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| Delaware                                  |   | 75-2274632          |
|-------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------|
| (State or other jurisdiction              |   | (I.R.S. Employer    |
| of incorporation or organization)         |   | Identification No.) |
|                                      |   |                |
| 6 Desta Drive, Suite 6500, Midland, Texas |   | 79705               |
| (Address of principal executive office)   |   | (Zip Code)          |

| Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | ¨ Yes | x No      |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |       |      |
| Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | ¨ Yes | x No      |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |       |      |
| Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.   | x Yes      | ¨ No |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |       |      |
| Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). | ¨ Yes | ¨ No |

| Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.x |
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| Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer.  See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. |
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| Large accelerated filer ¨                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |   | Accelerated filer ¨ |   | Non-accelerated filer  x |   | Smaller reporting company¨ |   |

| Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). | ¨ Yes | x No |
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| Part I                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |   |
| Item 1.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Business                                                                                                                                                    | 3      |
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| Item 1A.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Risk Factors                                                                                                                                                | 7      |
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| Item 1B.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Unresolved Staff Comments                                                                                                                                   | 9      |
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| Item 2.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Properties                                                                                                                                                  | 9      |
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| Item 3.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Legal Proceedings                                                                                                                                           | 10     |
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| Item 4.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders                                                                                                         | 10     |
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| Part II                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |   |
| Item 5.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 11     |
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| Item 6.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Selected Financial Data                                                                                                                                     | 12     |
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| Item 7.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Management's Discussion and Analysis of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Financial Condition and Results of Operations                                                                                                                                   | 13     |
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| Item 7A.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk                                                                                                  | 15     |
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| Item 8.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Financial Statements and Supplementary Data                                                                                                                 | 16     |
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| Item 9.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | on Accounting and Financial Disclosure                                                                                                                                          | 29     |
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| Item 9A.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Controls and Procedures                                                                                                                                     | 29     |
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| Item 9B.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Other Information                                                                                                                                           | 30     |
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| Part III                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |   |
| Item 10.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance                                                                                                      | 31     |
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| Item 11.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Executive Compensation                                                                                                                                      | 31     |
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| Item 12.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Related Stockholder Matters                                                                                                                                                     | 32     |
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| Item 13.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 32     |
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| Item 14.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Principal Accounting Fees and Services                                                                                                                      | 32     |
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| Part IV                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |   |
| Item 15.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules                                                                                                                  | 33     |
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| Glossary of Oil and Gas Terms                                                                                                                   | 34                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
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| Signatures                                                                                                                                      | 36                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |

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| ·   | amends the definition of proved reserves to require the use of average commodity prices based upon the prior 12 month period rather than year-end prices; |
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| ·   | expands the type of technologies available to establish reserve estimates and categories; |
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| ·   | modifies certain definitions used in estimating proved reserves; |
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| ·   | permits disclosure of probable and possible reserves; and |
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| ·   | permits disclosure of reserves based on different price and cost criteria, such as futures prices or management forecasts. |
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|                               |   | Proved Developed |    |   | Proved       |   |   | Total       |   |
|------------------------------------|--------|------------------|---------|--------|--------------|--------|--------|-------------|--------|
|                               |   | Producing        |    |   | Nonproducing |   |   | Undeveloped |   |   | Proved |   |
| Oil (Bbls)                         |   |             | 26,000  |   |         |   | -      |        |   |   | - |   |   |   | 26,000 |   |
| Gas (Mcf)                          |   |             | 160,000 |   |         |   | -      |        |   |   | - |   |   |   | 160,000 |   |
| Total (BOE)                        |   |             | 53,000  |   |         |   | -      |        |   |   | - |   |   |   | 53,000 |   |
|                               |   |             |    |   |         |   |   |        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Standardized measure of discounted |   |             |    |   |         |   |   |        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| future net cash flows              |   |             |    |   |         |   |   |        |   |   |   |   |   | $ | 345,000 |   |

