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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2010

OR

[  ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from
 to

Commission File No. 000-53648

MEWBOURNE ENERGY PARTNERS 08-A, L.P.



|                                                         |  |  |  |                                        
|-------------------------------------------------------- |  |  |  | ---------------------------------------
|Delaware                                                 |  |  |  | 26-2055065                             
|(State or jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |  |  |  | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)



|                                         |  |            |  | 
|---------------------------------------- |  | ---------- |  | 
|3901 South Broadway, Tyler, Texas        |  | 75701      |  | 
|(Address of principal executive offices) |  | (Zip code) |  | 



|                                                    |  |                |  | 
|--------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------- |  | 
|Registrants Telephone Number, including area code: |  | (903) 561-2900 |  | 



|                                                                                   |  | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | 
|Not Applicable                                                                     |  | 
|(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report) |  | 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 of
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 whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes [  ]  No [  ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

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|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  |  | ----------------------------- | 
|Large accelerated filer [  ]                                                |  |  | Accelerated filer [  ]        | 
|Non-accelerated filer    [  ] (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |  |  | Smaller reporting company [X] | 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a shell
company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes [  ]  No [X]



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MEWBOURNE
ENERGY PARTNERS 08-A, L.P.

INDEX



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|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  |  | -------- | 
|Part 1 - Financial Information                                                                                                                                |  |  | Page No. | 
|                                                                                                                                                              | 
|Item 1. Financial Statements                                                                                                                                  |  |  |          | 
|                                                                                                                                                              | 
|Condensed Balance Sheets -September 30, 2010 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2009                                                                                |  |  | 3        | 
|                                                                                                                                                              | 
|Condensed Statements of Operations (Unaudited) -For the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 and the nine
 months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 |  |  | 4        | 
|                                                                                                                                                              | 
|Condensed Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) -For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and
2009                                                         |  |  | 5        | 
|                                                                                                                                                              | 
|Condensed Statement of Changes In Partners Capital (Unaudited) -For the nine months ended September 30, 2010                                                 |  |  | 6        | 
|                                                                                                                                                              | 
|Notes to Condensed Financial Statements                                                                                                                       |  |  | 7        | 
|                                                                                                                                                              | 
|Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations                                                                 |  |  | 9        | 
|                                                                                                                                                              | 
|Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk                                                                                            |  |  | 12       | 
|                                                                                                                                                              | 
|Item 4. Disclosure Controls and Procedures                                                                                                                    |  |  | 12       | 
|                                                                                                                                                              | 
|Part II - Other Information                                                                                                                                   |  |  |          | 
|                                                                                                                                                              | 
|Item 1. Legal Proceedings                                                                                                                                     |  |  | 13       | 
|                                                                                                                                                              | 
|Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                                                                                                      |  |  | 13       | 



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MEWBOURNE ENERGY PARTNERS
08-A, L.P.

Part I - Financial Information

Item 1. Financial Statements

CONDENSED
BALANCE SHEETS

September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009



|                                                                      |  |                    |              |  |                   |   |              | 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------ | ------------ |  | ----------------- | - | ------------ | 
|                                                                      |  | September 30, 2010 |              |  | December 31, 2009 |  
|                                                                      |  | (Unaudited)        |              |  |                   |  
|                                                                      |  |                   
|ASSETS                                                                |  |                    |              |  |                   |   |              | 
|                                                                      |  |                   
|Cash and cash equivalents                                             |  | $                  | 338,750      |  |                   | $ | 4,062,662    | 
|Accounts receivable, affiliate                                        |  |                    | 3,476,710    |  |                   |   | 4,758,062    | 
|                                                                      |  |                    |              |  |                   |   |              | 
|Total current assets                                                  |  |                    | 3,815,460    |  |                   |   | 8,820,724    | 
|                                                                      |  |                    |              |  |                   |   |              | 
|                                                                      |  |                   
|Oil and gas properties at cost, full-cost method                      |  |                    | 68,950,358   |  |                   |   | 62,096,240   | 
|Less accumulated depreciation, depletion, amortization and impairment |  |                    | (29,303,770) |  |                   |   | (24,945,687) | 
|                                                                      |  |                    |              |  |                   |   |              | 
|                                                                      |  |                    | 39,646,588   |  |                   |   | 37,150,553   | 
|                                                                      |  |                    |              |  |                   |   |              | 
|                                                                      |  |                   
|Total assets                                                          |  | $                  | 43,462,048   |  |                   | $ | 45,971,277   | 
|                                                                      |  |                    |              |  |                   |   |              | 
|                                                                      |  |                   
|LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS CAPITAL                                     |  |                    |              |  |                   |   |              | 
|                                                                      |  |                   
|Accounts payable, affiliate                                           |  | $                  | 805,559      |  |                   | $ | 276,122      | 
|                                                                      |  |                    |              |  |                   |   |              | 
|Total current liabilities                                             |  |                    | 805,559      |  |                   |   | 276,122      | 
|                                                                      |  |                    |              |  |                   |   |              | 
|                                                                      |  |                   
|Asset retirement obligation                                           |  |                    | 1,226,359    |  |                   |   | 1,049,107    | 
|                                                                      |  |                   
|Partners capital                                                     |  |                    |              |  |                   |   |              | 
|General partners                                                      |  |                    | -            |  |                   |   | 41,652,316   | 
|Limited partners                                                      |  |                    | 41,430,130   |  |                   |   | 2,993,732    | 
|                                                                      |  |                    |              |  |                   |   |              | 
|Total partners capital                                               |  |                    | 41,430,130   |  |                   |   | 44,646,048   | 
|                                                                      |  |                    |              |  |                   |   |              | 
|                                                                      |  |                   
|Total liabilities and partners capital                               |  | $                  | 43,462,048   |  |                   | $ | 45,971,277   | 
|                                                                      |  |                    |              |  |                   |   |              | 

