UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-K

   / x /         Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
             of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Fee Required)

                   For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996

                                       or
   /   /        Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
             of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (No Fee Required)
                         Commission File No. 33-38582-01

                           PARKER & PARSLEY 91-A, L.P.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

                Delaware                                      75-2387572
       (State or other jurisdiction of                     (I.R.S. Employer
       incorporation or organization)                   Identification Number)

  303 West Wall, Suite 101, Midland, Texas                       79701
  (Address of principal executive offices)                     (Zip code)

       Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code : (915) 683-4768
        Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
           Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
                 Limited partnership interests ($1,000 per unit)

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. Yes / x / 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 /

No  market  currently  exists  for  the  limited  partnership  interests  of the
Registrant.  Based on original  purchase  price the  aggregate  market  value of
limited  partnership  interests  owned by  non-affiliates  of the  Registrant is
$11,580,000

As of March 8, 1997, the number of outstanding limited partnership interests was
11,620. The following documents are incorporated by reference into the indicated
parts of this Annual Report on Form 10-K: None

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Parts I and II of this Report contain  forward  looking  statements that involve
risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, no assurances can be given that the actual
events and results will not be materially different than the anticipated results
described  in the  forward  looking  statements.  See "Item 1.  Business"  for a
description of various factors that could  materially  affect the ability of the
Partnership to achieve the anticipated  results described in the forward looking
statements.

                                     PART I

ITEM 1.     Business

Parker &  Parsley  91-A,  L.P.  (the  "Partnership")  is a  limited  partnership
organized in 1991 under the laws of the State of Delaware.  The managing general
partner is Parker & Parsley Petroleum USA, Inc. ("PPUSA").

A Registration  Statement,  as amended,  filed pursuant to the Securities Act of
1933,  registering limited partnership  interests  aggregating  $105,000,000 and
$45,000,000  in general  partnership  interests in a series of Delaware  limited
partnerships  formed  under the  Parker &  Parsley  91-92  Development  Drilling
Program,  was declared  effective by the Securities  and Exchange  Commission on
June 25,  1991.  On  September  30,  1991,  the  offering of limited and general
partnership  interests in the Partnership,  the first  partnership  formed under
such statement, was closed, with interests aggregating $11,620,000 being sold to
705  subscribers  of which  $3,512,000  were sold to 199  subscribers as general
partner interests and $8,108,000 were sold to 506 subscribers as limited partner
interests.  The general  partners were converted to limited partners on November
30, 1992.

The Partnership  engages primarily in oil and gas development and production and
is not  involved in any  industry  segment  other than oil and gas. See "Item 6.
Selected  Financial  Data" and "Item 8. Financial  Statements and  Supplementary
Data" of this  report for a summary  of the  Partnership's  revenue,  income and
identifiable assets.

The principal  markets during 1996 for the oil produced by the Partnership  were
refineries  and  oil  transmission  companies  that  have  facilities  near  the
Partnership's   oil  producing   properties.   The  principal  markets  for  the
Partnership's   gas  were  companies  that  have  pipelines   located  near  the
Partnership's gas producing  properties.  Of the Partnership's total oil and gas
revenues for 1996,  approximately 58% were attributable to sales made to Genesis
Crude Oil, L.P.

The Partnership's revenues,  profitability,  cash flow and future rate of growth
are highly dependent on the prevailing prices of oil and gas, which are affected
by  numerous  factors  beyond  the  Partnership's  control.  Oil and gas  prices
historically  have been very volatile.  A substantial or extended decline in the
prices of oil or gas could have a material  adverse effect on the  Partnership's
revenues,  profitability and cash flow and could,  under certain  circumstances,
result in a reduction in the  carrying  value of the  Partnership's  oil and gas
properties.

Because of the demand for oil and gas, the Partnership does not believe that the
termination  of the  sales of its  products  to any one  customer  would  have a
material adverse impact on its operations. The loss of a particular customer for
gas may have  an effect if that  particular customer  has the  only gas pipeline

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located  in the  areas  of  the  Partnership's  gas  producing  properties.  The
Partnership  believes,  however,  that  the  effect  would be  temporary,  until
alternative arrangements could be made.

Federal and state  regulation of oil and gas operations  generally  includes the
fixing of maximum prices for regulated categories of natural gas, the imposition
of maximum  allowable  production rates, the taxation of income and other items,
and the protection of the  environment.  Although the Partnership  believes that
its business operations do not impair  environmental  quality and that its costs
of complying with any  applicable  environmental  regulations  are not currently
significant,   the  Partnership  cannot  predict  what,  if  any,  effect  these
environmental regulations may have on its current or future operations.

The  Partnership  does not have any  employees  of its own.  PPUSA  employs  659
persons,  many of whom  dedicated  a part of their  time to the  conduct  of the
Partnership's  business  during the period for which this  report is filed.  The
Partnership's managing general partner, PPUSA, is responsible for all management
functions.

Numerous  uncertainties  exist in estimating  quantities of proved  reserves and
future net revenues  therefrom.  The  estimates  of proved  reserves and related
future net revenues  set forth in this report are based on various  assumptions,
which may ultimately  prove to be inaccurate.  Therefore,  such estimates should
not be construed as estimates of the current  market value of the  Partnership's
proved reserves.

No material part of the  Partnership's  business is seasonal and the Partnership
conducts no foreign operations.

ITEM 2.     Properties

The  Partnership's  properties  consist  primarily  of  leasehold  interests  in
properties on which oil and gas wells are located.  Such property  interests are
often subject to landowner royalties, overriding royalties and other oil and gas
leasehold interests.

Fractional  working  interests in  developmental  oil and gas prospects  located
primarily  in the  Spraberry  Trend  Area of West  Texas  were  acquired  by the
Partnership,  resulting in the Partnership's participation in the drilling of 48
oil and gas wells.  One well was plugged and abandoned  during 1993. At December
31, 1996, the Partnership had 47 wells producing.

For  information  relating  to the  Partnership's  estimated  proved oil and gas
reserves at December 31, 1996,  1995 and 1994,  see Note 7 of Notes to Financial
Statements  included in "Item 8. Financial  Statements and  Supplementary  Data"
below.  Such reserves have been estimated by the engineering staff of PPUSA with
a review by an independent petroleum consultant.

