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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 0-15411

            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 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.

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     Southwest Royalties, Inc. Income Fund VI

     Balance Sheets


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

Current assets:
 Cash and cash equivalents                   $     52,266          40,719
 Receivable from Managing General Partner         127,702         251,738
 Other receivable                                       -          20,000
                                                ---------       ---------
    Total current assets                          179,968         312,457
                                                ---------       ---------
Oil and gas properties - using the
 full cost method of accounting                 8,483,507       8,505,071
  Less accumulated depreciation,
   depletion and amortization                   6,281,000       6,176,000
                                                ---------       ---------
    Net oil and gas properties                  2,202,507       2,329,071
                                                ---------       ---------
                                             $  2,382,475       2,641,528
                                                =========       =========
  Liabilities and Partners' Equity

Current liability - Distributions payable    $        431             203
                                                ---------       ---------
Partners' equity:
 General partners                               (616,645)       (592,733)
 Limited partners                               2,998,689       3,234,058
                                                ---------       ---------
    Total partners' equity                      2,382,044       2,641,325
                                                ---------       ---------
                                             $  2,382,475       2,641,528
                                                =========       =========
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                 Southwest Royalties, Inc. Income Fund VI
                                     
                         Statements of Operations
                                (unaudited)


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

  Revenues

Income from net profits
 interests                    $    55,995    191,169    228,664    438,542
Interest                            1,318      1,087      2,709      1,960
                                  -------    -------    -------    -------
                                   57,313    192,256    231,373    440,502
                                  -------    -------    -------    -------

  Expenses

General and administrative         38,960     37,590     88,503     85,077
Depreciation, depletion and
 amortization                      44,000     49,000    105,000     99,000
                                  -------    -------    -------    -------
                                   82,960     86,590    193,503    184,077
                                  -------    -------    -------    -------
Net income (loss)             $  (25,647)    105,666     37,870    256,425
                                  =======    =======    =======    =======
Net income (loss) allocated to:

 Managing General Partner     $   (2,308)      9,510      3,408     23,078
                                  =======    =======    =======    =======
 General Partner              $     (256)      1,058        380      2,564
                                  =======    =======    =======    =======
 Limited Partners             $  (23,083)     95,098     34,082    230,783
                                  =======    =======    =======    =======
  Per limited partner unit    $    (1.15)       4.75       1.70      11.54
                                  =======    =======    =======    =======

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                 Southwest Royalties, Inc. Income Fund VI
                                     
                         Statements of Cash Flows
                                (unaudited)
                                     
                                                        Six Months Ended
                                                             June 30,
                                                          1998      1997


Cash flows from operating activities:

 Cash received from income from net
  profits interests                                 $   317,273    583,434
 Cash paid to suppliers                                (53,074)   (83,869)
 Interest received                                        2,709      1,960
                                                       --------   --------
  Net cash provided by operating activities             266,908    501,525
                                                       --------   --------
Cash flows provided by investing activities:

 Cash received from sale of oil and gas
  property interest                                      41,564         75
                                                       --------   --------
Cash flows used in financing activities:

 Distributions to partners                            (296,925)  (505,136)
                                                       --------   --------

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash
 equivalents                                             11,547    (3,536)

 Beginning of period                                     40,719     65,438
                                                       --------   --------
 End of period                                      $    52,266     61,902
                                                       ========   ========
                                                               (continued)

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

                                                        Six Months Ended
                                                             June 30,
                                                          1998      1997

Reconciliation of net income to net
 cash provided by operating activities:

Net income                                          $    37,870    256,425

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

  Depreciation, depletion and amortization              105,000     99,000
  Decrease in receivables                                88,609    144,892
  Increase in payables                                   35,429      1,208
                                                        -------    -------
Net cash provided by operating activities           $   266,908    501,525
                                                        =======    =======

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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  five  years  to  enhance  production.    The
Partnership  has  the  opportunity  for  potential  increases  with  little
decline.   Thereafter, 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 June 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 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.


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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          $   13.69      18.80      (27%)
Average price per mcf of gas             $    1.56       2.37      (34%)
Oil production in barrels                    8,650     13,100      (34%)
Gas production in mcf                      107,700    118,600       (9%)
Income from net profits interests        $  55,995    191,169      (71%)
Partnership distributions                $  92,000    210,000      (56%)
Limited partner distributions            $  82,800    189,000      (56%)
Per unit distribution to limited
 partners                                $    4.14       9.45      (56%)
Number of limited partner units             20,000     20,000

Revenues

The  Partnership's income from net profits interests decreased  to  $55,995
from  $191,169 for the quarters ended June 30, 1998 and 1997, respectively,
a  decrease of 71%.  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 27%, or $5.11 per barrel, resulting in a
    decrease of approximately $66,900 in income from net profits interests.
    Oil sales represented 41% of total oil and gas sales during the quarter
    ended  June  30, 1998 as compared to 47% 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 34%, or $.81 per mcf, resulting  in
    a  decrease  of  approximately  $96,100  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
    $163,000.  The market price for oil and gas has been extremely volatile
    over  the  past  decade, and management expects  a  certain  amount  of
    volatility to continue in the foreseeable future.