|             |   | Proved Reserves |   |   |   |   |
|------------------|--------|-----------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
|             |   |            |   |   |   |   |   | Total Oil |   |   | Percent of |   |
|             |   | Oil             |   |   | Gas    |   |   | Equivalent |   |   | Total Oil |   |
|             |   | (Bbls)          |   |   | (Mcf)  |   |   | (BOE) |   |   | Equivalent |   |
| Henshaw          |   |            | 4,000  |   |   |   | 77,000 |   |   |   | 17,000 |   |   |   | 32.1 | % |
| Grayburg Jackson |   |            | 5,000  |   |   |   | 11,000 |   |   |   | 7,000 |   |   |   | 13.2 | % |
| Big Spring       |   |            | 5,000  |   |   |   | - |   |   |   | 5,000 |   |   |   | 9.4 | % |
| Other            |   |            | 12,000 |   |   |   | 72,000 |   |   |   | 24,000 |   |   |   | 45.3 | % |
| Total            |   |            | 26,000 |   |   |   | 160,000 |   |   |   | 53,000 |   |   |   | 100.0 | % |

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| Item 5. | Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities |
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|           |   | Total Number |   |   |          |   |
|----------------|--------|--------------|--------|--------|---------------|--------|
|           |   | of Units     |   |   | Average Price |   |
| Period         |   | Purchased    |   |   | Paid Per Unit |   |
| January 2009   |   |         | -      |   |          | $      | - |   |
| February 2009  |   |         | -      |   |          |   | - |   |
| March 2009     |   |         | -      |   |          |   | - |   |
| April 2009     |   |         | -      |   |          |   | - |   |
| May 2009       |   |         | -      |   |          |   | - |   |
| June 2009      |   |         | -      |   |          |   | - |   |
| July 2009      |   |         | -      |   |          |   | - |   |
| August 2009    |   |         | -      |   |          |   | - |   |
| September 2009 |   |         | -      |   |          |   | - |   |
| October 2009   |   |         | -      |   |          |   | - |   |
| November 2009  |   |         | -      |   |          |   | - |   |
| December 2009  |   |         | 36.0   |   |          |   | 54.00 |   |
| TOTALS         |   |         | 36.0   |   |          | $      | 54.00 |   |

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|                                  |   | Years ended December 31, |    |
|---------------------------------------|--------|--------------------------|---------|
|                                  |   | 2009                     |    |   | 2008 |   |   | 2007 |   |   | 2006 |   |   | 2005 |   |
| Revenues                              |   | $                        | 593,330 |   |   | $ | 1,403,900 |   |   | $ | 1,062,527 |   |   | $ | 1,121,603 |   |   | $ | 1,185,218 |   |
|                                  |   |                     |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net (loss) income                     |   |                     | (12,011 | ) |   |   | 501,194 |   |   |   | 398,209 |   |   |   | 530,402 |   |   |   | 664,198 |   |
|                                  |   |                     |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Partners' share of net (loss) income: |   |                     |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                  |   |                     |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| General partners                      |   |                     | 5,723   |   |   |   | 54,359 |   |   |   | 42,981 |   |   |   | 55,231 |   |   |   | 67,909 |   |
|                                  |   |                     |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Limited partners                      |   |                     | (17,734 | ) |   |   | 446,835 |   |   |   | 355,228 |   |   |   | 475,171 |   |   |   | 596,289 |   |
|                                  |   |                     |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Limited partners'                     |   |                     |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| net (loss) income per unit            |   |                     | (1.70   | ) |   |   | 42.75 |   |   |   | 33.98 |   |   |   | 45.46 |   |   |   | 57.04 |   |
|                                  |   |                     |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Limited partners' cash                |   |                     |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| distributions per unit                |   |                     | 8.13    |   |   |   | 47.31 |   |   |   | 34.56 |   |   |   | 49.53 |   |   |   | 58.55 |   |
|                                  |   |                     |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Total assets                          |   | $                        | 637,728 |   |   | $ | 674,626 |   |   | $ | 673,033 |   |   | $ | 690,704 |   |   | $ | 566,148 |   |

