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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549



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Form 10-Q



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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (D)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



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|---------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------
|For the Quarter ended September 30, 2005 |  | Commission File Number 2-71865



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TEXLAND DRILLING PROGRAM-1981, LTD.

(Name of Registrant)



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|                        |  |                                     
|----------------------- |  | ------------------------------------
|TEXAS                   |  | 75-1791491                          
|(State of Organization) |  | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)



|                                              |  |         
|--------------------------------------------- |  | --------
|777 Main Street, Suite 3200 Fort Worth, Texas |  | 76102   
|(Address of Executive Offices)                |  | Zip Code



Registrants
Telephone Number (817) 336-2751



Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:



|                                            |  |               
|------------------------------------------- |  | --------------
|2,425 Units of Limited Partnership Interest |  | None          
|(Title of Class)                            |  | (Voting Units)



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 ̈NO x



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.): Yes ̈No x



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Texland Drilling Program-1981, Ltd.



Index To Financial Statements



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|Reference Page                                                                                   |  |    
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|Balance Sheets at September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004.                                      |  | 3  
|                                                                                                 | 
|Statements of Operations for the Three Months And Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005 and 2004. |  | 4  
|                                                                                                 | 
|Statement of Partners Capital for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005.                     |  | 5  
|                                                                                                 | 
|Statements of Cash Flows for Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005 and 2004.                      |  | 6  
|                                                                                                 | 
|Notes to Financial Statements.                                                                   |  | 7-9



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(A Limited Partnership)



Balance Sheets

September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004



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|                                                            |  |             |             |   |          |   |             |  
|----------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------- | ----------- | - | -------- | - | ----------- | -
|                                                            |  | 09/30/05    |             |   | 12/31/04 |  
|                                                            |  | (Unaudited) |             |   |          |  
|ASSETS                                                      |  |             |             |   |          |   |             |  
|Current Assets                                              |  |             |             |   |          |   |             |  
|Cash                                                        |  | $           | 121,088     |   |          | $ | 91,885      |  
|Accounts receivable  trade                                 |  |             | 247,801     |   |          |   | 178,470     |  
|Accounts receivable  managing general partner              |  |             |            |   |          |   | 6,540       |  
|                                                            |  |             |             |   |          |   |             |  
|                                                            |  |             | 368,889     |   |          |   | 276,895     |  
|                                                            |  |             |             |   |          |   |             |  
|Property and Equipment, at Cost (Successful Efforts Method) |  |             |             |   |          |   |             |  
|Intangible development costs                                |  |             | 7,401,700   |   |          |   | 7,382,738   |  
|Lease and well equipment                                    |  |             | 4,347,157   |   |          |   | 4,320,278   |  
|Producing leaseholds                                        |  |             | 161,495     |   |          |   | 161,495     |  
|                                                            |  |             |             |   |          |   |             |  
|                                                            |  |             | 11,910,352  |   |          |   | 11,864,511  |  
|Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization        |  |             | (10,363,576 | ) |          |   | (10,289,208 | )
|                                                            |  |             |             |   |          |   |             |  
|                                                            |  |             | 1,546,776   |   |          |   | 1,575,303   |  
|                                                            |  |             |             |   |          |   |             |  
|Total Assets                                                |  | $           | 1,915,665   |   |          | $ | 1,852,198   |  
|                                                            |  |             |             |   |          |   |             |  
|                                                            |  |            
|LIABILITIES                                                 |  |             |             |   |          |   |             |  
|Current Liabilities                                         |  |             |             |   |          |   |             |  
|Accounts payable  managing general partner                 |  | $           | 56,296      |   |          | $ | 57,948      |  
|                                                            |  |             |             |   |          |   |             |  
|Total Current Liabilities                                   |  |             | 56,296      |   |          |   | 57,948      |  
|                                                            |  |            
|Asset retirement liability                                  |  |             | 194,208     |   |          |   | 186,014     |  
|                                                            |  |             |             |   |          |   |             |  
|Total Liabilities                                           |  |             | 250,504     |   |          |   | 243,962     |  
|                                                            |  |            
|PARTNERS CAPITAL                                           |  |             |             |   |          |   |             |  
|Limited partners  2,425 units outstanding                  |  |             | 1,193,780   |   |          |   | 1,158,090   |  
|General partners                                            |  |             | 471,381     |   |          |   | 450,146     |  
|                                                            |  |             |             |   |          |   |             |  
|                                                            |  |             | 1,665,161   |   |          |   | 1,608,236   |  
|                                                            |  |             |             |   |          |   |             |  
|Total Liabilities and Partners Capital                     |  | $           | 1,915,665   |   |          | $ | 1,852,198   |  
|                                                            |  |             |             |   |          |   |             |  



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Texland Drilling Program-1981, Ltd.

