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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 September 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 0-15411

                 Southwest Royalties, Inc. Income Fund VI
                  (Exact name of registrant as specified
                   in its limited partnership agreement)

Tennessee                                         75-2127812
(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 15.

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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 note 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
nine  month periods ended September 30, 1998 are not necessarily indicative
of the results that may be expected for the full year.

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                 Southwest Royalties, Inc. Income Fund VI
                                     
                              Balance Sheets

                                              September 30,   December 31,
                                                   1998           1997
                                              -------------   ------------
                                               (unaudited)
Assets

Current assets
 Cash and cash equivalents                     $   67,438         40,719
 Receivable from Managing General Partner          90,645        251,738
 Other receivable                                       -         20,000
                                                ---------      ---------
     Total current assets                         158,083        312,457
                                                ---------      ---------
Oil and gas properties - using the
 full cost method of accounting                 8,482,231      8,505,071
  Less accumulated depreciation,
   depletion and amortization                   6,321,000      6,176,000
                                                ---------      ---------
     Net oil and gas properties                 2,161,231      2,329,071
                                                ---------      ---------
                                               $2,319,314      2,641,528
                                                =========      =========

Liabilities and Partners' Equity

Current liability - Distribution payable       $      416            203
                                                ---------      ---------
Partners' equity
 General partners                               (622,961)      (592,733)
 Limited partners                               2,941,859      3,234,058
                                                ---------      ---------
     Total partners' equity                     2,318,898      2,641,325
                                                ---------      ---------
                                               $2,319,314      2,641,528
                                                =========      =========
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                 Southwest Royalties, Inc. Income Fund VI
                                     
                         Statements of Operations
                                (unaudited)


                                Three Months Ended      Nine Months Ended
                                  September 30,           September 30,
                                  1998      1997         1998      1997
                                  ----      ----         ----      ----
Revenues

Income from net profits
 interests                   $    82,981   221,161     311,647   659,703
Interest                           1,099       757       3,807     2,717
                                 -------   -------     -------   -------
                                  84,080   221,918     315,454   662,420
                                 -------   -------     -------   -------
Expenses

General and administrative        42,225    36,657     130,729   121,734
Depreciation, depletion and
 amortization                     40,000    45,000     145,000   144,000
                                 -------   -------     -------   -------
                                  82,225    81,657     275,729   265,734
                                 -------   -------     -------   -------
Net income                   $     1,855   140,261      39,725   396,686
                                 =======   =======     =======   =======



Net income allocated to:

 Managing General Partner    $       167    12,623       3,575    35,702
                                 =======   =======   =========   =======
 General Partner             $        19     1,404         397     3,967
                                 =======   =======   =========   =======
 Limited Partners            $     1,669   126,234      35,753   357,017
                                 =======   =======   =========   =======
  Per limited partner unit   $       .08      6.31        1.79     17.85
                                 =======   =======   =========   =======

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                 Southwest Royalties, Inc. Income Fund VI
                                     
                         Statements of Cash Flows
                                (unaudited)


                                                      Nine Months Ended
                                                        September 30,
                                                        1998       1997
                                                        ----       ----
Cash flows from operating activities

 Cash received from income from net
  profits interests                                $  419,597    812,611
 Cash paid to suppliers                              (77,586)  (121,734)
 Interest received                                      3,807      2,717
                                                      -------    -------
  Net cash provided by operating activities           345,818    693,594
                                                      -------    -------
Cash flows provided by investing activities

 Cash received from sale of oil and gas
  property interest                                    42,840         75
                                                      -------    -------
Cash flows used in financing activities

 Distributions to partners                          (361,939)  (699,766)
                                                      -------    -------

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash
 equivalents                                           26,719    (6,097)

 Beginning of period                                   40,719     65,438
                                                      -------    -------
 End of period                                     $   67,438     59,341
                                                      =======    =======

                                                             (continued)
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                 Southwest Royalties, Inc. Income Fund VI
                                     
                    Statements of Cash Flows, continued
                                (unaudited)


                                                      Nine Months Ended
                                                        September 30,
                                                       1998 1997
                                                      ----         ----
Reconciliation of net income to net cash
 provided by operating activities

