SOUTHWEST OIL & GAS INCOME FUND X-B LP
10-Q, 1998-08-13
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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, 1998

                                    OR

(  ) TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ________________ to ________________

Commission file number 0-19585


                SOUTHWEST OIL & GAS 1990-91 INCOME PROGRAM
                Southwest Oil & Gas Income Fund X-B, L.P.
                  (Exact name of registrant as specified
                  in its limited partnership agreement)

Delaware                                    75-2332176
(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, 1997 which are found in the Registrant's  Form
10-K  Report  for  1997 filed with the Securities and Exchange  Commission.
The December 31, 1997 balance sheet included herein has been taken from the
Registrant's  1997 Form 10-K Report.  Operating results for the  three  and
six month periods ended June 30, 1998 are not necessarily indicative of the
results that may be expected for the full year.

<PAGE>
                Southwest Oil & Gas Income Fund X-B, L.P.

                              Balance Sheets


                                                 June 30,      December 31,
                                                   1998            1997
                                                ---------      ------------
                                               (unaudited)

  Assets

Current assets:
 Cash and cash equivalents                   $     14,070          10,604
 Receivable from Managing General Partner          38,546         118,652
 Other receivable                                       -          38,500
                                                ---------       ---------
    Total current assets                           52,616         167,756
                                                ---------       ---------
Oil and gas properties - using the
 full cost method of accounting                 4,539,246       4,552,075
  Less accumulated depreciation,
   depletion and amortization                   3,495,346       3,310,604
                                                ---------       ---------
    Net oil and gas properties                  1,043,900       1,241,471
                                                ---------       ---------
                                             $  1,096,516       1,409,227
                                                =========       =========

  Liabilities and Partners' Equity

Current liability - Distributions payable    $        392             134
                                                ---------       ---------
Partners' equity:
 General partners                                 (5,353)           6,085
 Limited partners                               1,101,477       1,403,008
                                                ---------       ---------
    Total partners' equity                      1,096,124       1,409,093
                                                ---------       ---------
                                             $  1,096,516       1,409,227
                                                =========       =========

<PAGE>
                Southwest Oil & Gas Income Fund X-B, L.P.

                         Statements of Operations
                               (unaudited)


                                 Three Months Ended      Six Months Ended
                                       June 30,              June 30,
                                    1998      1997        1998      1997

  Revenues

Oil and gas                   $   158,689    305,748    395,475    678,555
Interest                              306        449        917        759
                                  -------    -------    -------    -------
                                  158,995    306,197    396,392    679,314
                                  -------    -------    -------    -------

  Expenses

Production                        158,884    195,693    342,308    389,628
General and administrative         21,898     18,756     49,456     45,605
Depreciation, depletion and
 amortization                      71,000     29,000    117,000     64,000
Provision for impairment of
 oil and gas properties            67,742          -     67,742          -
                                  -------    -------    -------    -------
                                  319,524    243,449    576,506    499,233
                                  -------    -------    -------    -------
Net income (loss)             $ (160,529)     62,748  (180,114)    180,081
                                  =======    =======    =======    =======
Net income (loss) allocated to:

 Managing General Partner     $   (1,960)      8,257        417     21,967
                                  =======    =======    =======    =======
 General Partner              $     (218)        918         46      2,441
                                  =======    =======    =======    =======
 Limited partners             $ (158,351)     53,573  (180,577)    155,673
                                  =======    =======    =======    =======
  Per limited partner unit    $   (14.54)       4.92    (16.58)      14.30
                                  =======    =======    =======    =======

<PAGE>
                Southwest Oil & Gas Income Fund X-B, L.P.

                         Statements of Cash Flows
                               (unaudited)


                                                        Six Months Ended
                                                             June 30,
                                                          1998      1997

Cash flows from operating activities:

 Cash from oil and gas sales                        $   479,452    748,227
 Cash paid to suppliers                               (395,635)  (432,666)
 Interest received                                          917        759
                                                        -------    -------
  Net cash provided by operating activities              84,734    316,320
                                                        -------    -------
Cash flows from investing activities:

 Additions to oil and gas properties                      (582)    (2,030)
 Sale of oil and gas properties                          51,911      1,977
                                                        -------    -------
  Net cash provided by (used in) investing
   activities                                            51,329       (53)
                                                        -------    -------
Cash flows used in financing activities:

 Distributions to partners                            (132,597)  (320,458)
                                                        -------    -------

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash
 equivalents                                              3,466    (4,191)

 Beginning of period                                     10,604     13,682
                                                        -------    -------
 End of period                                      $    14,070      9,491
                                                        =======    =======

                                                               (continued)

<PAGE>
                Southwest Oil & Gas Income Fund X-B, L.P.