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|                                      |   | Year Ended December 31, |   |
|-------------------------------------------|--------|-------------------------|--------|
|                                      |   | 2009                    |   |   | 2008 |   |   | 2007 |   |
| Oil production in barrels                 |   |                    | 8,268  |   |   |   | 11,238 |   |   |   | 12,382 |   |
| Gas production in mcf                     |   |                    | 31,415 |   |   |   | 32,220 |   |   |   | 30,777 |   |
| Total (BOE)                               |   |                    | 13,504 |   |   |   | 16,608 |   |   |   | 17,512 |   |
| Average price per barrel of oil           |   | $                       | 55.88  |   |   | $ | 99.39 |   |   | $ | 68.17 |   |
| Average price per mcf of gas              |   | $                       | 4.18   |   |   | $ | 8.89 |   |   | $ | 7.04 |   |
| Partnership distributions                 |   | $                       | 94,174 |   |   | $ | 549,428 |   |   | $ | 401,304 |   |
| Limited partner distributions             |   | $                       | 85,013 |   |   | $ | 494,515 |   |   | $ | 361,214 |   |
| Per unit distribution to limited partners |   | $                       | 8.13   |   |   | $ | 47.31 |   |   | $ | 34.56 |   |
| Number of limited partner units           |   |                    | 10,453 |   |   |   | 10,453 |   |   |   | 10,453 |   |

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| Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm                                                                                                    |   | 17     |
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| Balance Sheets                                                                                                                                             |   | 18     |
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| Statements of Operations                                                                                                                                   |   | 19     |
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| Statements of Changes in Partners' Equity (Deficit)                                                                                                        |   | 20     |
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| Statements of Cash Flows                                                                                                                                   |   | 21     |
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| Notes to Financial Statements                                                                                                                              |   | 22     |

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|                                       |   | December 31, |      |
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|                                       |   | 2009         |      |   | 2008 |   |
| Assets                                     |   |         |      |   |   |   |
|                                       |   |         |      |   |   |   |
| Current assets:                            |   |         |      |   |   |   |
| Cash and cash equivalents                  |   | $            | 36,383    |   |   | $ | 63,695 |   |
| Receivable from Managing General Partner   |   |         | 30,368    |   |   |   | - |   |
| New Mexico income tax deposits             |   |         | 13,295    |   |   |   | 27,611 |   |
|                                       |   |         |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Total current assets                       |   |         | 80,046    |   |   |   | 91,306 |   |
|                                       |   |         |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Oil and gas properties - using the full-   |   |         |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| cost method of accounting                  |   |         | 3,547,552 |   |   |   | 3,503,946 |   |
| Less accumulated depreciation,             |   |         |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| depletion and amortization                 |   |         | 2,989,870 |   |   |   | 2,920,626 |   |
|                                       |   |         |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net oil and gas properties                 |   |         | 557,682   |   |   |   | 583,320 |   |
|                                       |   | $            | 637,728   |   |   | $ | 674,626 |   |
|                                       |   |         |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Liabilities and Partners' Equity (Deficit) |   |         |      |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                       |   |         |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Current liability:                         |   |         |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Payable to Managing General Partner        |   | $            | -         |   |   | $ | 20,371 |   |
|                                       |   |         |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Asset retirement obligation                |   |         | 545,568   |   |   |   | 455,910 |   |
|                                       |   |         |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Partners' equity (deficit):                |   |         |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| General partners                           |   |         | (66,838   | ) |   |   | (63,400 | ) |
| Limited partners                           |   |         | 158,998   |   |   |   | 261,745 |   |
|                                       |   |         |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Total partners' equity                     |   |         | 92,160    |   |   |   | 198,345 |   |
|                                       |   |         |      |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                       |   | $            | 637,728   |   |   | $ | 674,626 |   |

