PARKER & PARSLEY 88 A L P
10-Q, 1995-11-13
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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, 1995, or

  / /    Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

         For the transition period from _______ to _______

                   Commission File No. 33-19659-01

                     PARKER & PARSLEY 88-A, L.P.
       (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

           Delaware                             75-2225738
(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 11 pages.
                      There are no exhibits.


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                           PARKER & PARSLEY 88-A, L.P.
                        (A Delaware Limited Partnership)

                          Part I. Financial Information

Item 1.   Financial Statements
                                 BALANCE SHEETS

                                                  September 30,    December 31,
                                                      1995             1994
                                                   (Unaudited)
                 ASSETS

Current assets:
   Cash, including interest bearing deposits of
     $187,042 at September 30 and $118,620
     at December 31                                $   187,142     $   118,721
   Accounts receivable - oil and gas sales             117,370         130,263
                                                    ----------      ----------
          Total current assets                         304,512         248,984

Oil and gas properties - at cost, based on the
   successful efforts accounting method             10,059,559      10,052,895
     Accumulated depletion                          (5,599,686)     (5,295,318)
                                                    ----------      ----------
          Net oil and gas properties                 4,459,873       4,757,577
                                                    ----------      ----------
                                                   $ 4,764,385     $ 5,006,561
                                                    ==========      ==========
LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL

Current liabilities:
   Accounts payable - affiliate                    $    58,160     $    29,943

Partners' capital:
   Limited partners (12,935 interests)               4,658,921       4,926,608
   Managing general partner                             47,304          50,010
                                                    ----------      ----------
                                                     4,706,225       4,976,618
                                                    ----------      ----------
                                                   $ 4,764,385     $ 5,006,561
                                                    ==========      ==========



     The financial information included as of September 30, 1995 has been
     prepared by management without audit by independent public accountants.

     The  accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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                           PARKER & PARSLEY 88-A, L.P.
                        (A Delaware Limited Partnership)

                            STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                   (Unaudited)



                                   Three months ended       Nine months ended
                                      September 30,           September 30,
                                    1995        1994        1995        1994

Revenues:
  Oil and gas sales              $ 280,084   $ 315,225   $ 890,762   $ 896,582
  Interest income                    3,527       1,770       8,307       3,577
                                  --------    --------    --------    --------
     Total revenues                283,611     316,995     899,069     900,159

Costs and expenses:
  Production costs                 132,734     141,808     393,848     436,666
  General and administrative
    expenses                         8,403       9,457      26,723      26,898
  Depletion                         99,307      89,781     304,368     293,782
                                  --------    --------    --------    --------
     Total costs and expenses      240,444     241,046     724,939     757,346
                                  --------    --------    --------    --------
Net income                       $  43,167   $  75,949   $ 174,130   $ 142,813
                                  ========    ========    ========    ========
Allocation of net income:
  Managing general partner       $     431   $     760   $   1,741   $   1,428
                                  ========    ========    ========    ========
  Limited partners               $  42,736   $  75,189   $ 172,389   $ 141,385
                                  ========    ========    ========    ========
Net income per limited
  partnership interest           $    3.31   $    5.81   $   13.33   $   10.93
                                  ========    ========    ========    ========
Distributions per limited
  partnership interest           $   11.51   $   11.50   $   34.02   $   32.46
                                  ========    ========    ========    ========



     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 statements.

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                           PARKER & PARSLEY 88-A, L.P.
                        (A Delaware Limited Partnership)

                         STATEMENTS OF PARTNERS' CAPITAL
                                   (Unaudited)


                                     Managing
                                     general        Limited
                                     partner        partners        Total


Balance at January 1, 1994           $ 53,913      $5,312,998      $5,366,911

    Distributions                      (4,241)       (419,850)       (424,091)

    Net income                          1,428         141,385         142,813
                                      -------       ---------       ---------
Balance at September 30, 1994        $ 51,100      $5,034,533      $5,085,633
                                      =======       =========       =========


Balance at January 1, 1995           $ 50,010      $4,926,608      $4,976,618

    Distributions                      (4,447)       (440,076)       (444,523)

    Net income                          1,741         172,389         174,130
                                      -------       ---------       ---------
Balance at September 30, 1995        $ 47,304      $4,658,921      $4,706,225
                                      =======       =========       =========





     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 statements.

