----

| 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      |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|------------|
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |          |       |
| 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 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 |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| 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. |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 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 |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|-------|

----

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

----

Item

----

----

----

----

Item

----

----

Item

Item

|                                    |   | Proved      Developed |    |   | Proved       |   |   | Total       |   |
|-----------------------------------------|--------|-----------------------|---------|--------|--------------|--------|--------|-------------|--------|
|                                    |   | Producing             |    |   | Nonproducing |   |   | Undeveloped |   |   | Proved |   |
| Oil      (Bbls)                         |   |                  | 63,000  |   |         |   | -      |        |   |   | 7,000 |   |   |   | 70,000 |   |
| Gas      (Mcf)                          |   |                  | 203,000 |   |         |   | -      |        |   |   | 50,000 |   |   |   | 253,000 |   |
| Total      (BOE)                        |   |                  | 97,000  |   |         |   | -      |        |   |   | 15,000 |   |   |   | 112,000 |   |
|                                    |   |                  |    |   |         |   |   |        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Standardized      measure of discounted |   |                  |    |   |         |   |   |        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| future net cash      flows              |   |                  |    |   |         |   |   |        |   |   |   |   |   | $ | 1,229,000 |   |

|       |   | Proved      Reserves |   |   |   |   |
|------------|--------|----------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
|       |   |                 |   |   |   |   |   | Total      Oil |   |   | Percent      of |   |
|       |   | Oil                  |   |   | Gas    |   |   | Equivalent |   |   | Total      Oil |   |
|       |   | (Bbls)               |   |   | (Mcf)  |   |   | (BOE) |   |   | Equivalent |   |
| Big Spring |   |                 | 41,000 |   |   |   | 8,000 |   |   |   | 42,000 |   |   |   | 37.5 | % |
| Puckett    |   |                 | -      |   |   |   | 85,000 |   |   |   | 14,000 |   |   |   | 12.5 | % |
| Keystone   |   |                 | 5,000  |   |   |   | 37,000 |   |   |   | 11,000 |   |   |   | 9.8 | % |
| Other      |   |                 | 24,000 |   |   |   | 123,000 |   |   |   | 45,000 |   |   |   | 40.2 | % |
| Total      |   |                 | 70,000 |   |   |   | 253,000 |   |   |   | 112,000 |   |   |   | 100.0 | % |

----

Item

Item

----

| Item 5. | Market for      Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer      Purchases of EquitySecurities |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|                |   | Total      Number |   |   |               |   |
|---------------------|--------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------------------|--------|
|                |   | of      Units     |   |   | Average      Price |   |
| Period              |   | Purchased         |   |   | Paid      Per Unit |   |
| January      2008   |   |              | -      |   |               | $      | - |   |
| February      2008  |   |              | -      |   |               |   | - |   |
| March      2008     |   |              | 6.0    |   |               |   | 84.96 |   |
| April      2008     |   |              | -      |   |               |   | - |   |
| May      2008       |   |              | -      |   |               |   | - |   |
| June      2008      |   |              | 50.6   |   |               |   | 82.81 |   |
| July      2008      |   |              | -      |   |               |   | - |   |
| August      2008    |   |              | -      |   |               |   | - |   |
| September      2008 |   |              | 51.7   |   |               |   | 94.65 |   |
| October      2008   |   |              | -      |   |               |   | - |   |
| November      2008  |   |              | -      |   |               |   | - |   |
| December      2008  |   |              | -      |   |               |   | - |   |
| TOTALS              |   |              | 108.3  |   |               | $      | 88.57 |   |

