SOUTHWEST OIL & GAS INCOME FUND VIII-A L P
10-Q, 1996-08-12
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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 0-17707


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

Delaware                                           75-2220097    
(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 Oil & Gas Income Fund VIII-A, L.P.

                              Balance Sheets


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

     Assets

Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents                  $     22,300          38,356
  Receivable from Managing 
   General Partner                                171,401         147,157
                                                ---------       ---------
      Total current assets                        193,701         185,513
                                                ---------       ---------
Oil and gas properties - using the
 full cost method of accounting                 5,453,862       5,501,878
  Less accumulated depreciation, 
    depletion and amortization                  4,009,109       3,925,109
                                                ---------       ---------
      Net oil and gas properties                1,444,753       1,576,769
                                                ---------       ---------
                                             $  1,638,454       1,762,282
                                                =========       =========
     Liabilities and Partners' Equity

Current liability - Distributions payable    $        649             536
                                                ---------       ---------
Partners' equity:                            
  General partners                                 16,020          18,943
  Limited partners                              1,621,785       1,742,803
                                                ---------       ---------
      Total partners' equity                    1,637,805       1,761,746
                                                ---------       ---------
                                             $  1,638,454       1,762,282
                                                =========       =========

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

                         Statements of Operations
                                (unaudited)


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

     Revenues

Oil and gas                   $   443,480    401,324    836,307    811,646
Interest                              688        450      1,013        932
                                  -------    -------    -------    -------
                                  444,168    401,774    837,320    812,578
                                  -------    -------    -------    -------

     Expenses

Production                        240,200    235,551    496,928    492,768
General and administrative         25,169     25,274     59,621     61,221
Depreciation, depletion and
  amortization                     44,000     47,000     84,000    110,000
                                  -------    -------    -------    -------
                                  309,369    307,825    640,549    663,989
                                  -------    -------    -------    -------
Net income                    $   134,799     93,949    196,771    148,589
                                  =======    =======    =======    =======
Net income allocated to:

  Managing General Partner    $    16,092     12,686     25,269     23,273
                                  =======    =======    =======    =======
  General Partner             $     1,788      1,409      2,808      2,586
                                  =======    =======    =======    =======
  Limited Partners            $   116,919     79,854    168,694    122,730
                                  =======    =======    =======    =======
    Per limited partner
     unit                     $      8.60       5.87      12.41       9.03
                                  =======    =======    =======    =======

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

                         Statements of Cash Flows
                                (unaudited)


                                                        Six Months Ended 
                                                             June 30,
                                                         1996       1995 

Cash flows from operating activities:

  Cash received from oil and gas sales              $   787,630    756,057
  Cash paid to suppliers                               (535,116)  (536,432)
  Interest received                                       1,013        932
                                                        -------    -------
      Net cash provided by operating
       activities                                       253,527    220,557
                                                        -------    -------
Cash flows from investing activities:

  Cash received from sale of oil
    and gas properties                                   59,407     72,981
  Additions to oil and gas properties                    (8,391)   (12,893)
                                                        -------    -------
      Net cash provided by investing
       activities                                        51,016     60,088
                                                        -------    -------
Cash flows used in financing activities:

  Distributions to partners                            (320,599)  (225,438)
                                                        -------    -------
Net increase (decrease) in cash
 and cash equivalents                                   (16,056)    55,207

  Beginning of period                                    38,356     37,115
                                                        -------    -------
  End of period                                     $    22,300     92,322
                                                        =======    =======

                                                                (continued)

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               Southwest Oil & Gas Income Fund VIII-A, 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                                          $   196,771    148,589

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

    Depreciation, depletion and 
     amortization                                        84,000    110,000
    Increase in receivables                             (48,677)   (55,589)
    Increase in payables                                 21,433     17,557
                                                        -------    -------
Net cash provided by operating
  activities                                        $   253,527    220,557
                                                        =======    =======

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

General

Southwest Oil & Gas Income Fund VIII-A, L.P. was organized as a Delaware
limited partnership on November 30, 1987. The offering of such limited
partnership interests began on March 31, 1988, minimum capital requirements
were met on July 6, 1988, and the offering concluded on March 31, 1989, with
total limited partner contributions of $6,798,000.

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 farm-out 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 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          $   20.57     17.75        16% 
Average price per mcf of gas             $    2.56      2.02        27% 
Oil production in barrels                   18,500    19,300        (4%)
Gas production in mcf                       25,000    28,800       (13%)
Gross oil and gas revenue                $ 443,480   401,324        11% 
Net oil and gas revenue                  $ 203,280   165,773        23% 
Partnership distributions                $ 190,000   112,510        69% 
Limited partner distributions            $ 171,000   105,510        62% 
Per unit distribution to limited
 partners                                $   12.58      7.76        62% 
Number of limited partner units             13,596    13,596

Revenues

The Partnership's oil and gas revenues increased to $443,480 from $401,324
for the quarters ended June 30, 1996 and 1995, respectively, an increase of
11%.  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 16%, or $2.82 per barrel, resulting in an
    increase of approximately $54,400 in revenues.  Oil sales represented 86%
    of total oil and gas sales during the quarters ended June 30, 1996 and
    1995.

    The average price for an mcf of gas received by the Partnership increased
    during the same period by 27%, or $.54 per mcf, resulting in an increase
    of approximately $15,600 in revenues.  