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|                                     |   | Years ended December 31, |    |
|------------------------------------------|--------|--------------------------|---------|
|                                     |   | 2009                     |    |   | 2008 |   |   | 2007 |   |
| Revenues                                 |   |                     |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                     |   |                     |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Oil and gas                              |   | $                        | 593,267 |   |   | $ | 1,403,395 |   |   | $ | 1,060,625 |   |
| Interest income                          |   |                     | 63      |   |   |   | 505 |   |   |   | 1,902 |   |
|                                     |   |                     | 593,330 |   |   |   | 1,403,900 |   |   |   | 1,062,527 |   |
| Expenses                                 |   |                     |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                     |   |                     |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Production                               |   |                     | 391,814 |   |   |   | 729,191 |   |   |   | 494,444 |   |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortization |   |                     | 69,244  |   |   |   | 42,395 |   |   |   | 31,597 |   |
| Accretion expense                        |   |                     | 43,933  |   |   |   | 31,575 |   |   |   | 39,120 |   |
| General and administrative               |   |                     | 100,350 |   |   |   | 99,545 |   |   |   | 99,157 |   |
|                                     |   |                     | 605,341 |   |   |   | 902,706 |   |   |   | 664,318 |   |
|                                     |   |                     |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net (loss) income                        |   | $                        | (12,011 | ) |   | $ | 501,194 |   |   | $ | 398,209 |   |
|                                     |   |                     |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net (loss) income allocated to:          |   |                     |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Managing General Partner                 |   | $                        | 5,151   |   |   | $ | 48,923 |   |   | $ | 38,683 |   |
|                                     |   |                     |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| General Partner                          |   | $                        | 572     |   |   | $ | 5,436 |   |   | $ | 4,298 |   |
|                                     |   |                     |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Limited partners                         |   | $                        | (17,734 | ) |   | $ | 446,835 |   |   | $ | 355,228 |   |
|                                     |   |                     |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Per limited partner unit                 |   | $                        | (1.70   | ) |   | $ | 42.75 |   |   | $ | 33.98 |   |

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Southwest 

|                         |   | General  |    |   | Limited  |   |     |   |   |
|------------------------------|--------|----------|---------|--------|----------|--------|----------|--------|--------|
|                         |   | Partners |    |   | Partners |   |     | Total  |   |
| Balance at December 31, 2006 |   | $        | (65,737 | )      |     | $      | 315,411  |   |   | $ | 249,674 |   |
|                         |   |     |    |   |     |   |     |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net income                   |   |     | 42,981  |   |     |   | 355,228  |   |   |   | 398,209 |   |
|                         |   |     |    |   |     |   |     |   |   |   |   |   |
| Distributions                |   |     | (40,090 | )      |     |   | (361,214 | )      |   |   | (401,304 | ) |
|                         |   |     |    |   |     |   |     |   |   |   |   |   |
| Balance at December 31, 2007 |   |     | (62,846 | )      |     |   | 309,425  |   |   |   | 246,579 |   |
|                         |   |     |    |   |     |   |     |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net income                   |   |     | 54,359  |   |     |   | 446,835  |   |   |   | 501,194 |   |
|                         |   |     |    |   |     |   |     |   |   |   |   |   |
| Distributions                |   |     | (54,913 | )      |     |   | (494,515 | )      |   |   | (549,428 | ) |
|                         |   |     |    |   |     |   |     |   |   |   |   |   |
| Balance at December 31, 2008 |   |     | (63,400 | )      |     |   | 261,745  |   |   |   | 198,345 |   |
|                         |   |     |    |   |     |   |     |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net income (loss)            |   |     | 5,723   |   |     |   | (17,734  | )      |   |   | (12,011 | ) |
|                         |   |     |    |   |     |   |     |   |   |   |   |   |
| Distributions                |   |     | (9,161  | )      |     |   | (85,013  | )      |   |   | (94,174 | ) |
|                         |   |     |    |   |     |   |     |   |   |   |   |   |
| Balance at December 31, 2009 |   | $        | (66,838 | )      |     | $      | 158,998  |   |   | $ | 92,160 |   |