(A Limited Partnership)



Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)



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|                                                                |  |                                  |         |                                 |   |         |  |      |           |  |   |          
|--------------------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------- | - | ------- |  | ---- | --------- |  | - | ---------
|                                                                |  | Three Months Ended September 30, |         | Nine Months Ended September 30,
|                                                                |  | 2005                             |         | 2004                            |   | 2005    |  | 2004
|Revenue                                                         |  |                                  |         |                                 |   |         |  |      |           |  |   |          
|Oil and gas sales                                               |  | $                                | 618,592 |                                 | $ | 469,730 |  | $    | 1,593,386 |  | $ | 1,274,891
|Interest income                                                 |  |                                  | 277     |                                 |   | 146     |  |      | 828       |  |   | 370      
|                                                                |  |                                  |         |                                 |   |         |  |      |           |  |   |          
|                                                                |  |                                  | 618,869 |                                 |   | 469,876 |  |      | 1,594,214 |  |   | 1,275,261
|                                                                |  |                                  |         |                                 |   |         |  |      |           |  |   |          
|Operating Expenses                                              |  |                                  |         |                                 |   |         |  |      |           |  |   |          
|Fees to managing general partner                                |  |                                  | 29,550  |                                 |   | 33,563  |  |      | 94,000    |  |   | 86,438   
|Production expense                                              |  |                                  | 136,180 |                                 |   | 123,467 |  |      | 381,467   |  |   | 357,353  
|Severance tax                                                   |  |                                  | 31,615  |                                 |   | 24,139  |  |      | 81,402    |  |   | 66,149   
|Depreciation, depletion and amortization                        |  |                                  | 29,344  |                                 |   | 28,787  |  |      | 73,993    |  |   | 84,826   
|Other                                                           |  |                                  | 6,353   |                                 |   | 1,619   |  |      | 32,524    |  |   | 33,038   
|Accretion expense                                               |  |                                  | 2,731   |                                 |   | 3,444   |  |      | 8,194     |  |   | 10,334   
|                                                                |  |                                  |         |                                 |   |         |  |      |           |  |   |          
|                                                                |  |                                  | 235,773 |                                 |   | 215,019 |  |      | 671,580   |  |   | 638,138  
|                                                                |  |                                  |         |                                 |   |         |  |      |           |  |   |          
|                                                                |  |                                  |         |                                
|Net Income                                                      |  | $                                | 383,096 |                                 | $ | 254,857 |  | $    | 922,634   |  | $ | 637,123  
|                                                                |  |                                  |         |                                 |   |         |  |      |           |  |   |          
|Allocation of Net Income                                        |  |                                  |         |                                 |   |         |  |      |           |  |   |          
|Limited partners                                                |  | $                                | 190,218 |                                 | $ | 124,930 |  | $    | 441,878   |  | $ | 296,672  
|General partners                                                |  |                                  | 192,878 |                                 |   | 129,927 |  |      | 480,756   |  |   | 340,451  
|                                                                |  |                                  |         |                                 |   |         |  |      |           |  |   |          
|                                                                |  | $                                | 383,096 |                                 | $ | 254,857 |  | $    | 922,634   |  | $ | 637,123  
|                                                                |  |                                  |         |                                 |   |         |  |      |           |  |   |          
|                                                                |  |                                  |         |                                
|Net Income per $5,000 Limited Partner (2,425 Units Outstanding) |  |                                  |         |                                 |   |         |  |      |           |  |   |          
|                                                                |  |                                  |         |                                 |   |         |  |      |           |  |   |          
|Net income per limited partner unit                             |  | $                                | 78.44   |                                 | $ | 51.52   |  | $    | 182.22    |  | $ | 122.34   
|                                                                |  |                                  |         |                                 |   |         |  |      |           |  |   |          



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Statements of Partners Capital

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005

(Unaudited)