                   Statements of Cash Flows, continued
                               (unaudited)


                                                        Six Months Ended
                                                             June 30,
                                                          1998      1997

Reconciliation of net income (loss) to net
 cash provided by operating activities:

Net income (loss)                                   $ (180,114)    180,081

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to
 net cash provided by operating activities:

  Depreciation, depletion and amortization              117,000     64,000
  Provision for impairment of oil and gas
   properties                                            67,742          -
  Decrease in receivables                                83,977     69,672
  Decrease (increase) in payables                       (3,871)      2,567
                                                        -------    -------
Net cash provided by operating activities           $    84,734    316,320
                                                        =======    =======

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

General

Southwest  Oil  &  Gas Income Fund X-B, L.P. was organized  as  a  Delaware
limited  partnership  on November 27, 1990. The offering  of  such  limited
partnership interests began on December 1, 1990 as part of a shelf offering
registered  under  the  name Southwest Oil & Gas  1990-91  Income  Program.
Minimum capital requirements for the Partnership were met on March 1, 1991,
with  the offering of limited partnership interests concluding on September
30, 1991, with total limited partner contributions of $5,444,500.

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 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, 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.

Based  on  current  conditions, management does not  anticipate  performing
workovers  during  the  next  few years.  The  Partnership  could  possibly
experience the following changes; a increase in 1998 and 1999, leveling off
in 2000 and beginning a decline in 2001.

Oil and Gas Properties

Oil  and  gas  properties  are accounted for at cost  under  the  full-cost
method.  Under this method, all productive and nonproductive costs incurred
in  connection with the acquisition, exploration and development of oil and
gas  reserves  are capitalized.  Gain or loss on the sale of  oil  and  gas
properties  is not recognized unless significant oil and gas  reserves  are
involved.

The  Partnership's policy for depreciation, depletion and  amortization  of
oil  and  gas  properties is computed under the units  of  revenue  method.
Under the units of revenue method, depreciation, depletion and amortization
is  computed  on  the  basis of current gross revenues from  production  in
relation  to future gross revenues, based on current prices, from estimated
production of proved oil and gas reserves.

Should the net capitalized costs exceed the estimated present value of  oil
and gas reserves, discounted at 10%, such excess costs would be charged  to
current expense.  The Partnership reduced the net capitalized costs of  oil
and  gas  properties  in  the quarter ended June 30,1998  by  approximately
$67,742.  The write-down has the effect of reducing net income, but did not
affect cash flow or partner distributions.  A continuation of the oil price
environment experienced during the first half of 1998 will have an  adverse
affect  on  the Company's revenues and operating cash flow.  Also,  further
declines in oil prices could result in additional decreases in the carrying
value of the Company's oil and gas properties.


<PAGE>
Results of Operations

A.  General Comparison of the Quarters Ended June 30, 1998 and 1997

The  following  table  provides certain information  regarding  performance
factors for the quarters ended June 30, 1998 and 1997:

                                               Three Months
                                                  Ended          Percentage
                                                 June 30,         Increase
                                              1998       1997    (Decrease)
                                              ----       ----    ----------

Average price per barrel of oil          $    10.06     17.73      (43%)
Average price per mcf of gas             $     1.92      2.12       (9%)
Oil production in barrels                    11,300    13,800      (18%)
Gas production in mcf                        23,400    28,800      (19%)
Gross oil and gas revenue                $  158,689   305,748      (48%)
Net oil and gas revenue                  $    (195)   110,055     (100%)
Partnership distributions                $    9,000   125,000      (92%)
Limited partner distributions            $    8,100   112,500      (92%)
Per unit distribution to limited
 partners                                $      .74     10.33      (92%)
Number of limited partner units              10,889    10,889

Revenues

The  Partnership's oil and gas revenues decreased to $158,689 from $305,748
for the quarters ended June 30, 1998 and 1997, respectively, a decrease  of
48%.   The principal factors affecting the comparison of the quarters ended
June 30, 1998 and 1997 are as follows:

1.  The  average  price  for a barrel of oil received  by  the  Partnership
    decreased  during the quarter ended June 30, 1998 as  compared  to  the
    quarter ended June 30, 1997 by 43%, or $7.67 per barrel, resulting in a
    decrease  of approximately $105,846 in revenues.  Oil sales represented
    72%  of total oil and gas sales during the quarter ended June 30,  1998
    as compared to 80% during the quarter ended June 30, 1997.