Net income                                         $   39,725    396,686

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

  Depreciation, depletion and amortization            145,000    144,000
  Decrease in receivables                             107,950    152,908
  Increase in payables                                 53,143          -
                                                      -------    -------
Net cash provided by operating activities          $  345,818    693,594
                                                      =======    =======


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

General
Southwest  Royalties,  Inc. Income Fund VI was  organized  as  a  Tennessee
limited  partnership  on  December 4, 1986. The offering  of  such  limited
partnership  interests began August 25, 1986, minimum capital  requirements
were met October 3, 1986 and concluded January 29, 1987, with total limited
partner contributions of $10,000,000.

The Partnership was formed to acquire royalty and net profits interests  in
producing  oil  and  gas properties, to produce and market  crude  oil  and
natural  gas  produced  from such properties, and  to  distribute  the  net
proceeds from operations to the limited and general partners.  Net revenues
from  producing  oil  and gas properties will not be  reinvested  in  other
revenue  producing  assets except to the extent that production  facilities
and wells are improved or reworked or where methods are employed to improve
or enable more efficient recovery of oil and gas reserves.

Increases   or   decreases   in  Partnership   revenues   and,   therefore,
distributions  to partners will depend primarily on changes in  the  prices
received  for  production,  changes in volumes of  production  sold,  lease
operating  expenses, enhanced recovery projects, offset drilling activities
pursuant  to 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.

Based  on  current  conditions, management does not  anticipate  performing
workovers  during the next year.  The Partnership could possibly experience
a normal decline.

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.  As of September 30, 1998, the net capitalized costs  did
not  exceed  the  estimated  present value of  oil  and  gas  reserves.   A
continuation  of  the oil price environment experienced  during  the  first
three  quarters  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.

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Results of Operations

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

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

                                                 Three Months
                                                    Ended        Percentage
                                                September 30,     Increase
                                                1998      1997   (Decrease)
                                                ----      ----   ---------
Average price per barrel of oil            $   12.10     17.46    (31%)
Average price per mcf of gas               $    1.80      2.27    (21%)
Oil production in barrels                     10,950    12,200    (10%)
Gas production in mcf                        120,700   118,600       2%
Income from net profits interests          $  82,981   221,161    (62%)
Partnership distributions                  $  65,000   195,000    (67%)
Limited partner distributions              $  58,500   175,500    (67%)
Per unit distribution to limited partners  $    2.93      8.78    (67%)
Number of limited partner units               20,000    20,000

Revenues

The  Partnership's income from net profits interests decreased  to  $82,981
from  $221,161  for  the  quarters  ended  September  30,  1998  and  1997,
respectively,  a  decrease  of 62%.  The principal  factors  affecting  the
comparison  of  the  quarters ended September 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 September 30, 1998 as  compared  to
    the  quarter  ended  September 30, 1997 by 31%, or  $5.36  per  barrel,
    resulting  in  a decrease of approximately $65,400 in income  from  net
    profits  interests.  Oil sales represented 38% of  total  oil  and  gas
    sales  during the quarter ended September 30, 1998 as compared  to  44%
    during the quarter ended September 30, 1997.

    The  average  price  for  an  mcf of gas received  by  the  Partnership
    decreased during the same period by 21%, or $.47 per mcf, resulting  in
    a  decrease  of  approximately  $55,700  in  income  from  net  profits
    interests.

    The  total  decrease in income from net profits interests  due  to  the
    change  in prices received from oil and gas production is approximately
    $121,100.  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 1,250 barrels or 10% during  the
   quarter  ended  September  30, 1998 as compared  to  the  quarter  ended
   September 30, 1997, resulting in a decrease of approximately $15,100  in
   income from net profits interests.

    Gas  production increased approximately 2,100 mcf or 2% during the same
    period, resulting in an increase of approximately $3,780 in income from
    net profits interests.

    The  net total decrease in income from net profits interests due to the
    change in production is approximately $11,320.

3.  Lease  operating  costs  and  production  taxes  were  2%  higher,   or
    approximately $6,400 more during the quarter ended September  30,  1998
    as compared to the quarter ended September 30, 1997.