----

Item

|                                |   | Years      ended December 31, |      |
|-------------------------------------|--------|-------------------------------|-----------|
|                                |   | 2008                          |      |   | 2007 |   |   | 2006 |   |   | 2005 |   |   | 2004 |   |
| Revenues                            |   | $                             | 1,403,900 |   |   | $ | 1,062,527 |   |   | $ | 1,121,603 |   |   | $ | 1,185,218 |   |   | $ | 1,026,693 |   |
|                                |   |                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net      income                     |   |                          | 501,194   |   |   |   | 398,209 |   |   |   | 530,402 |   |   |   | 664,198 |   |   |   | 437,846 |   |
|                                |   |                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Partners'      share of net income: |   |                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                |   |                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| General      partners               |   |                          | 54,359    |   |   |   | 42,981 |   |   |   | 55,231 |   |   |   | 67,909 |   |   |   | 45,318 |   |
|                                |   |                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Limited      partners               |   |                          | 446,835   |   |   |   | 355,228 |   |   |   | 475,171 |   |   |   | 596,289 |   |   |   | 392,528 |   |
|                                |   |                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Limited      partners'              |   |                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| net income per    unit              |   |                          | 42.75     |   |   |   | 33.98 |   |   |   | 45.46 |   |   |   | 57.04 |   |   |   | 37.55 |   |
|                                |   |                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Limited      partners' cash         |   |                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| distributions per      unit         |   |                          | 47.31     |   |   |   | 34.56 |   |   |   | 49.53 |   |   |   | 58.55 |   |   |   | 40.38 |   |
|                                |   |                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Total      assets                   |   | $                             | 674,626   |   |   | $ | 673,033 |   |   | $ | 690,704 |   |   | $ | 566,148 |   |   | $ | 527,624 |   |

----

Item

----

|                                           |   | Year      Ended December 31, |    |
|------------------------------------------------|--------|------------------------------|---------|
|                                           |   | 2008                         |    |   | 2007 |   |   | 2006 |   |
| Oil      production in barrels                 |   |                         | 11,238  |   |   |   | 12,382 |   |   |   | 12,679 |   |
| Gas      production in mcf                     |   |                         | 32,220  |   |   |   | 30,777 |   |   |   | 47,699 |   |
| Total      (BOE)                               |   |                         | 16,608  |   |   |   | 17,512 |   |   |   | 20,629 |   |
| Average      price per barrel of oil           |   | $                            | 99.39   |   |   | $ | 68.17 |   |   | $ | 62.93 |   |
| Average      price per mcf of gas              |   | $                            | 8.89    |   |   | $ | 7.04 |   |   | $ | 6.74 |   |
| Partnership      distributions                 |   | $                            | 549,428 |   |   | $ | 401,304 |   |   | $ | 575,214 |   |
| Limited      partner distributions             |   | $                            | 494,515 |   |   | $ | 361,214 |   |   | $ | 517,750 |   |
| Per      unit distribution to limited partners |   | $                            | 47.31   |   |   | $ | 34.56 |   |   | $ | 49.53 |   |
| Number      of limited partner units           |   |                         | 10,453  |   |   |   | 10,453 |   |   |   | 10,453 |   |

----

Item

----

Item

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

----

REPORT 

----

Southwest 

|                                            |   | December      31, |      |
|-------------------------------------------------|--------|-------------------|-----------|
|                                            |   | 2008              |      |   | 2007 |   |
| Assets                                          |   |              |      |   |   |   |
|                                            |   |              |      |   |   |   |
| Current      assets:                            |   |              |      |   |   |   |
| Cash and cash      equivalents                  |   | $                 | 63,695    |   |   | $ | 65,932 |   |
| Receivable from Managing General      Partner   |   |              | -         |   |   |   | 8,557 |   |
| New Mexico income tax      deposits             |   |              | 27,611    |   |   |   | 16,419 |   |
|                                            |   |              |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Total current      assets                       |   |              | 91,306    |   |   |   | 90,908 |   |
|                                            |   |              |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Oil      and gas properties - using the full-   |   |              |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| cost method of      accounting                  |   |              | 3,503,946 |   |   |   | 3,460,356 |   |
| Less accumulated      depreciation,             |   |              |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| depletion and      amortization                 |   |              | 2,920,626 |   |   |   | 2,878,231 |   |
|                                            |   |              |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net oil and gas      properties                 |   |              | 583,320   |   |   |   | 582,125 |   |
|                                            |   | $                 | 674,626   |   |   | $ | 673,033 |   |
|                                            |   |              |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Liabilities and Partners' Equity      (Deficit) |   |              |      |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                            |   |              |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Current      liability:                         |   |              |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Payable to Managing General      Partner        |   | $                 | 20,371    |   |   | $ | - |   |
|                                            |   |              |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Asset      retirement obligation                |   |              | 455,910   |   |   |   | 426,454 |   |
|                                            |   |              |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Partners'      equity (deficit):                |   |              |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| General partners                                |   |              | (63,400   | ) |   |   | (62,846 | ) |
| Limited partners                                |   |              | 261,745   |   |   |   | 309,425 |   |
|                                            |   |              |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Total partners'      equity                     |   |              | 198,345   |   |   |   | 246,579 |   |
|                                            |   |              |      |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                            |   | $                 | 674,626   |   |   | $ | 673,033 |   |