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                           PARKER & PARSLEY 88-A, L.P.
                        (A Delaware Limited Partnership)

                            STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                   (Unaudited)

                                                        Nine months ended
                                                          September 30,
                                                       1995           1994

Cash flows from operating activities:

  Net income                                        $  174,130     $  142,813
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
   cash provided by operating activities:
     Depletion                                         304,368        293,782
  Changes in assets and liabilities:
   Decrease in accounts receivable                      12,893          3,105
   Increase in accounts payable                         28,217         37,617
                                                     ---------      ---------
     Net cash provided by operating activities         519,608        477,317

Cash flows from investing activities:

  Additions to oil and gas properties                   (6,664)        (5,186)

Cash flows from financing activities:

  Cash distributions to partners                      (444,523)      (424,091)
                                                     ---------      ---------
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents               68,421         48,040
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period       118,721        104,442
                                                     ---------      ---------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period          $  187,142     $  152,482
                                                     =========      =========



     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 statements.

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                           PARKER & PARSLEY 88-A, L.P.
                        (A Delaware Limited Partnership)

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                               September 30, 1995
                                   (Unaudited)


NOTE 1.

In the opinion of management, the unaudited financial statements as of September
30,  1995 of  Parker  &  Parsley  88-A,  L.P.  (the  "Registrant")  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.  However,  the results of operations for the nine months ended September
30, 1995 are not necessarily  indicative of the results for the full year ending
December 31, 1995.

The  financial  statements  should  be read in  conjunction  with the  financial
statements and the notes thereto  contained in the  Registrant's  Report on Form
10-K for the year ended  December 31,  1994,  as filed with the  Securities  and
Exchange  Commission,  a copy of which is  available  upon request by writing to
Steven L. Beal, Senior Vice President,  303 West Wall, Suite 101, Midland, Texas
79701.

ITEM 2.          MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
                   AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The  Registrant was formed June 30, 1988.  The managing  general  partner of the
Registrant  at  December  31, 1994 was Parker & Parsley  Development  Company ("
PPDC")  which was merged  into Parker & Parsley  Development  L.P. (" PPDLP") on
January 1, 1995. On January 1, 1995, PPDLP, a Texas limited partnership,  became
the sole managing general partner of the Registrant, by acquiring the rights and
assuming the  obligations of PPDC.  PPDLP acquired PPDC's rights and obligations
as managing  general  partner of the Registrant in connection with the merger of
PPDC, P&P Producing, Inc. and Spraberry Development Corporation into MidPar LP.,
which  survived  the  merger  with a change of name to PPDLP.  The sole  general
partner of PPDLP is Parker & Parsley Petroleum USA, Inc. PPDLP has the power and
authority to manage,  control and administer all Registrant affairs. The limited
partners  contributed  $12,935,000  representing  12,935  interests  ($1,000 per
interest) sold to a total of 999 limited partners.

Since its formation,  the Registrant  invested  $10,335,381 in various prospects
that were  drilled in Texas.  At  September  30,  1995,  the  Registrant  had 39
producing oil wells with one well plugged and abandoned during 1989.




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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Nine months ended September 30, 1995 compared with nine months ended
  September 30, 1994

REVENUES:

The  Registrant's  oil and gas revenues  decreased to $890,762 from $896,582 for
the nine months ended September 30, 1995 and 1994, respectively. The decrease in
revenues resulted from a 13% decline in barrels of oil produced and sold, offset
by an 8% increase in mcf of gas produced  and sold and  increases in the average
prices  received  per barrel of oil and mcf of gas.  For the nine  months  ended
September 30, 1995,  36,546  barrels of oil were sold compared to 42,080 for the
same period in 1994,  a decrease  of 5,534  barrels.  For the nine months  ended
September  30,  1995,  148,060 mcf of gas were sold  compared to 137,126 for the
same period in 1994,  an increase of 10,934 mcf. The decrease in oil  production
volumes was primarily due to the decline characteristics of the Registrant's oil
and  gas  properties.  The  increase  in  gas  production  volumes  was  due  to
operational  changes on several  wells.  Management  expects a certain amount of
decline  in  production  in  the  future  until  the  Registrant's  economically
recoverable reserves are fully depleted.