Costs and Expenses

Total costs and expenses increased to $82,225 from $81,657 for the quarters
ended  September 30, 1998 and 1997, respectively, an increase of  1%.   The
increase  is  the  result  of  higher general and  administrative  expense,
partially offset by a decrease in depletion expense.

1.  General and administrative costs consists of independent accounting and
    engineering  fees,  computer services, postage,  and  Managing  General
    Partner  personnel costs.  General and administrative  costs  increased
    15% or approximately $5,600 during the quarter ended September 30, 1998
    as  compared  to the quarter ended September 30, 1997. The increase  in
    general  and administrative costs are due largely to higher  accounting
    fees.   The  10-Q's  are  now  required to be  reviewed  based  on  new
    accounting pronouncements.

2.  Depletion  expense decreased to $40,000 for the quarter ended September
    30,  1998 from $45,000 for the same period in 1997.  This represents  a
    decrease  of 11%.  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.

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B.  General Comparison of the Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 1998
and 1997

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

                                                 Nine Months
                                                    Ended        Percentage
                                                September 30,     Increase
                                                1998      1997   (Decrease)
                                                ----      ----   ---------
Average price per barrel of oil            $   12.77     18.99    (33%)
Average price per mcf of gas               $    1.93      2.34    (18%)
Oil production in barrels                     32,250    37,300    (14%)
Gas production in mcf                        350,900   355,900     (1%)
Income from net profits interests          $ 311,647   659,703    (53%)
Partnership distributions                  $ 362,153   700,000    (48%)
Limited partner distributions              $ 327,953   630,000    (48%)
Per unit distribution to limited partners  $   16.40     31.50    (48%)
Number of limited partner units            $  20,000    20,000

Revenues

The  Partnership's income from net profits interests decreased to  $311,647
from  $659,703  for  the nine months ended September  30,  1998  and  1997,
respectively,  a  decrease  of 53%.  The principal  factors  affecting  the
comparison  of  the nine months ended September 30, 1998 and  1997  are  as
follows:

1.  The  average  price  for a barrel of oil received  by  the  Partnership
    decreased  during the nine months ended September 30, 1998 as  compared
    to  the  nine  months ended September 30, 1997 by  33%,  or  $6.22  per
    barrel,  resulting  in a decrease of approximately $232,000  in  income
    from net profits interests.  Oil sales represented 38% of total oil and
    gas  sales during the nine months ended September 30, 1998 as  compared
    to 46% during the nine months ended September 30, 1997.

    The  average  price  for  an  mcf of gas received  by  the  Partnership
    decreased during the same period by 18%, or $.41 per mcf, resulting  in
    a  decrease  of  approximately $145,900  in  income  from  net  profits
    interests.

    The  total  decrease in income from net profits interests  due  to  the
    change  in prices received from oil and gas production is approximately
    $377,900.  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 5,050 barrels or 14% during the
    nine  months  ended September 30, 1998 as compared to the  nine  months
    ended  September  30,  1997, resulting in a decrease  of  approximately
    $64,500 in income from net profits interests.

    Gas  production decreased approximately 5,000 mcf or 1% during the same
    period, resulting in a decrease of approximately $9,600 in income  from
    net profits interests.

    The  total  decrease in income from net profits interests  due  to  the
    change in production is approximately $74,100.

3.  Lease  operating  costs  and  production  taxes  were  12%  lower,   or
    approximately $105,100 less during the nine months ended September  30,
    1998 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 1997.

Costs and Expenses

Total  costs and expenses increased to $275,729 from $265,734 for the  nine
months ended September 30, 1998 and 1997, respectively, an increase of  4%.
The  increase  is  the result of higher depletion expense and  general  and
administrative costs.

1.  General and administrative costs consists of independent accounting and
    engineering  fees,  computer services, postage,  and  Managing  General
    Partner personnel costs.  General and administrative costs increased 7%
    or approximately $9,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 1998
    as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 1997.

2.  Depletion  expense  increased to $145,000 for  the  nine  months  ended
    September  30,  1998 from $144,000 for the same period in  1997.   This
    represents an increase of 1%.  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.