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|----------------------------- |  | --------------- | --------- | - | --------------- | - | -------- | ----- |  | - | --------- | -
|                              |  | LimitedPartners |           |   | GeneralPartners |   |          | Total | 
|Balance at December 31, 2004  |  | $               | 1,158,090 |   |                 | $ | 450,146  |       |  | $ | 1,608,236 |  
|Partners distributions       |  |                 | (406,188  | ) |                 |   | (486,400 | )     |  |   | (892,588  | )
|Partners contributions       |  |                 |          |   |                 |   | 26,879   |       |  |   | 26,879    |  
|Net income                    |  |                 | 441,878   |   |                 |   | 480,756  |       |  |   | 922,634   |  
|                              |  |                 |           |   |                 |   |          |       |  |   |           |  
|Balance at September 30, 2005 |  | $               | 1,193,780 |   |                 | $ | 471,381  |       |  | $ | 1,665,161 |  
|                              |  |                 |           |   |                 |   |          |       |  |   |           |  



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(A Limited Partnership)



Statements of Cash Flow

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005 and 2004

(Unaudited)



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|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---- | -------- | - | ---- | - | -------- | -
|                                                                                  |  | 2005 |          |   | 2004 |  
|Operating Activities                                                              |  |      |          |   |      |   |          |  
|Net income                                                                        |  | $    | 922,634  |   |      | $ | 637,123  |  
|                                                                                  |  |      |          |   |      |   |          |  
|Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |  |      |          |   |      |   |          |  
|Accretion expense                                                                 |  |      | 8,194    |   |      |   | 10,334   |  
|Depreciation, depletion and amortization                                          |  |      | 73,993   |   |      |   | 84,826   |  
|(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable                                        |  |      | (62,791  | ) |      |   | (57,218  | )
|(Decrease) increase in accounts payable                                           |  |      | (1,652   | ) |      |   | 25,749   |  
|Other                                                                             |  |      | 375      |   |      |   |         |  
|                                                                                  |  |      |          |   |      |   |          |  
|                                                                                  |  |      | 18,118   |   |      |   | 63,691   |  
|                                                                                  |  |      |          |   |      |   |          |  
|Net cash provided by operating activities                                         |  |      | 940,752  |   |      |   | 700,814  |  
|                                                                                  |  |      |          |   |      |   |          |  
|                                                                                  |  |     
|Investing Activities                                                              |  |      |          |   |      |   |          |  
|Acquisition of property and equipment                                             |  |      | (45,841  | ) |      |   | (42,212  | )
|                                                                                  |  |      |          |   |      |   |          |  
|Net cash used in investing activities                                             |  |      | (45,841  | ) |      |   | (42,212  | )
|                                                                                  |  |      |          |   |      |   |          |  
|                                                                                  |  |     
|Financing Activities                                                              |  |      |          |   |      |   |          |  
|Partners contributions                                                           |  |      | 26,879   |   |      |   | 15,897   |  
|Partners distributions                                                           |  |      | (892,588 | ) |      |   | (626,400 | )
|                                                                                  |  |      |          |   |      |   |          |  
|Net cash used in financing activities                                             |  |      | (865,709 | ) |      |   | (610,503 | )
|                                                                                  |  |      |          |   |      |   |          |  
|                                                                                  |  |     
|Net Change in Cash                                                                |  |      | 29,203   |   |      |   | 48,099   |  
|Cash  beginning of year                                                          |  |      | 91,885   |   |      |   | 52,124   |  
|                                                                                  |  |      |          |   |      |   |          |  
|                                                                                  |  |     
|Cash  End of Quarter                                                             |  | $    | 121,088  |   |      | $ | 100,223  |  
|                                                                                  |  |      |          |   |      |   |          |  



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Notes to Financial Statements

September 30, 2005

(Unaudited)



Note 1  Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies



Texland Drilling Program  1981, Ltd. (the Partnership) was organized as
a limited partnership on July 20, 1981, for the purpose of engaging in oil and gas exploration and production. Texland Properties  1981, a general partnership, and Texland Petroleum, L.P. are the general partners. The managing general
partner is Texland Petroleum, L.P. Partnership operations are conducted predominately in West Texas.



The Partnership shall continue in existence, unless terminated sooner through the occurrence of a final terminating event as defined by the Partnership agreement, until December 31, 2006, as extended through
approval by the limited partners owning a majority of aggregate Partnership subscriptions.



In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal occurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2005 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire year.



The Partnerships accounting policies are summarized below:



Basis of Accounting



The Partnership maintains its financial records on the income tax basis. The financial statements are presented in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America.