The average  price  received per barrel of oil  increased 9% from $15.86 for the
nine months ended September 30, 1994 to $17.33 for the same period in 1995 while
the average  price  received  per mcf of gas  increased 4% from $1.67 during the
nine months ended  September 30, 1994 to $1.74 for the same period in 1995.  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  Registrant 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, 1995.

COSTS AND EXPENSES:

Total  costs and  expenses  decreased  to  $724,939  for the nine  months  ended
September  30,  1995 as compared  to  $757,346  for the same  period in 1994,  a
decrease of  $32,407,  or 4%. This  decrease  was due to declines in  production
costs and general and administrative  expenses ("G&A"), offset by an increase in
depletion.

Production  costs were $393,848 for the nine months ended September 30, 1995 and
$436,666 for the same period in 1994  resulting in a $42,818  decrease,  or 10%.
The  decrease was due to a decline in well repair and  maintenance  costs and ad
valorem taxes.

G&A's  components are  independent  accounting and  engineering  fees,  computer
services,  postage and managing  general partner  personnel  costs.  During this
period,  G&A  decreased,  in  aggregate,  from $26,898 for the nine months ended
September  30,  1994 to $26,723  for the same  period in 1995.  The  Partnership
agreement limits G&A to 3% of gross oil and gas revenues.




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Depletion was $304,368 for the nine months ended  September 30, 1995 compared to
$293,782 for the same period in 1994. This  represented an increase in depletion
of $10,586,  or 4%. Depletion was computed  quarterly on a  property-by-property
basis utilizing the  unit-of-production  method based upon the dominant  mineral
produced,  generally  oil. Oil production  decreased  5,534 barrels for the nine
months ended September 30, 1995 from the same period in 1994.  Depletion expense
for the nine months ended  September 30, 1995 was  calculated  based on reserves
computed utilizing an oil price of $16.38 per barrel.  Comparatively,  depletion
expense  for the three  months  ended  September  30, 1994 and June 30, 1994 was
calculated  based on  reserves  computed  utilizing  an oil price of $18.29  per
barrel  while  depletion  expense for the three  months ended March 31, 1994 was
calculated  based on  reserves  computed  utilizing  an oil price of $12.79  per
barrel.

Three months ended September 30, 1995 compared with three months ended
  September 30, 1994

REVENUES:

The  Registrant's  oil and gas revenues  decreased to $280,084 from $315,225 for
the three months ended September 30, 1995 and 1994, respectively,  a decrease of
11%.  The  decrease  in revenues  resulted  from a 17% decline in barrels of oil
produced and sold and a decline in the average price received per barrel of oil,
offset by an 11% increase in mcf of gas produced and sold and an increase in the
average price received per mcf of gas. For the three months ended  September 30,
1995,  11,578 barrels of oil were sold compared to 13,908 for the same period in
1994, a decrease of 2,330  barrels.  For the three months  ended  September  30,
1995,  53,073 mcf of gas were sold  compared  to 47,972  for the same  period in
1994,  an increase of 5,101 mcf.  The  decrease  in oil  production  volumes was
primarily due to the decline  characteristics  of the  Registrant's  oil and gas
properties.  The  increase  in gas  production  volumes  was due to  operational
changes on several wells.

The average  price  received per barrel of oil  decreased 5% from $17.42 for the
three months ended September 30, 1994 to $16.60 for the same period in 1995. The
average  price  received per mcf of gas increased 9% from $1.52 during the three
months ended September 30, 1994 to $1.65 for the same period in 1995.

COSTS AND EXPENSES:

Total costs and  expenses  decreased  to  $240,444  for the three  months  ended
September  30,  1995 as compared  to  $241,046  for the same  period in 1994,  a
decrease of $602. This decrease was due to declines in production costs and G&A,
offset by an increase in depletion.