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2.  Oil  production decreased approximately 4,500 barrels or 34% during the
    quarter  ended June 30, 1998 as compared to the quarter ended June  30,
    1997,  resulting in a decrease of approximately $61,600 in income  from
    net profits interests.

    Gas production decreased approximately 10,900 mcf or 9% during the same
    period, resulting in a decrease of approximately $17,000 in income from
    net profits interests.

    The  total  decrease in income from net profits interests  due  to  the
    change  in  production is approximately $78,600.  The decrease  in  oil
    production is due primarily to the sale of one well.

3.  Lease  operating  costs  and  production  taxes  were  32%  lower,   or
    approximately $106,100 less during the quarter ended June 30,  1998  as
    compared to the quarter ended June 30, 1997.  The decrease is primarily
    attributable to workover costs on two wells and pulling expense on  one
    well incurred in 1997.

Costs and Expenses

Total costs and expenses decreased to $82,960 from $86,590 for the quarters
ended June 30, 1998 and 1997, respectively, a decrease of 4%.  The decrease
is  the  result of lower depletion expense, partially offset by an increase
in general and administrative 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 4%
    or  approximately  $1,400 during the quarter ended  June  30,  1998  as
    compared to the quarter ended June 30, 1997.

2.  Depletion expense decreased to $44,000 for the quarter ended  June  30,
    1998  from  $49,000  for the same period in 1997.   This  represents  a
    decrease  of 10%.  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 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          $    13.12     19.73      (34%)
Average price per mcf of gas             $     2.00      2.38      (16%)
Oil production in barrels                    21,300    25,100      (15%)
Gas production in mcf                       230,200   237,300       (3%)
Income from net profits interests        $  228,664   438,542      (48%)
Partnership distributions                $  297,153   505,000      (41%)
Limited partner distributions            $  269,453   454,500      (41%)
Per unit distribution to limited
 partners                                $    13.47     22.73      (41%)
Number of limited partner units              20,000    20,000

Revenues

The  Partnership's income from net profits interests decreased to  $228,664
from   $438,542  for  the  six  months  ended  June  30,  1998  and   1997,
respectively,  a  decrease  of 48%.  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 34%, or $6.61 per barrel,  resulting
    in  a  decrease  of approximately $165,900 in income from  net  profits
    interests.  Oil sales represented 38% of total oil and gas sales during
    the  six  months ended June 30, 1998 as compared to 47% 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 16%, or $.38 per mcf, resulting  in
    a  decrease  of  approximately  $90,200  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
    $256,100.  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 3,800 barrels or 15% during the
    six months ended June 30, 1998 as compared to the six months ended June
    30,  1997,  resulting in a decrease of approximately $49,900 in  income
    from net profits interests.

    Gas  production decreased approximately 7,100 mcf or 3% during the same
    period, resulting in a decrease of approximately $14,200 in income from
    net profits interests.

    The  total  decrease in income from net profits interests  due  to  the
    change in production is approximately $64,100.

3.  Lease  operating  costs  and  production  taxes  were  18%  lower,   or
    approximately $111,500 less during the six months ended June  30,  1998
    as  compared  to the six months ended June 30, 1997.  The  decrease  is
    primarily  attributable  to workover costs on  two  wells  and  pulling
    expense on one well incurred in 1997.

Costs and Expenses

Total  costs and expenses increased to $193,503 from $184,077 for  the  six
months ended June 30, 1998 and 1997, respectively, an increase of 5%.   The
increase  is  the result of higher general and administrative  expense  and
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 4%
    or  approximately $3,400 during the six months ended June 30,  1998  as
    compared to the six months ended June 30, 1997.

2.  Depletion  expense increased to $105,000 for the six months ended  June
    30, 1998 from $99,000 for the same period in 1997.  This represents  an
    increase  of  6%.  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 $266,900  in
the six months ended June 30, 1998 as compared to approximately $501,500 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 investing activities were $41,600 in the six months
ended  June  30,  1998 as compared to approximately $75 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 $296,900 in  the
six months ended June 30, 1998 as compared to approximately $505,100 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 $297,153
of  which  $269,453 was distributed to the limited partners and $27,700  to
the general partners.  The per unit distribution to limited partners during
the  six months ended June 30, 1998 was $13.47.  Total distributions during
the  six  months  ended June 30, 1997 were $505,000 of which  $454,500  was
distributed  to  the limited partners and $50,500 to the general  partners.
The  per unit distribution to limited partners during the six months  ended
June 30, 1997 was $22.73.

The  sources  for  the  1998 distributions of $297,153  were  oil  and  gas
operations  of  approximately $266,900 and property sales of  approximately
$41,600,   resulting  in  excess  cash  for  contingencies  or   subsequent
distributions.  The sources for the 1997 distributions of $505,000 were oil
and  gas  operations of approximately $501,500 and property sales  of  $75,
with  the  balance  from available cash on hand at  the  beginning  of  the
period.

Since  inception of the Partnership, cumulative monthly cash  distributions
of  $14,533,651  have  been made to the partners.  As  of  June  30,  1998,
$13,095,474 or $654.77 per limited partner unit has been distributed to the
limited partners, representing a 131% return of the capital contributed.

As  of June 30, 1998, the Partnership had approximately $179,500 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.

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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:  August 15, 1998

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