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ITEM 3.     Legal Proceedings

The  Partnership  is not aware of any  material  legal  proceedings  (other than
routine  litigation  in the ordinary  course of the  Partnership's  business) to
which it is a party or to which its properties are subject.

ITEM 4.     Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

There were no matters  submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth
quarter of 1996.



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                                     PART II


ITEM 5.     Market for Partnership's Common Equity and Related Stockholder
              Matters

At March 8, 1997, the Partnership  had 11,620  outstanding  limited  partnership
interests  held of record by 716  subscribers.  There is no  established  public
trading  market  for  the  limited  partnership  interests.  Under  the  limited
partnership   agreement,   PPUSA  has  made  certain   commitments  to  purchase
partnership interests at a computed value.

Revenues which, in the sole judgement of the managing general  partner,  are not
required to meet the  Partnership's  obligations are distributed to the partners
at least quarterly in accordance with the limited partnership agreement.  During
the years ended  December  31,  1996 and 1995,  distributions  of  $824,664  and
$751,842, respectively, were made to the limited partners.

ITEM 6.     Selected Financial Data

The  following  table sets forth  selected  financial  data for the years  ended
December 31:
<TABLE>
                                 1996         1995         1994          1993         1992
                              ----------   ----------   -----------   ----------   ----------
<S>                           <C>          <C>          <C>           <C>          <C>
Operating results:
 Oil and gas sales            $1,629,975   $1,387,494   $ 1,568,783   $2,374,818   $3,228,587
                               =========    =========    ==========    =========    =========
 Impairment of oil and gas
   properties                 $      -     $1,008,771   $ 1,055,409   $  197,347   $      -
                               =========    =========    ==========    =========    =========
 Net income (loss)            $  654,054   $ (755,419)  $(1,032,621)  $  418,007   $1,335,411
                               =========    =========    ==========    =========    =========
 Allocation of net income
 (loss):
   Managing general partner   $    6,540   $   (7,554)  $   (10,326)  $    4,180   $   13,354
                               =========    =========    ==========    =========    =========
   Limited partners           $  647,514   $ (747,865)  $(1,022,295)  $  413,827   $1,322,057
                               =========    =========    ==========    =========    =========
 Net income (loss) per
   limited partners' interest $    55.72   $   (64.36)  $    (87.98)  $    35.61   $   113.77
                               =========    =========    ==========    =========    =========
 Limited partners' cash
   distributions per limited
   partners' interest         $    70.97   $    64.70   $     77.81   $   163.94   $   174.17
                               =========    =========    ==========    =========    =========
At year end:
 Total assets                 $4,289,878   $4,511,078   $ 5,976,067   $7,930,286   $9,438,301
                               =========    =========    ==========    =========    =========
</TABLE>

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ITEM 7.     Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
              Results of Operations

Results of Operations

1996 compared to 1995

The  Partnership's  1996  oil and gas  revenues  increased  to  $1,629,975  from
$1,387,494 in 1995, an increase of 17%. The increase in revenues resulted from a
27% increase in the average price  received per barrel of oil and a 48% increase
in the average price received per mcf of gas, offset by an 8% decline in barrels
of oil produced and sold and an 18% decline in mcf of gas produced and sold.  In
1996,  57,484 barrels of oil were sold compared to 62,648 in 1995, a decrease of
5,164  barrels.  In 1996,  150,454  mcf of gas were sold  compared to 183,929 in
1995,  a decrease  of 33,475 mcf.  The  decreases  in  production  volumes  were
primarily due  to the decline  characteristics of the  Partnership's oil and gas
properties.  Because  of these  characteristics,  management  expects  a certain
amount  of  decline  in   production   to  continue  in  the  future  until  the
Partnership's economically recoverable reserves are fully depleted.

The average price received per barrel of oil increased $4.59 from $17.17 in 1995
to $21.76 in 1996.  The average  price  received per mcf of gas  increased  from
$1.70  in 1995 to  $2.52  in 1996.  The  market  price  for oil and gas has been
extremely  volatile in the past decade,  and management expects a certain amount
of  volatility  to continue  in the  foreseeable  future.  The  Partnership  may
therefore  sell its future oil and gas  production  at average  prices  lower or
higher than that received in 1996.

Salvage  income of $150 was  received in 1996 from  equipment  disposals  on two
fully depleted wells.

Total costs and expenses decreased in 1996 to $987,243 as compared to $2,153,502
in 1995, a decrease of  $1,166,259,  or 54%. The decrease was due to declines in
the impairment of oil and gas properties and depletion, offset by an increase in
production costs and general and administrative expenses ("G&A").

Production  costs were  $577,650 in 1996 and  $569,299 in 1995,  resulting in an
increase of $8,351.  This increase resulted from higher production taxes, offset
by a decline in ad valorem taxes.

G&A's  components are  independent  accounting and  engineering  fees,  computer
services,  postage and managing  general partner  personnel  costs.  During this
period,  G&A  increased,  in  aggregate,  16% from $48,236 in 1995 to $56,036 in
1996. The  Partnership  paid the managing  general  partner  $35,518 in 1996 and
$38,439 in 1995 for G&A incurred on behalf of the Partnership. G&A is allocated,
in part, to the  Partnership  by the managing  general  partner.  Such allocated
expenses are determined by the managing general partner based upon its judgement
of the level of activity of the  Partnership  relative to the  managing  general
partner's activities and other entities it manages. The method of allocation has
varied in certain years and may do so again  depending on the  activities of the
managed entities.
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The Partnership  adopted  Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards No. 121,
"Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to
be Disposed Of" ("SFAS 121")  effective as of October 1, 1995 (see Notes 2 and 3
of Notes to Financial  Statements included in "Item 8. Financial  Statements and
Supplementary Data"). As a result of the review and evaluation of its long-lived
assets  for  impairment,   the  Partnership  recognized  a  non-cash  charge  of
$1,008,771 to its oil and gas properties during the fourth quarter of 1995.

Depletion  decreased  in 1996 to $353,557 as compared to $527,196 in 1995.  This
represented  a  decrease  of  $173,639,  or 33%.  This  decrease  was  primarily
attributable to the following factors:  (i) a reduction in the Partnership's net
depletable  basis  from  charges  taken in  accordance  with  SFAS  121,  (ii) a
reduction in oil  production  of 5,164  barrels in 1996 from 1995,  and (iii) an
increase in oil and gas  reserves  during  1996 as a result of higher  commodity
prices.