----

Oil 

|                                          |   | Years      ended December 31, |      |
|-----------------------------------------------|--------|-------------------------------|-----------|
|                                          |   | 2008                          |      |   | 2007 |   |   | 2006 |   |
| Revenues                                      |   |                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                          |   |                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Oil and gas                                   |   | $                             | 1,403,395 |   |   | $ | 1,060,625 |   |   | $ | 1,119,382 |   |
| Interest income                               |   |                          | 505       |   |   |   | 1,902 |   |   |   | 2,221 |   |
|                                          |   |                          | 1,403,900 |   |   |   | 1,062,527 |   |   |   | 1,121,603 |   |
| Expenses                                      |   |                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                          |   |                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Production                                    |   |                          | 729,191   |   |   |   | 494,444 |   |   |   | 449,851 |   |
| Depreciation, depletion and      amortization |   |                          | 42,395    |   |   |   | 31,597 |   |   |   | 21,910 |   |
| Accretionexpense                              |   |                          | 31,575    |   |   |   | 39,120 |   |   |   | 23,666 |   |
| General and      administrative               |   |                          | 99,545    |   |   |   | 99,157 |   |   |   | 95,774 |   |
|                                          |   |                          | 902,706   |   |   |   | 664,318 |   |   |   | 591,201 |   |
|                                          |   |                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net      income                               |   | $                             | 501,194   |   |   | $ | 398,209 |   |   | $ | 530,402 |   |
|                                          |   |                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net      income allocated to:                 |   |                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Managing General      Partner                 |   | $                             | 48,923    |   |   | $ | 38,683 |   |   | $ | 49,708 |   |
|                                          |   |                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| General Partner                               |   | $                             | 5,436     |   |   | $ | 4,298 |   |   | $ | 5,523 |   |
|                                          |   |                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Limited partners                              |   | $                             | 446,835   |   |   | $ | 355,228 |   |   | $ | 475,171 |   |
|                                          |   |                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Per limited partner      unit                 |   | $                             | 42.75     |   |   | $ | 33.98 |   |   | $ | 45.46 |   |

----

& 

|                              |   | General  |    |   | Limited  |   |     |   |   |
|-----------------------------------|--------|----------|---------|--------|----------|--------|----------|--------|--------|
|                              |   | Partners |    |   | Partners |   |     | Total  |   |
| Balance      at December 31, 2005 |   | $        | (63,504 | )      |     | $      | 357,990  |   |   | $ | 294,486 |   |
|                              |   |     |    |   |     |   |     |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net income                        |   |     | 55,231  |   |     |   | 475,171  |   |   |   | 530,402 |   |
|                              |   |     |    |   |     |   |     |   |   |   |   |   |
| Distributions                     |   |     | (57,464 | )      |     |   | (517,750 | )      |   |   | (575,214 | ) |
|                              |   |     |    |   |     |   |     |   |   |   |   |   |
| 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 |   |

