  General and administrative costs decreased 4%
    or approximately $2,600 during the six months ended June 30, 1996 as
    compared to the six months ended June 30, 1995.

2.  Depletion expense decreased to $81,000 for the six months ended June 30,
    1996 from $117,000 for the same period in 1995.  This represents a
    decrease of 31%.  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.  

    Two factors that attributed to the decline in depletion expense between
    the comparative periods were the increase in the price of oil and gas
    used to determine the Partnership's reserves for January 1, 1996 as
    compared to 1995 and the decrease in oil and gas revenues.  

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

The primary source of cash is from operations, the receipt of income from
interests in oil and gas properties.  The Partnership knows of no material
change, nor does it anticipate any such change.

Cash flows provided by operating activities were approximately $248,700 in
the six months ended June 30, 1996 as compared to approximately $264,400 in
the six months ended June 30, 1995.  The primary source of the 1996 cash flow
from operating activities was profitable operations.

Cash flows used in financing activities were approximately $256,600 in the
six months ended June 30, 1996 as compared to approximately $262,000 in the
six months ended June 30, 1995.  The only use in financing activities was the
distributions to partners.

Total distributions during the six months ended June 30, 1996 were $257,000
of which $231,300 was distributed to the limited partners and $25,700 to the
general partners.  The per unit distribution to limited partners during the
six months ended June 30, 1996 was $15.42.  Total distributions during the
six months ended June 30, 1995 were $262,000 of which $235,800 was
distributed to the limited partners and $26,200 to the general partners.  The
per unit distribution to limited partners during the six months ended June
30, 1995 was $15.72.  

The source for the 1996 distributions of $257,000 was oil and gas operations
of approximately $248,700, with the balance from available cash on hand at
the beginning of the period.  The source for the 1995 distributions of
$262,000 was oil and gas operations of approximately $264,400 resulting in
excess cash for contingencies or subsequent distributions.

Since inception of the Partnership, cumulative monthly cash distributions of
$7,974,644 have been made to the partners.  As of June 30, 1996, $7,185,216
or $479.01 per limited partner unit has been distributed to the limited
partners, representing a 96% return of the capital contributed.

As of June 30, 1996, the Partnership had approximately $127,300 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 ROYALTIES INSTITUTIONAL
                                 INCOME FUND VII-B, L.P.
                                 a Delaware limited partnership


                                 By:   Southwest Royalties, Inc.
                                       Managing General Partner


                                 By:   /s/ Bill E. Coggin                  
                                       Bill E. Coggin, Vice President
                                       and Chief Financial Officer
Date: August 12, 1996

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<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the Balance
Sheet at June 30, 1996 (Unaudited) and the Statement of Operations for the Six
Months Ended June 30, 1996 (Unaudited) and is qualified in its entirety by
reference to such financial statements.
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