1995 compared to 1994

The  Partnership's  1995  oil and gas  revenues  decreased  to  $1,387,494  from
$1,568,783 in 1994, a decrease of 12%. The decrease in revenues  resulted from a
16%  decrease in barrels of oil  produced and sold, a 17% decrease in mcf of gas
produced  and sold and a 2% decrease in the average  price  received  per mcf of
gas,  offset by an 8% increase in the average price  received per barrel of oil.
In 1995,  62,648 barrels of oil were sold compared to 74,392 in 1994, a decrease
of 11,744 barrels.  In 1995, 183,929 mcf of gas were sold compared to 221,159 in
1994,  a decrease  of 37,230 mcf.  The  decreases  in  production  volumes  were
primarily due to the decline  characteristics  of the  Partnership's oil and gas
properties.

The average price received per barrel of oil increased $1.26 from $15.91 in 1994
to $17.17 in 1995.  The average  price  received per mcf of gas  decreased  from
$1.74 in 1994 to $1.70 in 1995.

Salvage income of $3,877 was received in 1994 from equipment disposals on a well
plugged and  abandoned  in 1993 with  additional  costs to plug and abandon this
well of $2,461 incurred in 1994. There was no abandonment activity in 1995.

Total  costs  and  expenses  decreased  in 1995 to  $2,153,502  as  compared  to
$2,613,247  in 1994,  a decrease of  $459,745,  or 18%.  The decrease was due to
declines in impairment of oil and gas properties,  depletion,  production  costs
and abandoned property costs, offset by an increase in G&A.

Production  costs were  $569,299 in 1995 and  $672,473 in 1994,  resulting  in a
decrease of $103,174,  or 15%.  This  decrease  resulted  from a decline in well
repair and maintenance costs and ad valorem taxes.

G&A's  components are  independent  accounting and  engineering  fees,  computer
services,  postage and managing  general partner  personnel  costs.  During this
period,  G&A  increased,  in  aggregate,  29% from $37,356 in 1994 to $48,236 in
1995. The  Partnership  paid the managing  general  partner  $38,439 in 1995 and
$26,270 in 1994 for G&A incurred on behalf of the Partnership.

The  Partnership  adopted SFAS 121  effective as of October 1, 1995 (see Notes 2
and 3 of Notes to Financial Statements included in "Item 8. Financial Statements
and Supplementary Data").
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As a  result  of  the  review  and  evaluation  of  its  long-lived  assets  for
impairment,  the Partnership  recognized a non-cash charge of $1,008,771 related
to its oil and gas properties during the fourth quarter of 1995.

The Partnership  charged  $1,055,409 of its investment in oil and gas properties
to  operations  in 1994  through an  additional  provision  for  depletion.  The
provision  resulted from the write-down of net capitalized  costs which exceeded
future net revenues  from proved oil and gas reserves  based on prices and costs
in effect at December 31, 1994.

Depletion  decreased  in 1995 to $527,196 as compared to $845,548 in 1994.  This
represented  a decrease of $318,352,  or 38%. Oil  production  decreased  11,744
barrels in 1995 from 1994,  while oil reserves of barrels were revised  downward
by 86,521 barrels, or 10%.

Impact of inflation and changing prices on sales and net loss

Inflation  impacts  the fixed  overhead  rate  charges  of the  lease  operating
expenses for the  Partnership.  During 1994,  the annual  change in the index of
average weekly earnings of crude petroleum and gas production  workers issued by
the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics  increased by 4.8%. The
1995 annual change in average weekly earnings  increased by 4.4%. The 1996 index
(effective  April 1, 1996)  increased  4.1%.  The impact of inflation  for other
lease operating  expenses is small due to the current economic  condition of the
oil industry.

The oil and gas industry  experienced  volatility during the past decade because
of the fluctuation of the supply of most fossil fuels relative to the demand for
such  products  and other  uncertainties  in the world  energy  markets  causing
significant  fluctuations  in oil and gas  prices.  During  1996,  the price per
barrel for oil production similar to the Partnership's ranged from approximately
$18.00 to $25.00. For February 1997, the average price for the Partnership's oil
was approximately $22.00.

Prices for natural gas are subject to ordinary seasonal  fluctuations,  and this
volatility of natural gas prices may result in production  being  curtailed and,
in some cases, wells being completely shut-in.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating  activities  increased  $25,727  during 1996 from
1995.  The  increase  was due to an increase in oil and gas sales,  offset by an
increase in production costs paid.

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

The   Partnership's   investing   activities   during  1996  and  1995  included
expenditures related to equipment replacement on various oil and gas properties.

Proceeds of $150 were received  during 1996 from the salvage of equipment on two
fully depleted wells.
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Net Cash Used in Financing Activities

Cash was sufficient in 1996 for  distributions  to the partners of $832,994,  of
which  $824,664  was  distributed  to the  limited  partners  and  $8,330 to the
managing general partner.  In 1995, cash was sufficient for distributions to the
partners of $759,490,  of which $751,842 was distributed to the limited partners
and $7,648 to the managing general partner.

It is expected that future net cash  provided by  operations  will be sufficient
for any capital  expenditures and any distributions.  As the production from the
properties declines, distributions are also expected to decrease.

ITEM 8.     Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

The Partnership's audited financial statements are included elsewhere herein.

ITEM 9.          Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting
                   and Financial Disclosure

None.

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                                    PART III


ITEM 10.     Directors and Executive Officers of the Partnership

The  Partnership  does not have any  officers  or  directors.  Under the limited
partnership  agreement,  the Partnership's  managing general partner,  PPUSA, is
granted the exclusive right and full authority to manage, control and administer
the  Partnership's  business.  PPUSA is a  wholly-owned  subsidiary  of Parker &
Parsley Petroleum Company (the "Company"), a publicly-traded  corporation on the
New York Stock Exchange.

Set forth below are the names, ages and positions of the directors and executive
officers of PPUSA. Directors of PPUSA are elected to serve until the next annual
meeting of stockholders or until their successors are elected and qualified.