----

Gas 

|                                                       |   | Years      ended December 31, |      |
|------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-------------------------------|-----------|
|                                                       |   | 2008                          |      |   | 2007 |   |   | 2006 |   |
| Cash      flows from operating activities:                 |   |                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                       |   |                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Cash received from oil and gas      sales                  |   | $                             | 1,400,760 |   |   | $ | 1,138,668 |   |   | $ | 1,109,795 |   |
| Cash paid for production      expense, administrative      |   |                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| fees and general and      administrative overhead          |   |                          | (813,553  | ) |   |   | (647,056 | ) |   |   | (545,625 | ) |
| Interestreceived                                           |   |                          | 505       |   |   |   | 1,902 |   |   |   | 2,221 |   |
|                                                       |   |                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net cash provided by operating      activities             |   |                          | 587,712   |   |   |   | 493,514 |   |   |   | 566,391 |   |
|                                                       |   |                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Cash      flows used in investing activities:              |   |                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                       |   |                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Additions to oil and gas      properties                   |   |                          | (40,521   | ) |   |   | (72,005 | ) |   |   | (2,864 | ) |
|                                                       |   |                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Cash      flows used in financing activities:              |   |                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                       |   |                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Distributions to      partners                             |   |                          | (549,428  | ) |   |   | (401,304 | ) |   |   | (575,214 | ) |
|                                                       |   |                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net      (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents  |   |                          | (2,237    | ) |   |   | 20,205 |   |   |   | (11,687 | ) |
|                                                       |   |                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Beginning      of year                                     |   |                          | 65,932    |   |   |   | 45,727 |   |   |   | 57,414 |   |
|                                                       |   |                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| End      of year                                           |   | $                             | 63,695    |   |   | $ | 65,932 |   |   | $ | 45,727 |   |
|                                                       |   |                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Reconciliation      of net income to net cash              |   |                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| provided by operating      activities:                     |   |                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                       |   |                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net      income                                            |   | $                             | 501,194   |   |   | $ | 398,209 |   |   | $ | 530,402 |   |
|                                                       |   |                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Adjustments      to reconcile net income to net            |   |                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| cash provided by operating      activities:                |   |                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                       |   |                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Depreciation, depletion and      amortization              |   |                          | 42,395    |   |   |   | 31,597 |   |   |   | 21,910 |   |
| Settlement of asset retirement      obligations            |   |                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| for plugged and abandoned      wells                       |   |                          | (5,188    | ) |   |   | (53,455 | ) |   |   | - |   |
| Accretionexpense                                           |   |                          | 31,575    |   |   |   | 39,120 |   |   |   | 23,666 |   |
| (Increase) decrease in      receivables and deposits       |   |                          | (2,635    | ) |   |   | 78,043 |   |   |   | (9,587 | ) |
| Increase in    payables                                    |   |                          | 20,371    |   |   |   | - |   |   |   | - |   |
|                                                       |   |                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net      cash provided by operating activities             |   | $                             | 587,712   |   |   | $ | 493,514 |   |   | $ | 566,391 |   |
|                                                       |   |                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Noncash      investing and financing activities:           |   |                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Increase (decrease) in oil and gas      properties – |   |                          |      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| SFAS No. 143                                               |   | $                             | 3,069     |   |   | $ | (241 | ) |   | $ | 145,702 |   |

----

Oil 

| 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 |
|----|-------------------------------------------------|

----

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

----

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

|                                                             |   | 2008   |    |   | 2007   |   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|---------|--------|--------|--------|
| Beginning      of year                                           |   | $      | 426,454 |   |   | $      | 441,030 |   |
| Reduction      of obligations due to wells plugged and abandoned |   |   | (5,188  | )      |   |   | (53,455 | ) |
| Reduction      of obligations due to farm-outs                   |   |   | (1,942  | )      |   |   | (241 | ) |
| Accretion      expense                                           |   |   | 31,575  |   |   |   | 39,120 |   |
| Revisions      of previous estimates                             |   |   | 4,903   |   |   |   | - |   |
| Additional      abandonment obligations from new wells           |   |   | 108     |   |   |   | - |   |
| End      of year                                                 |   | $      | 455,910 |   |   | $      | 426,454 |   |

----

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

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

----

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

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

|                                 |   | Oil      (bbls) |    |   | Gas      (mcf) |   |
|--------------------------------------|--------|-----------------|---------|--------|----------------|--------|
| Total      Proved -                  |   |            |    |   |           |   |
|                                 |   |            |    |   |           |   |
| January      1, 2006                 |   |            | 234,000 |   |           |   | 891,000 |   |
|                                 |   |            |    |   |           |   |   |   |
| Revisions      of previous estimates |   |            | (61,000 | )      |           |   | (377,000 | ) |
| Production                           |   |            | (13,000 | )      |           |   | (48,000 | ) |
|                                 |   |            |    |   |           |   |   |   |
| December      31, 2006               |   |            | 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 |   |
|                                 |   |            |    |   |           |   |   |   |
| Proved      developed reserves -     |   |            |    |   |           |   |   |   |
| December      31, 2006               |   |            | 149,000 |   |           |   | 414,000 |   |
| December      31, 2007               |   |            | 154,000 |   |           |   | 248,000 |   |
| December      31, 2008               |   |            | 63,000  |   |           |   | 203,000 |   |