    The  average  price  for  an  mcf of gas received  by  the  Partnership
    decreased during the same period by 9%, or $.20 per mcf, resulting in a
    decrease of approximately $5,760 in revenues.

    The  total  decrease in revenues due to the change in  prices  received
    from  oil  and  gas production is approximately $111,606.   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.

<PAGE>
2.  Oil  production decreased approximately 2,500 barrels or 18% during the
    quarter  ended June 30, 1998 as compared to the quarter ended June  30,
    1997, resulting in a decrease of approximately $25,150 in revenues.

    Gas production decreased approximately 5,400 mcf or 19% during the same
    period, resulting in a decrease of approximately $10,368 in revenues.

    The  total  decrease  in revenues due to the change  in  production  is
    approximately  $35,518.   The  decrease is  primarily  due  to  natural
    decline.

Costs and Expenses

Total  costs  and  expenses increased to $319,524  from  $243,449  for  the
quarters  ended June 30, 1998 and 1997, respectively, an increase  of  31%.
The  increase  is the result of lower lease operating costs, offset  by  an
increase in depletion expense and general and administrative expense.

1.  Lease  operating  costs  and  production  taxes  were  19%  lower,   or
    approximately $36,809 less during the quarter ended June  30,  1998  as
    compared to the quarter ended June 30, 1997.

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  increased
    17%  or approximately $3,142 during the quarter ended June 30, 1998  as
    compared to the quarter ended June 30, 1997.

3.  Depletion expense increased to $71,000 for the quarter ended  June  30,
    1998  from  $29,000  for the same period in 1997.  This  represents  an
    increase  of 145%.  Depletion is calculated using the units of  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.   Contributing
    factors  to  the increase in depletion expense between the  comparative
    periods were the decrease in the price of oil and gas used to determine
    the  Partnership's  reserves for January 1, 1998 as compared  to  1997.
    The  Partnership  reduced the net capitalized  costs  of  oil  and  gas
    properties in the quarter ended June 30,1998 by approximately  $67,742.
    The  write-down  has  the effect of reducing net income,  but  did  not
    affect cash flow or partner distributions.

<PAGE>
B. General Comparison of the Six Month Periods Ended June 30, 1998 and 1997

The  following  table  provides certain information  regarding  performance
factors for the six month periods ended June 30, 1998 and 1997:

                                                Six Months
                                                  Ended          Percentage
                                                 June 30,         Increase
                                              1998       1997    (Decrease)
                                              ----       ----    ----------

Average price per barrel of oil          $    11.95     19.50     (39%)
Average price per mcf of gas             $     1.85      2.27     (19%)
Oil production in barrels                    25,600    28,300     (10%)
Gas production in mcf                        48,500    55,700     (13%)
Gross oil and gas revenue                $  395,475   678,555     (42%)
Net oil and gas revenue                  $   53,167   288,927     (81%)
Partnership distributions                $  132,854   320,555     (58%)
Limited partner distributions            $  120,954   288,755     (58%)
Per unit distribution to limited
 partners                                $    11.11     26.52     (58%)
Number of limited partner units              10,889    10,889

Revenues

The  Partnership's oil and gas revenues decreased to $395,475 from $678,555
for  the  six months ended June 30, 1998 and 1997, respectively, a decrease
of  42%.  The principal factors affecting the comparison of the six  months
ended June 30, 1998 and 1997 are as follows:

1.  The  average  price  for a barrel of oil received  by  the  Partnership
    decreased during the six months ended June 30, 1998 as compared to  the
    six  months ended June 30, 1997 by 39%, or $7.55 per barrel,  resulting
    in  a  decrease  of  approximately $213,665  in  revenues.   Oil  sales
    represented 77% of total oil and gas sales during the six months  ended
    June  30, 1998 as compared to 81% during the six months ended June  30,
    1997.

    The  average  price  for  an  mcf of gas received  by  the  Partnership
    decreased during the same period by 19%, or $.42 per mcf, resulting  in
    a decrease of approximately $23,394 in revenues.

    The  total  decrease in revenues due to the change in  prices  received
    from  oil  and  gas production is approximately $237,059.   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 2,700 barrels or 10% during the
    six months ended June 30, 1998 as compared to the six months ended June
    30, 1997, resulting in a decrease of approximately $32,265 in revenues.

