PARKER & PARSLEY 88 A L P
10-Q, 1996-08-13
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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 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 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 10 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
                                                     June 30,      December 31,
                                                       1996           1995
                                                   -----------     -----------
                                                   (Unaudited)
                 ASSETS

Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents, including interest
    bearing deposits of $234,644 at June 30
    and $212,946 at December 31                    $   235,144     $   213,046
  Accounts receivable - oil and gas sales              146,883         136,424
                                                    ----------      ----------

        Total current assets                           382,027         349,470

Oil and gas properties - at cost, based on the
  successful efforts accounting method              10,060,704      10,059,560
    Accumulated depletion                           (6,418,800)     (6,287,308)
                                                    ----------      ----------

        Net oil and gas properties                   3,641,904       3,772,252
                                                    ----------      ----------

                                                   $ 4,023,931     $ 4,121,722
                                                    ==========      ==========
LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL

Current liabilities:
  Accounts payable - affiliate                     $    48,300     $    61,407

Partners' capital:
  Limited partners (12,935 interests)                3,935,633       4,019,470
  Managing general partner                              39,998          40,845
                                                    ----------      ----------

                                                     3,975,631       4,060,315
                                                    ----------      ----------

                                                   $ 4,023,931     $ 4,121,722
                                                    ==========      ==========

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

                            STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                   (Unaudited)


                                    Three months ended       Six months ended
                                         June 30,                June 30,
                                  ---------------------   ---------------------
                                     1996        1995        1996        1995
                                  ---------   ---------   ---------   ---------
Revenues:
  Oil and gas sales               $ 343,199   $ 307,861   $ 654,675   $ 610,678
  Interest income                     3,134       2,687       5,751       4,780
                                   --------    --------    --------    --------

        Total revenues              346,333     310,548     660,426     615,458

Costs and expenses:
  Production costs                  127,493     126,997     256,767     261,114
  General and administrative
   expenses                          10,296       9,235      19,640      18,320
  Depletion                          62,908     101,361     131,492     205,061
                                   --------    --------    --------    --------

        Total costs and expenses    200,697     237,593     407,899     484,495
                                   --------    --------    --------    --------

Net income                        $ 145,636   $  72,955   $ 252,527   $ 130,963
                                   ========    ========    ========    ========
Allocation of net income:
  Managing general partner        $   1,456   $     730   $   2,525   $   1,310
                                   ========    ========    ========    ========

  Limited partners                $ 144,180   $  72,225   $ 250,002   $ 129,653
                                   ========    ========    ========    ========
Net income per limited
  partnership interest            $   11.15   $    5.58   $   19.33   $   10.02
                                   ========    ========    ========    ========
Distributions per limited
  partnership interest            $   14.30   $   11.00   $   25.81   $   22.51
                                   ========    ========    ========    ========

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

                         STATEMENTS OF PARTNERS' CAPITAL
                                   (Unaudited)




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

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

    Distributions                         (2,944)      (291,188)      (294,132)

    Net income                             1,310        129,653        130,963
                                       ---------      ---------      ---------

Balance at June 30, 1995              $   48,376     $4,765,073     $4,813,449
                                       =========      =========      =========


Balance at January 1, 1996            $   40,845     $4,019,470     $4,060,315

    Distributions                         (3,372)      (333,839)      (337,211)

    Net income                             2,525        250,002        252,527
                                       ---------      ---------      ---------

Balance at June 30, 1996              $   39,998     $3,935,633     $3,975,631
                                       =========      =========      =========









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

                            STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                   (Unaudited)


                                                         Six months ended
                                                              June 30,
                                                         1996          1995
                                                      ---------      ---------
Cash flows from operating activities:

 Net income                                           $ 252,527      $ 130,963
 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
  cash provided by operating activities:
   Depletion                                            131,492        205,061
 Changes in assets and liabilities:
   (Increase) decrease in accounts receivable           (10,459)         3,077
   Increase (decrease) in accounts payable              (13,107)        25,023
                                                       --------       --------

      Net cash provided by operating activities         360,453        364,124

Cash flows from investing activities:

 Additions to oil and gas properties                     (1,144)          (369)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 Cash distributions to partners                        (337,211)      (294,132)
                                                       --------       --------

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents                22,098         69,623
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period        213,046        118,721
                                                       --------       --------

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period            $ 235,144      $ 188,344
                                                       ========       ========



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

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                  June 30, 1996
                                   (Unaudited)


NOTE 1.

Parker  &  Parsley  88-A,  L.P.  (the  "Registrant")  is a  limited  partnership
organized in 1988 under the laws of the State of Delaware.

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

NOTE 2.

In the opinion of management, the Registrant's unaudited financial statements as
of June 30, 1996 include all adjustments and accruals  consisting only of normal
recurring accrual adjustments which are necessary for a fair presentation of the
results  for  the  interim  period.  However,  these  interim  results  are  not
necessarily indicative of results for a full year.

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,  1995,  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 (1)

Results of Operations

Six months ended June 30, 1996 compared with six months ended
  June 30, 1995

Revenues:

The  Registrant's  oil and gas revenues  increased to $654,675 from $610,678 for
the six months  ended June 30, 1996 and 1995,  respectively,  an increase of 7%.
The increase in revenues  resulted from higher average prices  received for both
oil and gas,  offset by a 10% decrease in barrels of oil produced and sold and a
10% decrease in mcf of gas produced and sold.  For the six months ended June 30,
1996,  22,392 barrels of oil were sold compared to 24,968 for the same period in
1995,  a decrease  of 2,576  barrels.  For the six months  ended June 30,  1996,
85,169 mcf of gas were sold  compared to 94,987 for the same  period in 1995,  a
decrease of 9,818 mcf. The production volume decreases were primarily due to the
decline characteristics of the Registrant's oil and gas properties.   Management

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expects a certain  amount of decline in  production  to  continue  in the future
until the Registrant's economically recoverable reserves are fully depleted.