    The total increase in revenues due to the change in prices received from
    oil and gas production is approximately $70,000.  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 800 barrels or 4% during the
    quarter ended June 30, 1996 as compared to the quarter ended June 30,
    1995, resulting in a decrease of approximately $16,500 in revenues.

    Gas production decreased approximately 3,800 mcf or 13% during the same
    period, resulting in a decrease of approximately $9,700 in revenues.

    The total decrease in revenues due to the change in production is
    approximately $26,200.  The decrease is primarily a result of the sale of
    oil and gas properties.

Costs and Expenses

Total costs and expenses increased to $309,369 from $307,825 for the quarters
ended June 30, 1996 and 1995, respectively, an increase of 1%.  The increase
is the result of higher lease operating costs, offset by a decline in general
and administrative expense and depletion expense.

1.  Lease operating costs and production taxes were 2% higher, or
    approximately $4,600 more during the quarter ended June 30, 1996 as
    compared to the quarter ended June 30, 1995.

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 remained
    relatively unchanged for the quarters ended June 30, 1996 and 1995.

    Depletion expense decreased to $44,000 for the quarter ended June 30,
    1996 from $47,000 for the same period in 1995.  This represents a
    decrease of 6%.  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 increase in property sales.

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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          $   19.41     17.22        13% 
Average price per mcf of gas             $    2.57      2.07        24% 
Oil production in barrels                   36,500    39,800        (8%)
Gas production in mcf                       50,000    60,600       (17%)
Gross oil and gas revenue                $ 836,307   811,646         3% 
Net oil and gas revenue                  $ 339,379   318,878         6% 
Partnership distributions                $ 320,712   225,510        42% 
Limited partner distributions            $ 289,712   207,210        40% 
Per unit distribution to limited         
 partners                                $   21.31     15.24        40% 
Number of limited partner units             13,596    13,596

Revenues

The Partnership's oil and gas revenues increased to $836,307 from $811,646
for the six months ended June 30, 1996 and 1995, respectively, an increase of
3%.  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 13%, or $2.19 per barrel, resulting in
    an increase of approximately $87,200 in revenues.  Oil sales represented
    85% 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 24%, or $.50 per mcf, resulting in an increase
    of approximately $30,300 in revenues.  

    The total increase in revenues due to the change in prices received from
    oil and gas production is approximately $117,500.  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 3,300 barrels or 8% during the six
    months ended June 30, 1996 as compared to the six months ended June 30,
    1995, resulting in a decrease of approximately $64,100 in revenues.

    Gas production decreased approximately 10,600 mcf or 17% during the same
    period, resulting in a decrease of approximately $27,200 in revenues.

    The total decrease in revenues due to the change in production is
    approximately $91,300.  The decrease is primarily a result of the sale of
    oil and gas properties and natural decline.

Costs and Expenses

Total costs and expenses decreased to $640,549 from $663,989 for the six
months ended June 30, 1996 and 1995, respectively, a decrease of 4%.  The
decrease is the result of a decline in general and administrative expense and
depletion expense, offset by higher lease operating costs.

1.  Lease operating costs and production taxes were 1% higher, or
    approximately $4,200 more during the six months ended June 30, 1996 as
    compared to the six months ended June 30, 1995.  

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 $1,600 during the six months ended June 30, 1996 as
    compared to the six months ended June 30, 1995.

3.  Depletion expense decreased to $84,000 for the six months ended June 30,
    1996 from $110,000 for the same period in 1995.  This represents a
    decrease of 24%.  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 increase in property sales.

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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 $253,500 in
the six months ended June 30, 1996 as compared to approximately $220,600 in
the six months ended June 30, 1995.  The primary source of the 1996 cash flow
from operating activities was profitable operations.

Cash flows provided by investing activities were approximately $51,000 in the
six months ended June 30, 1996 as compared to approximately $60,100 in the
six months ended June 30, 1995.  The principle source of the 1996 cash flow
from investing activities was the sale of oil and gas properties, offset by
the additions to oil and gas properties.

Cash flows used in financing activities were approximately $320,600 in the
six months ended June 30, 1996 as compared to approximately $225,400 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 $320,712
of which $289,712 was distributed to the limited partners and $31,000 to the
general partners.  The per unit distribution to limited partners during the
six months ended June 30, 1996 was $21.31.  Total distributions during the
six months ended June 30, 1995 were $225,510 of which $207,210 was
distributed to the limited partners and $18,300 to the general partners.  The
per unit distribution to limited partners during the six months ended June
30, 1995 was $15.24.  

The sources for the 1996 distributions of $320,712 were oil and gas
operations of approximately $253,500 and sale of oil and gas property of
approximately $59,400, offset by the addition of oil and gas property of
approximately $8,400, with the balance from available cash on hand at the
beginning of the period.  The sources for the 1995 distributions of $225,510
were oil and gas operations of approximately $220,600 and the sale of oil and
gas property of approximately $73,000, offset by the addition of oil and gas
property of approximately $12,900, resulting in excess cash for contingencies
or subsequent distributions.

Since inception of the Partnership, cumulative monthly cash distributions of
$5,897,651 have been made to the partners.  As of June 30, 1996, $5,347,530
or $393.32 per limited partner unit has been distributed to the limited
partners, representing a 79% return of the capital contributed.

As of June 30, 1996, the Partnership had approximately $193,100 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 VIII-A, 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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