                            Age at
                         December 31,
       Name                  1996                      Position
       ----              ------------                  --------

Scott D. Sheffield            44         President, Chairman of the Board,
                                           Chief Executive Officer and
                                           Director

Timothy A. Leach              37         Executive Vice President and Director

Steven L. Beal                37         Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
                                           Officer and Director

Mark L. Withrow               49         Senior Vice President, Secretary and
                                           Director

David A. Chroback             41         Senior Vice President and Director

         Scott D. Sheffield.   Mr.  Sheffield,  a graduate of  The University of
Texas with a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum  Engineering,  has been the
President and a Director of the Company since May 1990 and has been the Chairman
of the Board and Chief  Executive  Officer  since October  1990.  Mr.  Sheffield
joined the Company as a petroleum engineer in 1979. Mr. Sheffield served as Vice
President - Engineering of the Company from September 1981 until April 1985 when
he was elected  President  and a Director  of the  Company.  In March 1989,  Mr.
Sheffield was elected  Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive  Officer of the
Company.  On January 1, 1995,  Mr.  Sheffield  resigned as  President  and Chief
Executive Officer of PPUSA, but remained Chairman of the Board and a Director of
PPUSA.  On January 1, 1996, Mr.  Sheffield  reassumed the positions of President
and Chief Executive Officer of PPUSA. Before joining the Company,  Mr. Sheffield
was principally occupied for more than three years as a production and reservoir
engineer for Amoco Production Company.

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         Timothy A. Leach.  Mr. Leach, a graduate of Texas A&M University with a
Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum  Engineering and the University of Texas
of the  Permian  Basin  with a Master of  Business  Administration  degree,  was
elected Executive Vice President - Engineering of the Company on March 21, 1995.
Mr. Leach had been serving as Senior Vice  President -  Engineering  since March
1993 and served as Vice President - Engineering of the Company from October 1990
to March 1993.  Mr. Leach was elected  Executive  Vice President and Director of
PPUSA on  December  1,  1995.  He had joined the  Company  as Vice  President  -
Engineering  in  September  1989.  Prior to joining the  Company,  Mr. Leach was
employed as Senior Vice  President  and  Director of First City Texas - Midland,
N.A.

         Steven L. Beal.  Mr. Beal, a graduate of the University of Texas with a
Bachelor of Business  Administration degree in Accounting and a certified public
accountant,  was  elected  Senior  Vice  President  - Finance of the  Company in
January 1995 and Chief  Financial  Officer of the Company on March 21, 1995. Mr.
Beal was elected Senior Vice President and Chief  Financial  Officer of PPUSA on
January  1, 1995 and was  elected a Director  of PPUSA on  January  2, 1996.  He
served as Treasurer  of PPUSA from  January 1, 1995 to June 12,  1996.  Mr. Beal
joined the Company as Treasurer  in March 1988 and was elected Vice  President -
Finance in October 1991. Prior to joining the Company,  Mr. Beal was employed as
an audit manager for Price Waterhouse.

         Mark  L.  Withrow.   Mr.  Withrow,  a  graduate  of  Abilene  Christian
University  with a  Bachelor  of  Science  degree in  Accounting  and Texas Tech
University with a Juris Doctorate  degree,  was Vice President - General Counsel
of the Company from February 1991 to January 1995, when he was appointed  Senior
Vice President - General  Counsel,  and has been the Company's  Secretary  since
August 1992. On January 1, 1995,  Mr.  Withrow was elected Senior Vice President
and  Secretary  of PPUSA and was elected a Director of PPUSA on January 2, 1996.
Mr.  Withrow  joined the Company in January 1991.  Prior to joining the Company,
Mr.  Withrow was the managing  partner of the law firm of Turpin,  Smith,  Dyer,
Saxe & MacDonald, Midland, Texas.

         David A. Chroback.   Mr. Chroback, a graduate of Hanover College with a
Bachelor  of Science  degree in Geology,  and a graduate  of  Southern  Illinois
University at Carbondale with a Master of Science degree in Geology, was elected
Senior Vice President of the Company and PPUSA on October 7, 1996. On January 2,
1996,  Mr.  Chroback  was  elected  Director  of  PPUSA.  He had  served as Vice
President - Geology of the Company since February  1993.  Mr.  Chroback has been
the  Geological  Manager  since June  1992,  and prior to that has been a Senior
Geologist with the Company since January 1988.  Before  joining the Company,  he
was a  project  geologist  with  Indian  Wells Oil  Company.  Mr.  Chroback  was
previously  employed by Amoco Production  Company as a petroleum  geologist from
1980 through 1984.

ITEM 11.     Executive Compensation

The  Partnership  does not have any  directors  or officers.  Management  of the
Partnership  is  vested  in  the  managing  general  partner.   The  Partnership
participates in oil and gas activities  through an income tax  partnership  (the
"Program")  pursuant to the  Program  agreement.  Under the  Program  agreement,
Parker & Parsley  Development L.P.  ("PPDLP") and P&P Employees 91-A GP ("EMPL")

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pay approximately 25% of the Partnership's acquisition,  drilling and completion
costs and  approximately  35% of its  operating  and general and  administrative
expenses.  In return, they are allocated  approximately 35% of the Partnership's
revenues.  See Notes 6 and 9 of Notes to Financial  Statements included in "Item
8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" below for information  regarding
fees and  reimbursements  paid to the managing general partner or its affiliates
by the Partnership.

PPUSA's current  executive  officers and other employees are general partners of
EMPL.  EMPL  serves  as  a  co-general  partner  of  the  Program.   Under  this
arrangement,  EMPL pays  approximately  2.5% of the  Partnership's  acquisition,
drilling  and  completion  costs and  approximately  3.5% of its  operating  and
general and administrative  expenses. In return, EMPL is allocated approximately
3.5%  of  the  Partnership's  revenues.  EMPL  does  not  receive  any  fees  or
reimbursements from the Partnership.

The Partnership does not directly pay any salaries of the executive  officers or
employees of PPUSA, but does pay a portion of PPUSA's general and administrative
expenses of which these  salaries  are a part.  See Note 6 of Notes to Financial
Statements  included in "Item 8. Financial  Statements and  Supplementary  Data"
below.

ITEM 12.     Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

(a)    Beneficial owners of more than five percent

The Partnership is not aware of any person who  beneficially  owns 5% or more of
the outstanding limited partnership interests of the Partnership.

