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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 March 31, 2000

                                    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 13.

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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, 1999 which are found in the Registrant's  Form
10-K  Report  for  1999 filed with the Securities and Exchange  Commission.
The December 31, 1999 balance sheet included herein has been taken from the
Registrant's 1999 Form 10-K Report.  Operating results for the three  month
period  ended March 31, 2000 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


                                                  March 31,   December 31,
                                                     2000         1999
                                                     ----         ----
                                                 (unaudited)

  Assets

Current assets:
 Cash and cash equivalents                    $    195,240       181,112
 Receivable from Managing General Partner          248,730       173,306
                                                 ---------     ---------
    Total current assets                           443,970       354,418
                                                 ---------     ---------
Oil and gas properties - using the
 full-cost method of accounting                  8,426,634     8,426,634
  Less accumulated depreciation,
   depletion and amortization                    6,620,000     6,579,000
                                                 ---------     ---------
    Net oil and gas properties                   1,806,634     1,847,634
                                                 ---------     ---------
                                              $  2,250,604     2,202,052
                                                 =========     =========
  Liabilities and Partners' Equity

Current liability - Distribution payable      $      1,261         1,317
                                                 ---------     ---------
Partners' equity:
 General partners                                (629,635)     (634,496)
 Limited partners                                2,878,978     2,835,231
                                                 ---------     ---------
    Total partners' equity                       2,249,343     2,200,735
                                                 ---------     ---------
                                              $  2,250,604     2,202,052
                                                 =========     =========

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                 Southwest Royalties, Inc. Income Fund VI

                         Statements of Operations
                               (unaudited)


                                                        Three Months Ended
                                                            March 31,
                                                          2000      1999
                                                          ----      ----

  Revenues

Income from net profits interests                   $   349,925    110,919
Interest                                                  2,175        712
                                                        -------    -------
                                                        352,100    111,631
                                                        -------    -------
  Expenses

General and administrative                               37,492     39,546
Depreciation, depletion and amortization                 41,000     44,000
                                                        -------    -------
                                                         78,492     83,546
                                                        -------    -------
Net income                                          $   273,608     28,085
                                                        =======    =======
Net income allocated to:

 Managing General Partner                           $    24,625      2,528
                                                        =======    =======
 General partner                                    $     2,736        280
                                                        =======    =======
 Limited partners                                   $   246,247     25,277
                                                        =======    =======
  Per limited partner unit                          $     12.31       1.26
                                                        =======    =======

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                 Southwest Royalties, Inc. Income Fund VI

                         Statements of Cash Flows
                               (unaudited)

                                                        Three Months Ended
                                                            March 31,
                                                          2000      1999
                                                          ----      ----

Cash flows from operating activities:

 Cash received from income from net profits
  interests                                         $   257,545     72,582
 Cash paid to suppliers                                (20,536)   (26,503)
 Interest received                                        2,175        712
                                                       --------   --------
  Net cash provided by operating activities             239,184     46,791
                                                       --------   --------
Cash flows (used in) provided by financing activities:

 Distributions to partners                            (225,056)         55
                                                       --------   --------
Net increases in cash and
 cash equivalents                                        14,128     46,846

 Beginning of period                                    181,112     38,539
                                                       --------   --------
 End of period                                      $   195,240     85,385
                                                       ========   ========

                                                               (continued)

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                 Southwest Royalties, Inc. Income Fund VI

                   Statements of Cash Flows, continued
                               (unaudited)

                                                        Three Months Ended
                                                            March 31,
                                                          2000      1999
                                                          ----      ----

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

Net income                                          $   273,608     28,085

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

  Depreciation, depletion and amortization               41,000     44,000
  Increase in receivables                              (92,380)   (38,337)
  Increase in payables                                   16,956     13,043
                                                        -------    -------
Net cash provided by operating activities           $   239,184     46,791
                                                        =======    =======

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

                      Notes to Financial Statements


1.  Organization
          Southwest Royalties, Inc. Income Fund VI was organized under  the
    laws of the state of Tennessee on December 4, 1986, for the purpose  of
    acquiring  producing oil and gas properties and to produce  and  market
    crude  oil and natural gas produced from such properties for a term  of
    50  years, unless terminated at an earlier date as provided for in  the
    Partnership  Agreement.   The  Partnership  sells  its  oil   and   gas
    production to a variety of purchasers with the prices it receives being
    dependent  upon  the  oil and gas economy.  Southwest  Royalties,  Inc.
    serves  as the Managing General Partner and H. H. Wommack, III, as  the
    individual general partner.  Revenues, costs and expenses are allocated
    as follows:

                                                     Limited      General
                                                     Partners     Partners
                                                     --------     --------
    Interest income on capital contributions         100%           -
    Oil and gas sales                                 90%          10%
    All other revenues                                90%          10%
    Organization and offering costs (1)              100%           -
    Amortization of organization costs               100%           -
    Property acquisition costs                       100%           -
    Gain/loss on property disposition                 90%          10%
    Operating and administrative costs (2)            90%          10%
    Depreciation, depletion and amortization
     of oil and gas properties                        90%          10%
    All other costs                                   90%          10%

         (1)All  organization  costs in excess of  3%  of  initial  capital
         contributions  will  be paid by the Managing General  Partner  and
         will  be treated as a capital contribution.  The Partnership  paid
         the  Managing  General Partner an amount equal to  3%  of  initial
         capital contributions for such organization costs.

         (2)Administrative  costs in any year which exceed  2%  of  capital
         contributions  shall be paid by the Managing General  Partner  and
         will be treated as a capital contribution.

2.   Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
     The  interim financial information as of March 31, 2000, and  for  the
     three  months ended March 31, 2000, is unaudited.  Certain information
     and  footnote  disclosures normally included in  financial  statements
     prepared  in accordance with generally accepted accounting  principles
     have been condensed or omitted in this Form 10-Q pursuant to the rules
     and  regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.   However,
     in  the  opinion  of  management, these interim  financial  statements
     include all the necessary adjustments to fairly present the results of
     the interim periods and all such adjustments are of a normal recurring
     nature.  The interim consolidated financial statements should be  read
     in  conjunction  with the audited financial statements  for  the  year
     ended December 31, 1999.

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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 anticipates performing  workovers
during the year to enhance production.  The Partnership has the opportunity
for  potential  increases,  due to workovers, followed  by  its  normal  9%
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 March 31, 2000, the net capitalized costs did  not
exceed the estimated present value of oil and gas reserves.

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Results of Operations

A.  General Comparison of the Quarters Ended March 31, 2000 and 1999

The  following  table  provides certain information  regarding  performance
factors for the quarters ended March 31, 2000 and 1999:

                                               Three Months
                                                  Ended         Percentage
                                                March 31,        Increase
                                              2000      1999    (Decrease)
                                              ----      ----    ----------
Average price per barrel of oil           $   28.14     11.08     154%
Average price per mcf of gas              $    3.24      1.61     101%
Oil production in barrels                     8,500    11,000    (23%)
Gas production in mcf                        88,300   100,600    (12%)
Income from net profits interests         $ 349,925   110,919     215%
Partnership distributions                 $ 225,000         -     100%
Limited partner distributions             $ 202,500         -     100%
Per unit distribution to limited
 partners                                 $   10.13         -     100%
Number of limited partner units              20,000    20,000

Revenues

The  Partnership's income from net profits interests increased to  $349,925
from $110,919 for the quarters ended March 31, 2000 and 1999, respectively,
an increase of 215%.  The principal factors affecting the comparison of the
quarters ended March 31, 2000 and 1999 are as follows:

1.  The  average  price  for a barrel of oil received  by  the  Partnership
    increased  during the quarter ended March 31, 2000 as compared  to  the
    quarter  ended March 31, 1999 by 154%, or $17.06 per barrel,  resulting
    in  an  increase of approximately $187,700 in income from  net  profits
    interests.  Oil sales represented 46% of total oil and gas sales during
    the  quarter ended March 31, 2000 as compared to 43% during the quarter
    ended March 31, 1999.

    The  average  price  for  an  mcf of gas received  by  the  Partnership
    increased  during the same period by 101%, or $1.63 per mcf,  resulting
    in  an  increase of approximately $164,000 in income from  net  profits
    interests.

    The  total  increase in income from net profits interests  due  to  the
    change  in prices received from oil and gas production is approximately
    $351,700.  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 2,500 barrels or 23% during the
    quarter ended March 31, 2000 as compared to the quarter ended March 31,
    1999,  resulting in a decrease of approximately $70,400 in income  from
    net profits interests.

    Gas  production  decreased approximately 12,320 mcf or 12%  during  the
    same period, resulting in a decrease of approximately $39,900 in income
    from net profits interests.