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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 $345,800  in
the  nine  months  ended  September 30, 1998 as compared  to  approximately
$693,600  in the nine months ended September 30, 1997.  The primary  source
of the 1998 cash flow from operating activities was profitable operations.

Cash  flows provided by investing activities were approximately $42,800  in
the  nine months ended September 30, 1998 as compared to approximately $100
in  the nine months ended September 30, 1997.  The principle source of  the
1998  cash  flow from investing activities was the change in  oil  and  gas
properties.

Cash flows used in financing activities were approximately $361,900 in  the
nine  months ended September 30, 1998 as compared to approximately $699,800
in  the  nine  months ended September 30, 1997.  The only use in  financing
activities was the distributions to partners.

Total  distributions during the nine months ended September 30,  1998  were
$362,153  of  which  $327,953 was distributed to the limited  partners  and
$34,200  to  the  general partners.  The per unit distribution  to  limited
partners during the nine months ended September 30, 1998 was $16.40.  Total
distributions during the nine months ended September 30, 1997 were $700,000
of  which  $630,000 was distributed to the limited partners and $70,000  to
the general partners.  The per unit distribution to limited partners during
the nine months ended September 30, 1997 was $31.50.

The  sources  for  the  1998 distributions of $362,153  were  oil  and  gas
operations  of  approximately  $345,800 and  the  change  in  oil  and  gas
properties   of   approximately  $42,800,  result  in   excess   cash   for
contingencies  or  subsequent distributions.   The  sources  for  the  1997
distributions  of  $700,000  were oil and gas operations  of  approximately
$693,600  and  the change in oil and gas properties of approximately  $100,
with  the  balance  from available cash on hand at  the  beginning  of  the
period.

Since  inception of the Partnership, cumulative monthly cash  distributions
of  $14,598,651 have been made to the partners.  As of September 30,  1998,
$13,153,974 or $657.70 per limited partner unit has been distributed to the
limited partners, representing a 132% return of the capital contributed.

As  of  September 30, 1998, the Partnership had approximately  $157,667  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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Information Systems for the Year 2000
The  Partnership  relies  on the Managing General Partner  for  their  data
processing  requirements.   This includes use of  a  program  designed  and
implemented  by Midland Southwest Software, the Managing General  Partner's
software subsidiary.  Midland Southwest Software currently has a year  2000
plan  in  effect.   They have surveyed existing programs and  hardware  and
estimate a compliance date of early 1999.  Determination of the total  cost
in connection with the year 2000 compliance issue is difficult to determine
due  to the fact that they are in the process of developing their new  1998
version  of  marketed  oil  and gas software, which  has,  from  inception,
included  year 2000 compliance.  Third party software programs utilized  by
the  Managing General Partner are either in compliance or are not  affected
by  the  year  2000,  with the exception of the payroll service,  which  is
currently modifying its system to accurately handle the Year 2000 issue.

The  Managing  General  Partner has not completed  its  evaluation  of  its
vendors  or  suppliers systems to determine the effect, if  any,  the  non-
compliance  of  such systems would have on the operations of  the  Managing
General  Partner.  Plans are under way to perform an audit in late 1998  or
early  1999  to determine the effect of non-compliance of its  vendors  and
suppliers  on the Managing General Partner and thus formulate a contingency
plan.

A  potential source of risk includes, but is not limited to, the  inability
of  principal  purchasers and suppliers to be year  2000  compliant,  which
could  have a material effect on the Managing General Partner's production,
cash  flow  and overall financial condition, notwithstanding  the  Managing
General  Partner's  actions to prepare its own  information  systems.   The
Managing  General  Partner currently does not have a  contingency  plan  in
place to cover any unforeseen problems encountered that relate to the  year
2000, but intends to produce one before the end of the fiscal year.



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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)  No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the quarter for
             which this report is filed.
            
            
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                                SIGNATURES


Pursuant  to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf  by  the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                   Southwest Royalties, Inc. Income Fund VI
                                   a Tennessee limited partnership

                                   By:  Southwest Royalties, Inc.
                                        Managing General Partner


                                   By:  /s/ Bill E. Coggin
                                        ------------------------------
                                        Bill E. Coggin, Vice President
                                        and Chief Financial Officer

Date:     November 15, 1998

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