(b)    Security ownership of management

The Partnership  does not have any officers or directors.  The managing  general
partner of the Partnership, PPUSA, has the exclusive right and full authority to
manage,  control and administer the  Partnership's  business.  Under the limited
partnership  agreement,  limited  partners holding a majority of the outstanding
limited partnership interests have the right to take certain actions,  including
the removal of the managing  general partner or any other general  partner.  The
Partnership  is not aware of any current  arrangement or activity which may lead
to such  removal.  The  Partnership  is not aware of any  officer or director of
PPUSA who beneficially owns limited partnership interests in the Partnership.

ITEM 13.     Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

Transactions with the managing general partner or its affiliates

Pursuant to the limited partnership agreement, the Partnership had the following
related party  transactions  with the managing general partner or its affiliates
during the years ended December 31:

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                                                   1996       1995       1994
                                                 --------   --------   --------

  Payment of lease operating and supervision
    charges in accordance with standard
    industry operating agreements                $218,737   $203,349   $211,698

  Reimbursement of general and administrative
    expenses                                     $ 35,518   $ 38,439   $ 26,270

  Purchase of oil and gas properties and
    related equipment, at predecessor cost       $  6,064   $ 15,047   $  5,041

Under the limited partnership agreement, the managing general partner pays 1% of
the  Partnership's  acquisition,  drilling  and  completion  costs and 1% of its
operating and general and administrative expenses. In return, it is allocated 1%
of the  Partnership's  revenues.  Also,  see Notes 6 and 9 of Notes to Financial
Statements  included in "Item 8. Financial  Statements and  Supplementary  Data"
below,  regarding the  Partnership's  participation in oil and gas activities of
the Program.

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                                     PART IV


ITEM 14.     Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K.

(a)   1.   Financial statements

           The following are filed as part of this annual report:

               Independent Auditors' Report

               Balance sheets as of December 31, 1996 and 1995

               Statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 1996,
                 1995 and 1994

               Statements of partners' capital for the years ended December 31,
                 1996, 1995 and 1994

               Statements of cash flows for the years ended December 31, 1996,
                 1995 and 1994

               Notes to financial statements

      2.   Financial statement schedules

           All  financial  statement  schedules  have been omitted  since the
           required  information  is in the  financial  statements  or  notes
           thereto, or is not applicable nor required.

(b)   Reports on Form 8-K

      None.

(c)   Exhibits

      The exhibits  listed on the  accompanying  index to exhibits are filed or
      incorporated by reference as part of this annual report.

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                               S I G N A T U R E S



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


                                PARKER & PARSLEY 91-A, L.P.

Dated:  March 25, 1997          By:    Parker & Parsley Petroleum USA, Inc.
                                         ("PPUSA"), General Partner



                                       By:    /s/ Scott D. Sheffield
                                              ------------------------------
                                              Scott D. Sheffield, President

       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
report  has  been  signed  below  by the  following  persons  on  behalf  of the
Registrant and in the capacities and on the date indicated.



/s/ Scott D. Sheffield      President, Chairman of the Board,    March 25, 1997
-----------------------     Chief Executive Officer and
Scott D. Sheffield          Director of PPUSA


/s/ Timothy A. Leach        Executive Vice President and         March 25, 1997
-----------------------     Director of PPUSA
Timothy A. Leach


/s/ Steven L. Beal          Senior Vice President, Chief         March 25, 1997
-----------------------     Financial Officer and Director
Steven L. Beal              of PPUSA


/s/ Mark L. Withrow         Senior Vice President, Secretary     March 25, 1997
-----------------------     and Director of PPUSA
Mark L. Withrow


/s/ David A. Chroback       Senior Vice President and            March 25, 1997
-----------------------     Director of PPUSA
David A. Chroback


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                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT




The Partners
Parker & Parsley 91-A, L.P.
  (A Delaware Limited Partnership):

We have  audited the  financial  statements  of Parker & Parsley  91-A,  L.P. as
listed in the accompanying  index under Item 14(a).  These financial  statements
are the responsibility of the Partnership's management. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We  conducted  our  audits  in  accordance  with  generally   accepted  auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes
assessing the  accounting  principles  used and  significant  estimates  made by
management,  as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion,  the financial  statements  referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects,  the financial position of Parker & Parsley 91-A, L.P. as
of December 31, 1996 and 1995,  and the results of its  operations  and its cash
flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1996, in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

As  discussed  in Notes 2 and 3 to the  financial  statements,  the  Partnership
adopted the provisions of the Financial  Accounting  Standards Board's Statement
of Financial  Accounting  Standards No. 121,  "Accounting  for the Impairment of
Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of" in 1995.




                                               KPMG Peat Marwick LLP


Midland, Texas
March 21, 1997

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                           PARKER & PARSLEY 91-A, L.P.
                        (A Delaware Limited Partnership)

                                 BALANCE SHEETS
                                   December 31



                                                      1996           1995
                                                   -----------    -----------
                 ASSETS

Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents, including interest
     bearing deposits of $200,661 in 1996 and
     $173,066 in 1995                              $   202,546    $   174,500
  Accounts receivable - oil and gas sales              234,215        138,831
                                                    ----------     ----------
          Total current assets                         436,761        313,331
                                                    ----------     ----------
Oil and gas properties - at cost, based on the
  successful efforts accounting method               9,653,538      9,644,611
Accumulated depletion                               (5,800,421)    (5,446,864)
                                                    ----------     ----------
          Net oil and gas properties                 3,853,117      4,197,747
                                                    ----------     ----------
                                                   $ 4,289,878    $ 4,511,078
                                                    ==========     ==========

LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL

Current liabilities:
  Accounts payable - affiliate                     $    35,361    $    77,621

Partners' capital:
  Limited partners (11,620 interests)                4,211,929      4,389,079
  Managing general partner                              42,588         44,378
                                                    ----------     ----------
                                                     4,254,517      4,433,457
                                                    ----------     ----------
                                                   $ 4,289,878    $ 4,511,078
                                                    ==========     ==========


   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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                           PARKER & PARSLEY 91-A, L.P.
                        (A Delaware Limited Partnership)

                            STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                         For the years ended December 31



                                      1996           1995            1994
                                   ----------     ----------     -----------