Revenue Recognition



Revenues associated with the production of oil and gas properties in
which we have an interest are based on volumes produced during the period.



Property and Equipment



The Partnership uses the successful
efforts method of accounting for oil and gas producing activities. Costs incurred for the acquisition of producing and non-producing leaseholds are capitalized. Costs of intangible development and lease and well equipment incurred to drill and equip
successful exploratory and development wells are capitalized. Costs to drill and equip unsuccessful exploratory wells are charged to operations while costs of unsuccessful development wells remain capitalized. Costs to carry unproved properties and
geophysical costs are expensed. Costs associated with uncompleted wells are capitalized as wells-in-progress.



On the sale or retirement of a complete unit of a proved property, the cost and the related accumulated depreciation, depletion, and amortization are eliminated from the property accounts, and the resultant gain or
loss is recognized. On the retirement or sale of a partial unit of proved property, the cost is charged to accumulated depreciation, depletion, and amortization with a resulting gain or loss recognized in income.



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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

September 30, 2005

(Unaudited)



Non-producing Leaseholds



Costs of non-producing properties are charged to expense at such time as they are deemed to be impaired, based upon periodic assessments of
such costs.



Amortization and Depletion



Leasehold costs of producing properties are amortized on the unit-of-production method based
on proved oil and gas reserves as estimated by the Partnership. Intangible development costs of producing properties are amortized on the unit-of-production method based on estimated proved developed oil and gas reserves.



Depreciation



Depreciation of equipment is provided by the unit-of-production method based on estimated proved developed oil and gas reserves.



Income Taxes



Income taxes have not been provided for by the Partnership, because the partners are liable for taxes on their respective shares of the
Partnerships taxable income.



Statement of Cash Flows



For purposes of these statements, the Partnership considers cash on deposits and highly
liquid money market funds as cash and cash equivalents.



Allocation of Net
Income



Revenues and costs of the Partnership are allocated between the
general and limited partners in accordance with the Partnership agreement.



Fair Values of Financial Instruments



The Partnerships
financial instruments consist of cash, accounts receivable and accounts payable. The carrying amount of each of these financial instruments reported in the accompanying statements of financial position approximates the instruments fair value.



Use of Estimates



The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America 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
reported revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The estimation of oil and gas reserves is inherently imprecise and may change materially in the near term.



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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

September 30, 2005

(Unaudited)



|2. | Contributions By General Partner
|-- | --------------------------------



Under terms of the Partnership Agreement, the General Partner is charged for certain costs related to drilling and production operations which are required to be
capitalized for federal income tax purposes. These costs are treated as capital contributions by the General Partner. In addition, Texland Properties-1981 and Texland Petroleum, L.P. initially invested in limited partnership units in the amount of
$95,000 and $30,000 respectively.



|3. | Payments To Managing General Partner
|-- | ------------------------------------



In consideration of its management services rendered, the Managing General Partner is entitled to charge management fees to the Partnership. In addition, for the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2005 and September 30, 2004, the Partnership was charged $47,818 and $143,454 and $40,121 and $120,363 respectively for technical services, accounting services, and supervisory services performed by the
employees of the Managing General Partner and such charges are included in intangible development costs, production expenses and fees to Managing General Partner. These charges are allocated between the General and Limited Partners based upon
applicable revenue and expense sharing rates.



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Item 2. Managements Discussion And Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations



Risk Factors and Cautionary Statement for Purposes of the Safe
Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995



Certain information included in this report contain certain statements that may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Securities and Exchange regulations. Such forward-looking statements are based upon the current
expectations of Texland Drilling Program-1981, Ltd. and speak only as of the date made.



Where any forward-looking statement includes a statement of the assumptions or bases underlying such forward-looking statement, we caution that while we believe these assumptions or bases to be reasonable and to be made in good faith,
assumed facts or bases almost always vary from actual results and the difference between assumed facts or bases and the actual results could be material, depending on the circumstances.



Factors that could cause our results to differ materially from the results discussed in such forward-looking statements include, but are not
limited to, the following: production variance from expectations, volatility of oil and gas prices, the need to further develop reserves, the substantial capital expenditures required to fund operations, development risks, environmental risks,
uncertainties about estimates of reserves, litigation, government regulation, political risks, costs and results of developmental drilling, and mechanical and other inherent risks associated with oil and gas production. All such forward-looking
statements in this document are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements in this paragraph, and the Partnership undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.



Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates



The Partnerships discussion and analysis of its financial condition and results of
operations are based upon financial statements which have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles. The preparation of these financial statements requires the Partnership to make estimates and judgments
that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and related footnote disclosures. Application of certain of the Partnerships accounting policies, including those related to oil and gas revenues, oil and gas properties, asset
retirement obligations, and litigation require significant estimates. The Partnership bases its estimates on historical experience and various assumptions that are believed reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these
estimates. The Partnership believes the following critical accounting policies reflect its more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of its financial statements.



Property, Plant and Equipment



Proved reserves are defined by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as those volumes of crude oil, condensate, natural gas liquids and natural
gas that geological and engineering data demonstrate with reasonable certainty are recoverable from known reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions. Proved developed reserves are volumes expected to be recovered through existing
wells with existing equipment and operating methods. Although the Managing General Partners engineers are knowledgeable of and follow the guidelines for reserves established by the SEC, the estimation of reserves requires a significant number
of assumptions based on professional judgment. Reserve estimates are updated at least annually and consider recent production levels and other technical information. Estimated reserves



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are often subject to future revision, which could be substantial, based on the availability of additional information. Changes in oil and gas prices can lead
to substantial revisions to reserve quantities.



Reserve revisions in turn may
cause adjustments in the units-of-production depreciation and depletion rates, the estimates of potential impairment of carrying value, and the supplemental disclosure of standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows relating to oil and
gas producing activities. The Partnership cannot predict what reserve revisions may be required in future periods.



Financial Results



The Partnerships average price received per barrel of oil for the third quarter of 2005 was $55.98 as compared to $38.96 for the third quarter of 2004. The average
price for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 was $48.01 and $34.72 respectively. The increase in the price of oil was offset by normal and expected declines in oil and gas production which reduced the positive impact on sales of
the increase in average oil prices. Gas sales, which represent approximately 17% of total oil and gas sales, increased by 8%. Gas sales are primarily short-term contracts which can vary widely from month to month.



Fees to the managing general partner increased by 9% in 2005 due to discretionary changes in
fees charged by the General Partner. Fees for the year of 2004 were $120,000. Fees for the year of 2005 will be $123,500. Such changes are within the allowable fees specified by the provisions of the Partnership Agreement.



Operating expenses have increased for the third quarter of 2005, and the nine months of 2005,
due to an increase in remedial workover activity on one of the oil properties in which the Partnership has a significant interest. In addition, there has been a general increase in operating costs due to increased labor and material costs.



Depreciation, depletion and amortization for the three months and nine months
ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 were $29,344 and $73,993 and $28,787 and $84,826 respectively. Changes in depreciation and depletion for 2005 are due primarily to normal expected decline in oil and gas production volumes.



The Partnership was formed with cash contributions from the Limited and General Partners.
Management does not intend to incur any substantial indebtedness and any developmental drilling which is necessary will be processed by farmout to other parties or by reinvestment of internally generated funds. Management, therefore, anticipates no
liquidity problems during the life of the Partnership.



Item 4.
Controls and Procedures



Based on an evaluation of the effectiveness
of the Texland Drilling Program-1981 (the Partnership) disclosure controls and procedures, the Partnerships Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, the
Partnerships disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Partnership in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and
reported, within the time periods specified in the SECs rules and forms.



There have been no changes in the Partnerships internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation described in the above paragraph that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to
materially affect, the Partnerships internal control over financial reporting.



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Part II. Other Information



Items 1,2,3,4 and 5 are not applicable and have been omitted.



Item 6



|(a) | Exhibits:
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| | 31 | Certification by CEO & CFO Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a).
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| | 32 | Certification by CEO & CFO Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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SIGNATURE



Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.



TEXLAND DRILLING PROGRAM-1981, LTD.

Registrant



By/s/ M. E.
Chapman                 .

M. E. Chapman, Vice
President  Finance

Texland Petroleum, L.P.
                                        
                        Date December 6, 2005







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







By/s/ R. J.
Schumacher               .

R. J. Schumacher, Chairman of
the Board

Texland Petroleum, L.P.
                                        
                        Date December 6, 2005





By/s/ J. N. Namy                         .

J. N. Namy, President & C.E.O.

Texland Petroleum, L.P.
                                        
                        Date December 6, 2005





By/s/ J. H.
Wilkes                       .

J. H. Wilkes, President & C.O.O.

Texland Petroleum, L.P.
                                        
                        Date December 6, 2005



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