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Southwest 

|                                                  |   | Years ended December 31, |     |
|-------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------------------------|----------|
|                                                  |   | 2009                     |     |   | 2008 |   |   | 2007 |   |
| Cash flows from operating activities:                 |   |                     |     |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                  |   |                     |     |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Cash received from oil and gas sales                  |   | $                        | 577,215  |   |   | $ | 1,400,760 |   |   | $ | 1,138,668 |   |
| Cash paid for production expense, administrative      |   |                     |     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| fees and general and administrative overhead          |   |                     | (512,535 | ) |   |   | (813,553 | ) |   |   | (647,056 | ) |
| Interest received                                     |   |                     | 63       |   |   |   | 505 |   |   |   | 1,902 |   |
|                                                  |   |                     |     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net cash provided by operating activities             |   |                     | 64,743   |   |   |   | 587,712 |   |   |   | 493,514 |   |
|                                                  |   |                     |     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Cash flows from investing activities:                 |   |                     |     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                  |   |                     |     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Additions to oil and gas properties                   |   |                     | (42,040  | ) |   |   | (40,521 | ) |   |   | (72,005 | ) |
| Proceeds from oil and gas properties                  |   |                     | 44,159   |   |   |   | - |   |   |   | - |   |
|                                                  |   |                     |     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net cash provided by investing activities             |   |                     | 2,119    |   |   |   | (40,521 | ) |   |   | (72,005 | ) |
|                                                  |   |                     |     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Cash flows used in financing activities:              |   |                     |     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                  |   |                     |     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Distributions to partners                             |   |                     | (94,174  | ) |   |   | (549,428 | ) |   |   | (401,304 | ) |
|                                                  |   |                     |     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents  |   |                     | (27,312  | ) |   |   | (2,237 | ) |   |   | 20,205 |   |
|                                                  |   |                     |     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Beginning of year                                     |   |                     | 63,695   |   |   |   | 65,932 |   |   |   | 45,727 |   |
|                                                  |   |                     |     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| End of year                                           |   | $                        | 36,383   |   |   | $ | 63,695 |   |   | $ | 65,932 |   |
|                                                  |   |                     |     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Reconciliation of net (loss) income to net cash       |   |                     |     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| provided by operating activities:                     |   |                     |     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                  |   |                     |     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net (loss) income                                     |   | $                        | (12,011  | ) |   | $ | 501,194 |   |   | $ | 398,209 |   |
|                                                  |   |                     |     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net     |   |                     |     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| cash provided by operating activities:                |   |                     |     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                  |   |                     |     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortization              |   |                     | 69,244   |   |   |   | 42,395 |   |   |   | 31,597 |   |
| Settlement of asset retirement obligations            |   |                     |     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| for plugged and abandoned wells                       |   |                     | -        |   |   |   | (5,188 | ) |   |   | (53,455 | ) |
| Accretion expense                                     |   |                     | 43,933   |   |   |   | 31,575 |   |   |   | 39,120 |   |
| (Increase) decrease in receivables and deposits       |   |                     | (16,052  | ) |   |   | (2,635 | ) |   |   | 78,043 |   |
| (Decrease) increase in payables                       |   |                     | (20,371  | ) |   |   | 20,371 |   |   |   | - |   |
|                                                  |   |                     |     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net cash provided by operating activities             |   | $                        | 64,743   |   |   | $ | 587,712 |   |   | $ | 493,514 |   |
|                                                  |   |                     |     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Noncash investing and financing activities:           |   |                     |     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Increase (decrease) in oil and gas properties – |   |                     |     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Asset retirement obligations                          |   | $                        | 45,725   |   |   | $ | 3,069 |   |   | $ | (241 | ) |