Revenues:
  Oil and gas                      $1,629,975     $1,387,494     $ 1,568,783
  Interest                             11,172         10,589           7,966
  Salvage income from equipment
    disposals                             150            -             3,877
                                    ---------      ---------      ----------
                                    1,641,297      1,398,083       1,580,626
                                    ---------      ---------      ----------
Costs and expenses:
  Oil and gas production              577,650        569,299         672,473
  General and administrative           56,036         48,236          37,356
  Impairment of oil and gas
    properties                            -        1,008,771       1,055,409
  Depletion                           353,557        527,196         845,548
  Abandoned property                      -              -             2,461
                                    ---------      ---------      ----------
                                      987,243      2,153,502       2,613,247
                                    ---------      ---------      ----------
Net income (loss)                  $  654,054     $ (755,419)    $(1,032,621)
                                    =========      =========      ==========
Allocation of net income (loss):
  Managing general partner         $    6,540     $   (7,554)    $   (10,326)
                                    =========      =========      ==========
  Limited partners                 $  647,514     $ (747,865)    $(1,022,295)
                                    =========      =========      ==========
Net income (loss) per limited
  partners' interest               $    55.72     $   (64.36)    $    (87.98)
                                    =========      =========      ==========


   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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                           PARKER & PARSLEY 91-A, L.P.
                        (A Delaware Limited Partnership)

                         STATEMENTS OF PARTNERS' CAPITAL



                                          Managing
                                          general     Limited
                                          partner     partners        Total
                                         ---------   -----------   -----------

Partners' capital at January 1, 1994     $  79,067   $ 7,815,178   $ 7,894,245

     Distributions                          (9,161)     (904,097)     (913,258)

     Net loss                              (10,326)   (1,022,295)   (1,032,621)
                                          --------    ----------    ----------

Partners' capital at December 31, 1994      59,580     5,888,786     5,948,366

     Distributions                          (7,648)     (751,842)     (759,490)

     Net loss                               (7,554)     (747,865)     (755,419)
                                          --------    ----------    ----------

Partners' capital at December 31, 1995      44,378     4,389,079     4,433,457

     Distributions                          (8,330)     (824,664)     (832,994)

     Net income                              6,540       647,514       654,054
                                          --------    ----------    ----------

Partners' capital at December 31, 1996   $  42,588   $ 4,211,929   $ 4,254,517
                                          ========    ==========    ==========


   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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                           PARKER & PARSLEY 91-A, L.P.
                        (A Delaware Limited Partnership)

                            STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                         For the years ended December 31

                                             1996         1995          1994
                                          ----------   ----------   -----------
Cash flows from operations:
  Net income (loss)                      $  654,054   $ (755,419)  $(1,032,621)
  Adjustment to reconcile net income
    (loss) to net cash provided by
    operating activities:
      Impairment of oil and gas
        properties                              -      1,008,771     1,055,409
      Depletion                             353,557      527,196       845,548
      Salvage income from equipment
        disposals                              (150)         -          (3,877)
  Changes in assets and liabilities:
      (Increase) decrease in accounts
        receivable                          (95,384)      15,874        43,700
      Increase (decrease) in accounts
        payable                             (41,134)      48,794        (8,340)
                                          ---------    ---------    ----------
        Net cash provided by operating
          activities                        870,943      845,216       899,819
                                          ---------    ---------    ----------
Cash flows from investing activities:
  Additions to oil and gas properties       (10,053)     (21,357)      (11,137)
  Proceeds from salvage income on
   equipment disposals                          150          -           3,877
                                          ---------    ---------    ----------
        Net cash used in investing
          activities                         (9,903)     (21,357)       (7,260)
                                          ---------    ---------    ----------
Cash flows from financing activities:
  Cash distributions to partners           (832,994)    (759,490)     (913,258)
                                          ---------    ---------    ----------
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash
  equivalents                                28,046       64,369       (20,699)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
  of year                                   174,500      110,131       130,830
                                          ---------    ---------    ----------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year $  202,546   $  174,500   $   110,131
                                          =========    =========    ==========


   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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                           PARKER & PARSLEY 91-A, L.P.
                        (A Delaware Limited Partnership)

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                        December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994


Note 1.     Organization and nature of operations

       Parker & Parsley 91-A, L.P. (the  "Partnership") is a limited partnership
organized in 1991 under the laws of the State of Delaware.

       The  Partnership  engages  primarily  in  oil  and  gas  development  and
production  in Texas and is not involved in any industry  segment other than oil
and gas.

Note 2.     Summary of significant accounting policies

       A summary of the significant  accounting policies consistently applied in
the preparation of the accompanying financial statements follows:

       Impairment of long-lived assets - Commencing in 1995,  in accordance with
Statement  of  Financial  Accounting  Standards  No.  121,  "Accounting  for the
Impairment of  Long-Lived  Assets and for  Long-Lived  Assets to be Disposed Of"
("SFAS 121"), the Partnership  reviews its long-lived assets to be held and used
on an individual property basis,  including oil and gas properties accounted for
under  the  successful   efforts  method  of  accounting   whenever   events  or
circumstances  indicate  that the  carrying  value of  those  assets  may not be
recoverable.  An impairment  loss is indicated if the sum of the expected future
cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the assets. In this circumstance,
the  Partnership  recognizes  an  impairment  loss for the  amount  by which the
carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset.

       The Partnership  accounts for long-lived  assets to be disposed of at the
lower of their carrying  amount or fair value less costs to sell once management
has committed to a plan to dispose of the assets.

       Prior to the  adoption  of SFAS 121 in the fourth  quarter  of 1995,  the
Partnership's aggregate oil and gas properties were stated at cost not in excess
of total  estimated  future net revenues and the estimated fair value of oil and
gas assets not being depleted.

       Oil and gas properties - The Partnership  utilizes the successful efforts
method of accounting for its oil and gas  properties  and equipment.  Under this
method, all costs associated with productive wells and nonproductive development
wells are  capitalized  while  nonproductive  exploration  costs  are  expensed.
Capitalized   costs  relating  to  proved  properties  are  depleted  using  the
unit-of-production  method on a  property-by-property  basis based on proved oil
(dominant  mineral)  reserves as determined by the engineering staff of Parker &
Parsley  Petroleum  USA, Inc.  ("PPUSA"),  the  Partnership's  managing  general

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partner, and reviewed by independent petroleum consultants. The carrying amounts
of  properties  sold or  otherwise  disposed of and the related  allowances  for
depletion are  eliminated  from the accounts and any gain or loss is included in
operations.