----

| 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, 2008, 2007 and 2006 is      presented below: |
|--------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|                                               |   | 2008   |      |   | 2007   |   |       | 2006   |   |
|----------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|-----------|--------|--------|--------|------------|--------|--------|
| Future      cash inflows                           |   | $      | 4,638,000 |   |   | $      | 17,408,000 |   |   | $ | 11,736,000 |   |
| Production,      development and abandonment costs |   |   | 2,701,000 |   |   |   | 6,763,000  |   |   |   | 5,961,000 |   |
| Future      net cash flows                         |   |   | 1,937,000 |   |   |   | 10,645,000 |   |   |   | 5,775,000 |   |
| 10%      annual discount for estimated             |   |   |      |   |   |   |       |   |   |   |   |   |
| timing of cash    flows                            |   |   | 708,000   |   |   |   | 5,331,000  |   |   |   | 2,666,000 |   |
| Standardized      measure of discounted            |   |   |      |   |   |   |       |   |   |   |   |   |
| future net cash      flows                         |   | $      | 1,229,000 |   |   | $      | 5,314,000  |   |   | $ | 3,109,000 |   |

|   | Changes      in the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows relating      to proved reserves for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006      are as follows: |
|--------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|                                                        |   | 2008   |       |   | 2007   |   |      | 2006   |   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|------------|--------|--------|--------|-----------|--------|--------|
| Sales      of oil and gas produced, net of production costs |   | $      | (674,000   | )      |   | $      | (567,000  | )      |   | $ | (670,000 | ) |
| Changes      in prices and production costs                 |   |   | (3,995,000 | )      |   |   | 2,871,000 |   |   |   | (2,774,000 | ) |
| Changes      of production rates (timing) and others        |   |   | 990,000    |   |   |   | (249,000  | )      |   |   | 1,065,000 |   |
| Revisions      of previous quantities estimates             |   |   | (937,000   | )      |   |   | (161,000  | )      |   |   | (1,620,000 | ) |
| Accretion      of discount                                  |   |   | 531,000    |   |   |   | 311,000   |   |   |   | 646,000 |   |
| Discounted      future net cash flows -                     |   |   |       |   |   |   |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Beginning      of year                                      |   |   | 5,314,000  |   |   |   | 3,109,000 |   |   |   | 6,462,000 |   |
| End      of year                                            |   | $      | 1,229,000  |   |   | $      | 5,314,000 |   |   | $ | 3,109,000 |   |

----

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

|                               |   | 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 | ) |

|                                      |   | Quarter |    |
|-------------------------------------------|--------|---------|---------|
|                                      |   | First   |    |   | Second |   |   | Third |   |   | Fourth |   |
| 2007:                                     |   |    |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Total revenues                            |   | $       | 216,708 |   |   | $ | 294,535 |   |   | $ | 247,797 |   |   | $ | 303,487 |   |
| Total expenses                            |   |    | 129,218 |   |   |   | 133,823 |   |   |   | 157,228 |   |   |   | 244,049 |   |
| Net income                                |   | $       | 87,490  |   |   | $ | 160,712 |   |   | $ | 90,569 |   |   | $ | 59,438 |   |
|                                      |   |    |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net income per limited partners      unit |   | $       | 7.47    |   |   | $ | 13.75 |   |   | $ | 7.72 |   |   | $ | 5.04 |   |

----

Item

Item

----

Item

----

Item

Item

----

Item

Item

Item

| For      the Year Ended December 31, |   | 2008   |   |   | 2007   |   |
|--------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| Audit      Fees                      |   | $      | 18,030 |   |   | $      | 16,932 |   |
| Audit      Related Fees              |   |   | -      |   |   |   | - |   |
| Tax      Fees                        |   |   | -      |   |   |   | - |   |
| All      Other Fees                  |   |   | -      |   |   |   | - |   |
|                                 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| TOTAL                                |   | $      | 18,030 |   |   | $      | 16,932 |   |

----

Item

| (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                                                                 |

----

Glossary

----

----

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      27, 2009                                  |

|                                                                                       |   |                                                                                       |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| /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      27, 2009 |   | Date:           March      27, 2009 |
|                                                                                       |   |                                                                                       |
|                                                                                       |   |                                                                                       |
|                                                                                       |   |                                                                                       |
|                                                                                       |   |                                                                                       |
| /s/      Mel G. Riggs                                                                      |   |                                                                                       |
| Mel      G. Riggs, Vice President – Finance,                                         |   |                                                                                       |
| Treasurer      and a Director                                                              |   |                                                                                       |
|                                                                                       |   |                                                                                       |
| Date:           March      27, 2009 |   |                                                                                       |
|                                                                                       |   |                                                                                       |
|                                                                                       |   |                                                                                       |