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Southwest 

| 1. | Organization |
|----|--------------|

|                                                               | 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 | 100%     |   | -        |
| 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 |
|----|--------------------------------------------|

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| 2. | Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - continued |
|----|--------------------------------------------------------|

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| 2. | Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - continued |
|----|--------------------------------------------------------|

|                                                        |   | 2009   |    |   | 2008   |   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|---------|--------|--------|--------|
| Beginning of year                                           |   | $      | 455,910 |   |   | $      | 426,454 |   |
| Reduction of obligations due to wells plugged and abandoned |   |   | -       |   |   |   | (5,188 | ) |
| Reduction of obligations due to farm-outs                   |   |   | (507    | )      |   |   | (1,942 | ) |
| Accretion expense                                           |   |   | 43,933  |   |   |   | 31,575 |   |
| Revisions of previous estimates                             |   |   | 46,232  |   |   |   | 4,903 |   |
| Additional abandonment obligations from new wells           |   |   | -       |   |   |   | 108 |   |
| End of year                                                 |   | $      | 545,568 |   |   | $      | 455,910 |   |

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| 4. | Commitments and Contingent Liabilities |
|----|----------------------------------------|

| 5. | Related Party Transactions |
|----|----------------------------|

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| 6. | Oil and Gas Reserves Information (unaudited) |
|----|----------------------------------------------|

| ·   | amends the definition of proved reserves to require the use of average commodity prices based upon the prior 12-month period rather than year-end prices; |
|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| ·   | expands the type of technologies available to establish reserve estimates and categories; |
|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| ·   | modifies certain definitions used in estimating proved reserves; |
|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|

| ·   | permits disclosure of probable and possible reserves; and |
|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|

| ·   | permits disclosure of reserves based on different price and cost criteria, such as futures prices or management forecasts. |
|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|                            |   | Oil (bbls) |    |   | Gas (mcf) |   |
|---------------------------------|--------|------------|---------|--------|-----------|--------|
| Total Proved -                  |   |       |    |   |      |   |
|                            |   |       |    |   |      |   |
| January 1, 2007                 |   |       | 160,000 |   |      |   | 466,000 |   |
|                            |   |       |    |   |      |   |   |   |
| Revisions of previous estimates |   |       | 16,000  |   |      |   | (135,000 | ) |
| Production                      |   |       | (12,000 | )      |      |   | (31,000 | ) |
|                            |   |       |    |   |      |   |   |   |
| December 31, 2007               |   |       | 164,000 |   |      |   | 300,000 |   |
|                            |   |       |    |   |      |   |   |   |
| Revisions of previous estimates |   |       | (83,000 | )      |      |   | (15,000 | ) |
| Production                      |   |       | (11,000 | )      |      |   | (32,000 | ) |
| December 31, 2008               |   |       | 70,000  |   |      |   | 253,000 |   |
|                            |   |       |    |   |      |   |   |   |
| Revisions of previous estimates |   |       | (36,000 | )      |      |   | (62,000 | ) |
| Production                      |   |       | (8,000  | )      |      |   | (31,000 | ) |
| December 31, 2009               |   |       | 26,000  |   |      |   | 160,000 |   |
|                            |   |       |    |   |      |   |   |   |
| Proved developed reserves -     |   |       |    |   |      |   |   |   |
| December 31, 2007               |   |       | 154,000 |   |      |   | 248,000 |   |
| December 31, 2008               |   |       | 63,000  |   |      |   | 203,000 |   |
| December 31, 2009               |   |       | 26,000  |   |      |   | 160,000 |   |