    The  total  decrease in income from net profits interests  due  to  the
    change  in production is approximately $110,300.  The decrease  in  oil
    and  gas  production  was  due primarily to  one  well  which  after  a
    successful  workover early in 1999 increased production  significantly,
    but by the third quarter of 1999 production had ended.

3.  Lease  operating  costs  and  production  taxes  were  1%  higher,   or
    approximately $2,400 more during the quarter ended March  31,  2000  as
    compared to the quarter ended March 31, 1999.

Costs and Expenses

Total costs and expenses decreased to $78,492 from $83,546 for the quarters
ended  March  31,  2000  and 1999, respectively, a  decrease  of  6%.   The
decrease  is  the  result of lower 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 decreased 5%
    or  approximately  $2,100 during the quarter ended March  31,  2000  as
    compared to the quarter ended March 31, 1999.

2.  Depletion expense decreased to $41,000 for the quarter ended March  31,
    2000  from  $44,000  for the same period in 1999.   This  represents  a
    decrease  of  7%.  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 decrease in depletion expense between the  comparative
    periods were the increase in the price of oil and gas used to determine
    the Partnership's reserves and the increase in sales.

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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 $239,200  in
the  quarter ended March 31, 2000 as compared to approximately  $46,800  in
the quarter ended March 31, 1999.  The primary source of the 2000 cash flow
from operating activities was profitable operations.

Cash  flows  (used in) provided by financing activities were  approximately
$(225,100)  in the quarter ended March 31, 2000.  There were $55  financing
activities  during  the  quarter ended March 31, 1999.   The  only  use  in
financing activities was the distributions to partners.

Total  distributions during the quarter ended March 31, 2000 were  $225,000
of  which  $202,500 was distributed to the limited partners and $22,500  to
the general partners.  The per unit distribution to limited partners during
the  quarter  ended March 31, 2000 was $10.13.  There were no distributions
during the quarter ended March 31, 1999.

The  sources  for  the  2000 distributions of $225,000  were  oil  and  gas
operations  of  approximately  $239,200,  resulting  in  excess  cash   for
contingencies or subsequent distributions.

Since  inception of the Partnership, cumulative monthly cash  distributions
of  $15,376,459  have been made to the partners.  As  of  March  31,  2000,
$13,854,282 or $692.71 per limited partner unit has been distributed to the
limited partners, representing a 139% return of the capital contributed.

As of March 31, 2000, the Partnership had approximately $442,700 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.

Liquidity - Managing General Partner

The  Managing General Partner has a highly leveraged capital structure with
over  $50.1  million principal and $17.5 million interest payments  due  in
2000  on  its  debt  obligations. Due to the severely  depressed  commodity
prices  experienced  during the last quarter of 1997, throughout  1998  and
continuing through the second quarter of 1999 the Managing General  Partner
is  experiencing difficulty in generating sufficient cash flow to meet  its
obligations  and sustain its operations.  The Managing General  Partner  is
currently  in  the  process  of renegotiating  the  terms  of  its  various
obligations  with its creditors and/or attempting to seek  new  lenders  or
equity  investors.   Additionally,  the  Managing  General  Partner   would
consider disposing of certain assets in order to meet its obligations.

There  can  be  no  assurance  that  the Managing  General  Partner's  debt
restructuring efforts will be successful or that the lenders will agree  to
a   course   of  action  consistent  with  the  Managing  General  Partners
requirements  in restructuring the obligations.  Even if such agreement  is
reached,  it  may  require approval of additional  lenders,  which  is  not
assured.  Furthermore, there can be no assurance that the sales  of  assets
can  be  successfully  accomplished on terms  acceptable  to  the  Managing
General   Partner.   Under  current  circumstances,  the  Managing  General
Partner's  ability to continue as a going concern depends upon its  ability
to  (1)  successfully  restructure  its obligations  or  obtain  additional
financing  as  may  be  required, (2) maintain  compliance  with  all  debt
covenants, (3) generate sufficient cash flow to meet its obligations  on  a
timely  basis, and (4) achieve satisfactory levels of future earnings.   If
the  Managing  General Partner is unsuccessful in its efforts,  it  may  be
unable to meet its obligations making it necessary to undertake such  other
actions as may be appropriate to preserve asset values.



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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
               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/ J Steven Person
                                   ------------------------------
                                   J Steven Person, Vice-President of
                                   Marketing and Chief Financial Officer
                                   of Southwest Royalties, Inc.
                                   the Managing General Partner



Date:  May 15, 2000

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