    Gas production decreased approximately 7,200 mcf or 13% during the same
    period, resulting in a decrease of approximately $13,320 in revenues.

    The  total  decrease  in revenues due to the change  in  production  is
    approximately $45,585.

Costs and Expenses

Total  costs and expenses increased to $576,506 from $499,233 for  the  six
months ended June 30, 1998 and 1997, respectively, an increase of 15%.  The
increase is primarily the result of lower lease operating costs, offset  by
higher depletion expense and general administrative expense and.

1.  Lease  operating  costs  and  production  taxes  were  12%  lower,   or
    approximately $47,320 less during the six months ended June 30, 1998 as
    compared to the six months ended June 30, 1997.

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 increased 8%
    or  approximately $3,851 during the six months ended June 30,  1998  as
    compared to the six months ended June 30, 1997.

3.  Depletion  expense increased to $117,000 for the six months ended  June
    30, 1998 from $64,000 for the same period in 1997.  This represents  an
    increase  of 83%.  Depletion is calculated using the units  of  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.   Contributing
    factors  to  the increase in depletion expense between the  comparative
    periods were the decrease in the price of oil and gas used to determine
    the Partnership's reserves for January 1, 1998 as compared to 1997. The
    Partnership reduced the net capitalized costs of oil and gas properties
    in the quarter ended June 30,1998 by approximately $67,742.  The write-
    down  has  the effect of reducing net income, but did not  affect  cash
    flow or partner distributions.

<PAGE>
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 $84,700  in
the six months ended June 30, 1998 as compared to approximately $316,300 in
the  six  months ended June 30, 1997.  The primary source of the 1998  cash
flow from operating activities was profitable operations.

Cash flows provided by or (used in) investing activities were approximately
$51,300  in the six months ended June 30, 1998 as compared to approximately
$(50)  in the six months ended June 30, 1997.  The principle source of  the
1998  cash  flow  from investing activities was the sale  of  oil  and  gas
properties.

Cash flows used in financing activities were approximately $132,600 in  the
six months ended June 30, 1998 as compared to approximately $320,500 in the
six  months ended June 30, 1997.  The only use in financing activities  was
the distributions to partners.

Total distributions during the six months ended June 30, 1998 were $132,854
of  which  $120,954 was distributed to the limited partners and $11,900  to
the general partners.  The per unit distribution to limited partners during
the  six months ended June 30, 1998 was $11.11.  Total distributions during
the  six  months  ended June 30, 1997 were $320,555 of which  $288,755  was
distributed  to  the limited partners and $31,800 to the general  partners.
The  per unit distribution to limited partners during the six months  ended
June 30, 1997 was $26.52.

The  sources  for  the  1998 distributions of $132,854  were  oil  and  gas
operations  of  approximately $84,700 and the net change  in  oil  and  gas
properties  of approximately $51,300, with the balance from available  cash
on  hand  at  the  beginning  of  the period.   The  source  for  the  1997
distributions  of  $320,555  was oil and gas  operations  of  approximately
$316,300,  offset  by  the  net  change  in  oil  and  gas  properties   of
approximately  $50, with the balance from available cash  on  hand  at  the
beginning of the period.

Since  inception of the Partnership, cumulative monthly cash  distributions
of  $4,501,647  have  been made to the partners.   As  of  June  30,  1998,
$4,070,922 or $373.86 per limited partner unit has been distributed to  the
limited partners, representing a 75% return of the capital contributed.

As  of  June 30, 1998, the Partnership had approximately $52,224 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.

Information Systems for the Year 2000

The  Managing  General Partner provides all data processing  needs  of  the
Partnership.   The Managing General Partner has reviewed and evaluated  its
information  systems  to determine if its systems accurately  process  data
referencing   the   year   2000.   Primarily  all   necessary   programming
modifications  to  correct year 2000 referencing in  the  Managing  General
Partners  internal accounting and operating systems have been made to-date.
However  the  Managing General Partner has not completed its evaluation  of
its vendors and suppliers systems to determine the effect, if any, the non-
compliance  of  such systems would have on the operation  of  the  Managing
General Partnership or the operations 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)  Exhibits:

               27 Financial Data Schedule

          (b)  Reports on Form 8-K:

                               No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the
               quarter ended June 30, 1998.

<PAGE>
                                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 X-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 15, 1998

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<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial informations extracted from the
Balance Sheet at June 30, 1998 (Unaudited) and the Statement of Operations
for the Six Months Ended June 30, 1998 (Unaudited) and is qualified in its
entirety by reference to such financial statements.
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