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| 6. | Oil and Gas Reserves Information (unaudited) – continued |
|----|----------------------------------------------------------------|

|   | The standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows relating to proved oil and gas reserves at December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 is presented below: |
|--------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|                                          |   | 2009   |      |   | 2008   |   |      | 2007   |   |
|-----------------------------------------------|--------|--------|-----------|--------|--------|--------|-----------|--------|--------|
| Future cash inflows                           |   | $      | 2,039,000 |   |   | $      | 4,638,000 |   |   | $ | 17,408,000 |   |
| Production, development and abandonment costs |   |   | 1,649,000 |   |   |   | 2,701,000 |   |   |   | 6,763,000 |   |
| Future net cash flows                         |   |   | 390,000   |   |   |   | 1,937,000 |   |   |   | 10,645,000 |   |
| 10% annual discount for estimated             |   |   |      |   |   |   |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| timing of cash flows                          |   |   | 45,000    |   |   |   | 708,000   |   |   |   | 5,331,000 |   |
| Standardized measure of discounted            |   |   |      |   |   |   |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| future net cash flows                         |   | $      | 345,000   |   |   | $      | 1,229,000 |   |   | $ | 5,314,000 |   |

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| 6. | Oil and Gas Reserves Information (unaudited) – continued |
|----|----------------------------------------------------------------|

|   | Changes in the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows relating to proved reserves for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 are as follows: |
|--------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|                                                   |   | 2009   |      |   | 2008   |   |       | 2007   |   |
|--------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|-----------|--------|--------|--------|------------|--------|--------|
| Sales of oil and gas produced, net of production costs |   | $      | (201,000  | )      |   | $      | (674,000   | )      |   | $ | (567,000 | ) |
| Changes in prices and production costs                 |   |   | (823,000  | )      |   |   | (3,995,000 | )      |   |   | 2,871,000 |   |
| Changes of production rates (timing) and others        |   |   | 320,000   |   |   |   | 990,000    |   |   |   | (249,000 | ) |
| Revisions of previous quantities estimates             |   |   | (303,000  | )      |   |   | (937,000   | )      |   |   | (161,000 | ) |
| Accretion of discount                                  |   |   | 123,000   |   |   |   | 531,000    |   |   |   | 311,000 |   |
| Discounted future net cash flows -                     |   |   |      |   |   |   |       |   |   |   |   |   |
| Beginning of year                                      |   |   | 1,229,000 |   |   |   | 5,314,000  |   |   |   | 3,109,000 |   |
| End of year                                            |   | $      | 345,000   |   |   | $      | 1,229,000  |   |   | $ | 5,314,000 |   |

| 7. | Selected Quarterly Financial Results – (unaudited) |
|----|----------------------------------------------------------|

|                  |   | Quarter |    |
|-----------------------|--------|---------|---------|
|                  |   | First   |    |   | Second |   |   | Third |   |   | Fourth |   |
| 2009:                 |   |    |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Total revenues        |   | $       | 114,270 |   |   | $ | 139,197 |   |   | $ | 147,060 |   |   | $ | 192,803 |   |
| Total expenses        |   |    | 132,259 |   |   |   | 138,915 |   |   |   | 166,112 |   |   |   | 168,055 |   |
| Net (loss) income     |   | $       | (17,989 | ) |   | $ | 282 |   |   | $ | (19,052 | ) |   | $ | 24,748 |   |
|                  |   |    |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net (loss) income per |   |    |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| limited partners unit |   | $       | (1.70   | ) |   | $ | (.10 | ) |   | $ | (1.77 | ) |   | $ | 1.87 |   |

|                          |   | Quarter |    |
|-------------------------------|--------|---------|---------|
|                          |   | First   |    |   | Second |   |   | Third |   |   | Fourth |   |
| 2008:                         |   |    |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Total revenues                |   | $       | 388,981 |   |   | $ | 508,381 |   |   | $ | 348,681 |   |   | $ | 157,857 |   |
| Total expenses                |   |    | 199,954 |   |   |   | 235,060 |   |   |   | 236,188 |   |   |   | 231,504 |   |
| Net income (loss)             |   | $       | 189,027 |   |   | $ | 273,321 |   |   | $ | 112,493 |   |   | $ | (73,647 | ) |
|                          |   |    |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net income (loss) per limited |   |    |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| partners unit                 |   | $       | 16.19   |   |   | $ | 23.44 |   |   | $ | 9.59 |   |   | $ | (6.47 | ) |