The average  price  received per barrel of oil  increased  $2.88,  or 16%,  from
$17.66 for the six months  ended June 30,  1995 to $20.54 for the same period in
1996 while the average  price  received per mcf of gas  increased 28% from $1.79
during the six months ended June 30, 1995 to $2.29 in 1996. 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 six months ended June 30,
1996.

Costs and Expenses:

Total costs and expenses decreased to $407,899 for the six months ended June 30,
1996 as compared to $484,495 for the same period in 1995, a decrease of $76,596,
or 16%. This decrease was due to a decline in  production  costs and  depletion,
offset by an increase in general and administrative expenses ("G&A").

Production  costs  were  $256,767  for the six months  ended  June 30,  1996 and
$261,114  for the  same  period  in 1995  resulting  in a $4,347  decrease.  The
decrease was primarily the result of lower 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 increased,  in aggregate,  7% from $18,320 for the six months ended
June 30, 1995 to $19,640 for the same period in 1996. The Partnership  agreement
limits G&A to 3% of gross oil and gas revenues.

Depletion  was  $131,492  for the six months  ended June 30,  1996  compared  to
$205,061 for the same period in 1995.  This  represented a decrease in depletion
of $73,569, or 36%, primarily  attributable to the adoption of the provisions of
Statement  of  Financial  Accounting  Standards  No.  121,  "Accounting  for the
Impairment of  Long-Lived  Assets and for  Long-Lived  Assets to be Disposed Of"
("FAS  121")  effective  the  fourth  quarter of 1995 and the  reduction  of net
depletable  basis  resulting from the charge taken upon such adoption  Depletion
was computed on a  property-by-property  basis utilizing the  unit-of-production
method based upon the dominant mineral  produced,  generally oil. Oil production
decreased  2,576  barrels  for the six months  ended June 30, 1996 from the same
period in 1995,  while oil  reserves of barrels  were  revised  upward by 16,527
barrels, or 2%.

Three months ended June 30, 1996 compared with three months ended
  June 30, 1995

Revenues:

The  Registrant's  oil and gas revenues  increased to $343,199 from $307,861 for
the three months ended June 30, 1996 and 1995, respectively, an increase of 11%.
The increase in revenues  resulted from higher average prices  received for both

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oil and gas, offset by an 11% decrease in barrels of oil produced and sold and a
17% decrease in mcf of gas  produced  and sold.  For the three months ended June
30, 1996, 11,023 barrels of oil were sold compared to 12,340 for the same period
in 1995, a decrease of 1,317 barrels.  For the three months ended June 30, 1996,
42,503 mcf of gas were sold  compared to 51,265 for the same  period in 1995,  a
decrease of 8,762 mcf. The production volume decreases were primarily due to the
decline characteristics of the Registrant's oil properties.

The average  price  received per barrel of oil  increased  $3.93,  or 22%,  from
$18.11 for the three months ended June 30, 1995 to $22.04 for the same period in
1996 while the average  price  received per mcf of gas  increased 43% from $1.65
during the three months ended June 30, 1995 to $2.36 in 1996.

Costs and Expenses:

Total costs and  expenses  decreased to $200,697 for the three months ended June
30,  1996 as compared  to  $237,593  for the same period in 1995,  a decrease of
$36,896,  or 16%.  This  decrease was due to a decline in  depletion,  offset by
increases in production costs and G&A.

Production  costs were  $127,493  for the three  months  ended June 30, 1996 and
$126,997 for the same period in 1995 resulting in a $496 increase.  The increase
resulted from additional well repair and maintenance costs and production 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  increased 11% from $9,235 for the three months ended June 30, 1995
to $10,296 for the same period in 1996.

Depletion  was $62,908  for the three  months  ended June 30,  1996  compared to
$101,361 for the same period in 1995.  This  represented a decrease in depletion
of $38,453, or 38%, primarily attributable to the adoption of FAS 121 the fourth
quarter of 1995, as discussed previously. Oil production decreased 1,317 barrels
for the three months ended June 30, 1996 from the same period in 1995.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating  activities decreased during the six months ended
June 30, 1996 $3,671 from the same period ended June 30, 1995. This decrease was
primarily due to an increase in production costs paid,  offset by an increase in
oil and gas sales.

Net Cash Used in  Investing Activities

The Registrant's principal investing activities during the six months ended June
30, 1996 and 1995 included expenditures for equipment replacement on various oil
and gas properties.


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Net Cash Used in Financing Activities

Cash  was   sufficient  for  the  six  months  ended  June  30,  1996  to  cover
distributions  to the partners of $337,211 of which $333,839 was  distributed to
the limited partners and $3,372 to the managing  general  partner.  For the same
period  ended  June  3,  1995,  cash  was sufficient for  distributions  to  the
partners of $294,132 of which $291,188 was  distributed to the limited  partners
and $2,944 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.

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

(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 - 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:  August 12, 1996        By:    /s/ Steven L. Beal
                                     -----------------------------------------
                                     Steven L. Beal, Senior Vice President
                                       and Chief Financial Officer of PPUSA



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