       Use of estimates in the preparation of financial statements - Preparation
of the accompanying  financial  statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect  the  reported  amounts  of assets  and  liabilities  and  disclosure  of
contingent  assets and  liabilities at the date of the financial  statements and
the  reporting  amounts of revenues and expenses  during the  reporting  period.
Actual results could differ from those estimates.

       Net  income  (loss)  per  limited  partnership  interest - The net income
(loss) per limited  partnership  interest is  calculated  by using the number of
outstanding limited partnership interests.

       Income taxes - A Federal  income tax  provision  has not been included in
the  financial  statements as the income of the  Partnership  is included in the
individual Federal income tax returns of the respective partners.

       Statements of cash flows - For purposes of reporting cash flows, cash and
cash equivalents include depository accounts held by banks.

       General and administrative expenses - General and administrative expenses
are allocated in part to the Partnership by the managing  general partner or its
affiliates.  Such  allocated  expenses are  determined  by the managing  general
partner  based upon its  judgement  of the level of activity of the  Partnership
relative to the managing  general  partner's  activities  and other  entities it
manages.  The method of  allocation  has  varied in certain  years and may do so
again depending on the activities of the managed entities.

       Environmental  - The Partnership is subject to extensive  federal,  state
and local  environmental laws and regulations.  These laws, which are constantly
changing,  regulate  the  discharge of materials  into the  environment  and may
require the  Partnership to remove or mitigate the environ mental effects of the
disposal  or release of  petroleum  or  chemical  substances  at various  sites.
Environmental expenditures are expensed or capitalized depending on their future
economic benefit.  Expenditures  that relate to an existing  condition caused by
past  operations  and  that  have no  future  economic  benefits  are  expensed.
Liabilities  for   expenditures  of  a  noncapital   nature  are  recorded  when
environmental  assessment and/or  remediation is probable,  and the costs can be
reasonably estimated.

Note 3.     Impairment of long-lived assets

       The Partnership  adopted SFAS 121 effective  October 1, 1995. In order to
determine  whether an impairment  had occurred,  the  Partnership  estimated the
expected  future  cash flows of its oil and gas  properties  and  compared  such
future  cash  flows to the  carrying  amount  of the oil and gas  properties  to
determine  if the  carrying  amount  was  recoverable.  For  those  oil  and gas
properties  for which the carrying  amount  exceeded the  estimated  future cash
flows,  an  impairment  was  determined  to exist;  therefore,  the  Partnership
adjusted the carrying amount of those oil and gas properties to their fair value
as determined by discounting their expected future cash flows at a discount rate

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commensurate with the risks involved in the industry.  As a result of the review
and  evaluation  of  its  long-lived  assets  for  impairment,  the  Partnership
recognized a non-cash charge of $1,008,771 to its oil and gas properties  during
the fourth quarter of 1995.

Note 4.     Income taxes

       The  financial  statement  basis  of the  Partnership's  net  assets  and
liabilities was $1,986,186 greater than the tax basis at December 31, 1996.

       The following is a reconciliation  of net income (loss) per statements of
operations  with the net income per  Federal  income tax  returns  for the years
ended December 31:
                                              1996        1995         1994
                                            --------   ----------   -----------
Net income (loss) per statements of
  operations                                $654,054   $ (755,419)  $(1,032,621)
Intangible development costs capitalized
  for financial reporting purposes and
  expensed for tax reporting purposes            -            -          (2,219)
Depletion and depreciation provisions
  for tax reporting purposes under
  (over) amounts for financial reporting
  purposes                                   (44,893)      27,271       159,629
Impairment of oil and gas properties for
  financial reporting purposes                   -      1,008,771     1,055,049
Other                                         11,084          -           2,397
                                              ------    ---------    ----------
            Net income per Federal
              income tax returns            $620,245   $  280,623   $   182,235
                                             =======    =========    ==========

Note 5.     Oil and gas producing activities

       The following is a summary of the costs incurred,  whether capitalized or
expensed,  related to the Partnership's oil and gas producing activities for the
years ended December 31:
                                              1996         1995         1994
                                            ---------    ---------    ---------
     Development costs                      $   8,927    $  22,483    $  11,137
                                             ========     ========     ========

       Capitalized oil and gas properties consist of the following:

                                          1996          1995          1994
                                       -----------   -----------   -----------
     Property acquisition costs        $   343,666   $   343,666   $   343,666
     Completed wells and equipment       9,309,872     9,300,945     9,278,462
                                        ----------    ----------    ----------
                                         9,653,538     9,644,611     9,622,128
       Accumulated depletion            (5,800,421)   (5,446,864)   (3,910,897)
                                        ----------    ----------    ----------
            Net capitalized costs      $ 3,853,117   $ 4,197,747   $ 5,711,231
                                        ==========    ==========    ==========

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       The  Partnership  charged  $1,055,409  of its  investment  in oil and gas
properties to operations in 1994 through an additional  provision for depletion.
The  provision  resulted  from the  write-down  of net  capitalized  costs which
exceeded  future net revenues  from proved oil and gas reserves  based on prices
and  costs in  effect  at  December  31,  1994.  During  1995,  the  Partnership
recognized  a non-cash  charge  against  oil and gas  properties  of  $1,008,771
associated with the adoption of SFAS 121. See Note 3.

Note 6.     Related party transactions

       Pursuant to the limited  partnership  agreement,  the Partnership had the
following  related party  transactions  with the managing general partner or its
affiliates during the years ended December 31:
                                                   1996       1995       1994
                                                 --------   --------   --------
Payment of lease operating and supervision
 charges in accordance with standard industry
 operating agreements                            $218,737   $203,349   $211,698

Reimbursement of general and administrative
 expenses                                        $ 35,518   $ 38,439   $ 26,270

Purchase of oil and gas properties and related
 equipment, at predecessor cost                  $  6,064   $ 15,047   $  5,041

       The Partnership  participates in oil and gas activities through an income
tax partnership  (the  "Program")  pursuant to the Program  agreement.  Parker &
Parsley  Development  L.P.  ("PPDLP"),  P&P  Employees  91-A  GP  ("EMPL")  (the
"Entities") and the Partnership are parties to the Program agreement.  EMPL is a
general partnership organized for the benefit of certain employees of PPUSA.