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| For the Year Ended December 31, |   | 2009   |   |   | 2008   |   |
|---------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| Audit Fees                      |   | $      | 17,163 |   |   | $      | 18,030 |   |
| Audit Related Fees              |   |   | -      |   |   |   | - |   |
| Tax Fees                        |   |   | -      |   |   |   | - |   |
| All Other Fees                  |   |   | -      |   |   |   | - |   |
|                            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| TOTAL                           |   | $      | 17,163 |   |   | $      | 18,030 |   |

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| (a)    | (1)    | Financial Statements:                                                                                                                                                                                |
|--------|--------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|   |   | Included in Part II of this report                                                                                                                                                                   |
|   |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|   |   | Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm                                                                                                                                              |
|   |   | Balance Sheets                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|   |   | Statements of Operations                                                                                                                                                                             |
|   |   | Statements of Changes in Partners' Equity (Deficit)                                                                                                                                                  |
|   |   | Statements of Cash Flows                                                                                                                                                                             |
|   |   | Notes to Financial Statements                                                                                                                                                                        |
|   |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|   | (2)    | Schedules required by Article 12 of Regulation S-X are either omitted because they are not applicable or because the required information is shown in the financial statements or the notes thereto. |
|   |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|   | (3)    | Exhibits:                                                                                                                                                                                            |

| 4      | (a)    | Certificate of Limited Partnership of Southwest Oil & Gas Income Fund IX-A, L.P., dated March 9, 1989.  (Incorporated by reference from Partnership's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1989.)              |
|--------|--------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|   | (b)    | Agreement of Limited Partnership of Southwest Oil & Gas Income Fund IX-A, L.P. dated October 25, 1989.  (Incorporated by reference from Partnership's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1987.)              |
|   |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|   | (c)    | Certificate of Amendment of Limited Partnership of Southwest Oil & Gas Income Fund IX-A, L.P., dated July 21, 1987.  (Incorporated by reference from Partnership's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1987.) |
|   |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|   | 31.1   | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|   | 31.2   | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|   | 32.1   | Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                                                            |

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Signatures

|   | Southwest Oil & Gas Income Fund IX-A, L.P., |
|--------|-------------------------------------------------|
|   | a Delaware limited partnership             |
|   |                                            |
| By:    | Southwest Royalties, Inc., Managing             |
|   | General Partner                                 |
|   |                                            |
|   |                                            |
| By:    | /s/ L. Paul Latham                              |
|   | L. Paul Latham                                  |
|   | President and Chief Executive Officer           |
|   |                                            |
| Date:  | March 31, 2010                                  |

|                                                                                  |   |                                                                                  |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| /s/ Clayton W Williams                                                                |   | /s/ L. Paul Latham                                                                    |
| Clayton W. Williams, Chairman of the Board                                            |   | L. Paul Latham, President and a Director                                              |
| and a Director                                                                        |   |                                                                                  |
|                                                                                  |   |                                                                                  |
| Date:           March 31, 2010 |   | Date:           March 31, 2010 |
|                                                                                  |   |                                                                                  |
|                                                                                  |   |                                                                                  |
|                                                                                  |   |                                                                                  |
|                                                                                  |   |                                                                                  |
| /s/ Mel G. Riggs                                                                      |   |                                                                                  |
| Mel G. Riggs, Vice President – Finance,                                         |   |                                                                                  |
| Treasurer and a Director                                                              |   |                                                                                  |
|                                                                                  |   |                                                                                  |
| Date:           March 31, 2010 |   |                                                                                  |
|                                                                                  |   |                                                                                  |
|                                                                                  |   |                                                                                  |