Production costs were $132,734 for the three months ended September 30, 1995 and
$141,808 for the same period in 1994, resulting in a $9,074 decrease, or 6%. The
decrease consisted of declines in well repair and maintenance costs,  production
taxes and ad valorem taxes.

G&A's  components are  independent  accounting and  engineering  fees,  computer
services,  postage and managing  general partner  personnel  costs.  During this
period, G&A decreased, in aggregate,

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11% from $9,457 for the three months ended  September 30, 1994 to $8,403 for the
same period in 1995.

Depletion was $99,307 for the three months ended  September 30, 1995 compared to
$89,781 for the same period in 1994.  This  represented an increase in depletion
of $9,526, or 11%.  Depletion was computed  quarterly on a  property-by-property
basis utilizing the  unit-of-production  method based upon the dominant  mineral
produced,  generally oil. Oil production  decreased  2,330 barrels for the three
months ended September 30, 1995 from the same period in 1994.  Depletion expense
for the three months ended  September 30, 1995 was calculated  based on reserves
computed utilizing an oil price of $16.38 per barrel while depletion expense for
the three  months  ended  September  30, 1994 was  calculated  based on reserves
computed utilizing an oil price of $18.29 per barrel.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Net cash provided by operating  activities increased to $519,608 during the nine
months  ended  September  30,  1995,  a 9% increase  from the same period  ended
September  30, 1994.  This  increase was due to an increase in oil and gas sales
and a decline in production  costs. The increase in oil and gas sales was due to
an increase in mcf of gas produced and sold and increases in the average  prices
received per barrel of oil and mcf of gas. The decline in  production  costs was
primarily due to a decrease in well repair and maintenance costs.

NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES

The Registrant's  principal  investing  activities  during the nine months ended
September  30, 1995 was for repair and  maintenance  activity on various oil and
gas properties.

NET CASH USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES

Cash was  sufficient  for the nine  months  ended  September  30,  1995 to cover
distributions  to the partners of $444,523 of which $440,076 was  distributed to
the limited partners and $4,447 to the managing  general  partner.  For the same
period ended  September 30, 1994, cash was sufficient for  distributions  to the
partners of $424,091 of which $419,850 was  distributed to the limited  partners
and $4,241 to the managing general partner.

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.

ACCOUNTING STANDARD ON IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS

In March 1995,  the Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board issued  Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 121 - Accounting for Impairment of Long-lived
Assets and for  Long-lived  Assets to Be Disposed Of ("FAS 121")  regarding  the
impairment of long-lived assets, identifiable intangibles

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and  goodwill  related  to those  assets.  FAS 121 is  effective  for  financial
statements for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 1995,  although earlier
adoption is  encouraged.  The  application  of FAS 121 to oil and gas  companies
utilizing the successful  efforts method (such as the  Registrant)  will require
periodic  determination  of whether the book value of long-lived  assets exceeds
the future cash flows expected to result from the use of such assets and, if so,
will require  reduction of the carrying amount of the "impaired" assets to their
estimated fair values.  There is currently a great deal of uncertainty as to how
FAS 121 will apply to oil and gas companies using the successful efforts method,
including  uncertainty regarding the determination of expected future cash flows
from the relevant  assets and, if an impairment  is  determined to exist,  their
estimated fair value. There is also uncertainty regarding the level at which the
test might be applied.  Given this  uncertainty,  the  Registrant  is  currently
unable to estimate the effect that FAS 121 will have on the Registrant's results
of operations for the period in which it is adopted.


                           PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 6.          EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

     (a)   Exhibits - none

     (b)   Reports on Form 8-K - none






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                           PARKER & PARSLEY 88-A, L.P.
                        (A Delaware 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 88-A, L.P.

                               By:  Parker & Parsley Development L.P.,
                                     Managing General Partner

                                    By:  Parker & Parsley Petroleum USA, Inc.
                                         ("PPUSA"), General Partner




Dated:  November 9, 1995       By:   /s/ Steven L. Beal
                                     --------------------------------------
                                     Steven L. Beal, Senior Vice President
                                      and Chief Financial Officer of PPUSA




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