       The costs and  revenues of the Program are  allocated to the Entities and
the Partnership as follows:
                                                   Entities     Partnership (1)
                                                  ----------    ---------------
Revenues:
     Proceeds from disposition of depreciable
       and depletable properties                  34.3434343%     65.6565657%
     All other revenues                           34.3434343%     65.6565657%

Costs and expenses:
     Lease acquisition costs, drilling and
       completion costs and all other costs       24.2424242%     75.7575758%
     Operating costs, reporting and legal
       expenses and general and administrative
       expenses                                   34.3434343%     65.6565657%

    (1)  Includes PPUSA's 1% general partner ownership which is allocated at th
         Partnership level.

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Note 7.     Oil and gas information (unaudited)

       The following table presents  information  relating to the  Partnership's
estimated  proved oil and gas reserves at December  31, 1996,  1995 and 1994 and
changes in such quantities during the years then ended. All of the Partnership's
reserves  are proved and located  within the United  States.  The  Partnership's
reserves are based on an  evaluation  prepared by PPUSA  internal  engineers and
reviewed by an independent petroleum  consultant,  using criteria established by
the Securities and Exchange  Commission.  Reserve value information is available
to limited partners pursuant to the Partnership agreement and, therefore, is not
presented.
                                                    Oil (bbls)      Gas (mcf)
                                                    ----------      ---------
     Net proved reserves at January 1, 1994         1,073,868       3,150,134
     Revisions                                       (132,941)       (639,483)
     Production                                       (74,392)       (221,159)
                                                    ---------       ---------
     Net proved reserves at December 31, 1994         866,535       2,289,492
     Revisions                                        (86,521)       (267,269)
     Production                                       (62,648)       (183,929)
                                                    ---------       ---------
     Net proved reserves at December 31, 1995         717,366       1,838,294
     Revisions                                        110,536         570,978
     Production                                       (57,484)       (150,454)
                                                    ---------       ---------
     Net proved reserves at December 31, 1996         770,418       2,258,818
                                                    =========       =========

       The estimated  present  value of future net revenues of proved  reserves,
calculated  using December 31, 1996 prices of $24.72 per barrel of oil and $3.65
per mcf of gas, discounted at 10% was approximately  $6,765,000 and undiscounted
was $13,717,000 at December 31, 1996.

       The  Partnership   emphasizes  that  reserve   estimates  are  inherently
imprecise  and,  accordingly,  the  estimates  are  expected to change as future
information becomes available.

Note 8.     Major customers

       The following table reflects the major customers of the Partnership`s oil
and gas sales (a major  customer is defined as a customer whose sales exceed 10%
of total sales) during the years ended December 31:

                                          1996       1995       1994
                                         ------     ------     ------
           Genesis Crude Oil, L.P.         58%        57%        56%
           GPM Gas Corporation              -          -         13%

       The  above  customers  represent  47% of  total  accounts  receivable  at
December 31, 1996.

       PPDLP  is  party to a  long-term  agreement  pursuant  to which PPDLP and
affiliates are to sell to Basis Petroleum,  Inc. (formerly Phibro Energy,  Inc.)
substantially  all crude oil (including  condensate)  which any of such entities
have the right to market from time to time.  On September  23,  1996,  PPDLP and
Basis Petroleum,  Inc. entered into an agreement that supersedes the prior crude
oil purchase  agreement  between the parties and  provides  for  adjusted  terms

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effective  December 1, 1995. On November 25, 1996, the Company  consented to the
assignment of the agreement to Genesis  Crude Oil, L.P.  ("Genesis"),  a limited
partnership formed by Basis Petroleum, Inc. and Howell Corporation. The price to
be paid by Genesis for oil purchased under the agreement  ("Genesis  Agreement")
is to be  competitive  with prices paid by other  substantial  purchasers in the
same areas who are significant  competitors of Genesis. The price to be paid for
oil purchased under the Genesis Agreement  includes a market-related  bonus that
may vary from month to month  based  upon spot oil  prices at various  commodity
trade points. The term of the Genesis Agreement is through June 30, 1998, and it
may continue  thereafter  subject to  termination  rights  afforded  each party.
Salomon,  Inc., the parent company of Basis  Petroleum,  Inc. and a subordinated
limited partner in Genesis,  secures the payment  obligations  under the Genesis
Agreement with a $25 million payment guarantee.  Accounts receivable-oil and gas
sales included $111,202 due from Genesis at December 31, 1996.

Note 9.     Organization and operations

       The Partnership was organized September 30, 1991 as a limited partnership
under the Delaware Act for the purpose of acquiring and  developing  oil and gas
properties.  The general partners were converted to limited partners on November
30, 1992. The managing  general partner  received an opinion of legal counsel to
the  effect  that such  conversion  will not  result  in  material  adverse  tax
consequences.  The  following  is  a  brief  summary  of  the  more  significant
provisions of the limited partnership agreement:

       Managing   general  partner  -  The  managing   general  partner  of  the
       Partnership  is  PPUSA.  PPUSA has the power  and  authority  to  manage,
       control  and  administer  all  Partnership  affairs.  Under  the  limited
       partnership  agreement,  the  managing  general  partner  pays  1% of the
       Partnership's  acquisition,  drilling and completion costs, and 1% of its
       operating  and  general  and  administrative  expenses.  In  return it is
       allocated 1% of the Partnership's revenues.

       Limited  partner  liability  - The  maximum  amount of  liability  of any
       limited partner is the total contributions of such partner plus his share
       of any undistributed profits.

       Initial  capital  contributions  -  The  limited  partners  entered  into
       subscription   agreements   for  aggregate   capital   contributions   of
       $11,620,000.  The  managing  general  partner is required  to  contribute
       amounts equal to 1% of initial  Partnership capital less sales commission
       costs  allocated  to  the  limited  partners  and to  contribute  amounts
       necessary to pay costs and expenses allocated to it under the Partnership
       agreement to the extent its share of revenues does not cover such costs.

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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS




       The following documents are incorporated by reference in response to Item
14(c):

 Exhibit No.                   Description                    Page
 -----------                   -----------                    ----
     3(a)          Amended and Restated Certificate             -
                   and Agreement of Limited Partnership
                   of Parker & Parsley 91-A, L.P.

     4(b)          Form of Subscription Agreement and           -
                   Power of Attorney

     4(c)          Specimen Certificate of Limited              -
                   Partnership Interest

    10(a)          Operating Agreement                          -

    10(b)          Exploration and Development Program          -
                      Agreement


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