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



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MEWBOURNE ENERGY PARTNERS 08-A, L.P.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the three months ended September 30, 2010 and
2009 and

the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009

(Unaudited)



|                                                                                        |  |                                 |           |  |                                 |   |           |      |  |   |            |  |  |   |             | 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------- | --------- |  | ------------------------------- | - | --------- | ---- |  | - | ---------- |  |  | - | ----------- | 
|                                                                                        |  | Three Months EndedSeptember 30, |           |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |  
|                                                                                        |  | 2010                            |           |  | 2009                            |   |           | 2010 |  |   | 2009       | 
|Revenues and other income:                                                              |  |                                 |           |  |                                 |   |           |      |  |   |            |  |  |   |             | 
|Oil sales                                                                               |  | $                               | 2,158,964 |  |                                 | $ | 2,121,208 |      |  | $ | 7,846,807  |  |  | $ | 4,745,301   | 
|Gas sales                                                                               |  |                                 | 3,151,064 |  |                                 |   | 2,352,867 |      |  |   | 11,967,883 |  |  |   | 5,450,456   | 
|Interest income                                                                         |  |                                 | -         |  |                                 |   | 360       |      |  |   | 2,218      |  |  |   | 6,101       | 
|                                                                                        |  |                                 |           |  |                                 |   |           |      |  |   |            |  |  |   |             | 
|Total revenues and other income                                                         |  |                                 | 5,310,028 |  |                                 |   | 4,474,435 |      |  |   | 19,816,908 |  |  |   | 10,201,858  | 
|                                                                                        |  |                                 |           |  |                                 |   |           |      |  |   |            |  |  |   |             | 
|                                                                                        |  |                                 |           | 
|Expenses:                                                                               |  |                                 |           |  |                                 |   |           |      |  |   |            |  |  |   |             | 
|Lease operating expense                                                                 |  |                                 | 364,068   |  |                                 |   | 289,822   |      |  |   | 1,276,215  |  |  |   | 759,508     | 
|Production taxes                                                                        |  |                                 | 226,244   |  |                                 |   | 195,910   |      |  |   | 978,576    |  |  |   | 539,526     | 
|Administrative and general expense                                                      |  |                                 | 216,621   |  |                                 |   | 124,172   |      |  |   | 804,619    |  |  |   | 245,732     | 
|Depreciation, depletion, and amortization                                               |  |                                 | 1,208,827 |  |                                 |   | 1,385,740 |      |  |   | 4,358,083  |  |  |   | 3,751,306   | 
|Cost ceiling write-down                                                                 |  |                                 | -         |  |                                 |   | -         |      |  |   | -          |  |  |   | 12,496,218  | 
|Asset retirement obligation accretion                                                   |  |                                 | 13,404    |  |                                 |   | 7,782     |      |  |   | 40,334     |  |  |   | 17,963      | 
|                                                                                        |  |                                 |           |  |                                 |   |           |      |  |   |            |  |  |   |             | 
|Total expenses                                                                          |  |                                 | 2,029,164 |  |                                 |   | 2,003,426 |      |  |   | 7,457,827  |  |  |   | 17,810,253  | 
|                                                                                        |  |                                 |           |  |                                 |   |           |      |  |   |            |  |  |   |             | 
|                                                                                        |  |                                 |           | 
|Net income (loss)                                                                       |  | $                               | 3,280,864 |  |                                 | $ | 2,471,009 |      |  | $ | 12,359,081 |  |  | $ | (7,608,395) | 
|                                                                                        |  |                                 |           |  |                                 |   |           |      |  |   |            |  |  |   |             | 
|                                                                                        |  |                                 |           | 
|Allocation of net income (loss)                                                         |  |                                 |           |  |                                 |   |           |      |  |   |            |  |  |   |             | 
|General partners                                                                        |  | $                               | -         |  |                                 | $ | 2,305,316 |      |  | $ | 8,469,479  |  |  | $ | (7,098,216) | 
|                                                                                        |  |                                 |           |  |                                 |   |           |      |  |   |            |  |  |   |             | 
|                                                                                        |  |                                 |           | 
|Limited partners                                                                        |  | $                               | 3,280,864 |  |                                 | $ | 165,693   |      |  | $ | 3,889,602  |  |  | $ | (510,179)   | 
|                                                                                        |  |                                 |           |  |                                 |   |           |      |  |   |            |  |  |   |             | 
|                                                                                        |  |                                 |           | 
|Basic and diluted net income (loss) per
partner interest (14,600 interests outstanding) |  | $                               | 224.72    |  |                                 | $ | 169.25    |      |  | $ | 846.51     |  |  | $ | (521.12)    | 
|                                                                                        |  |                                 |           |  |                                 |   |           |      |  |   |            |  |  |   |             | 

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



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MEWBOURNE ENERGY PARTNERS 08-A, L.P.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and
2009

(Unaudited)



|                                                                                            |  |                                 |              |  |      |   |              | 
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------- | ------------ |  | ---- | - | ------------ | 
|                                                                                            |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |             
|                                                                                            |  | 2010                            |              |  | 2009 |  
|Cash flows from operating activities:                                                       |  |                                 |              |  |      |   |              | 
|Net income (loss)                                                                           |  | $                               | 12,359,081   |  |      | $ | (7,608,395)  | 
|Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:    |  |                                 |              |  |      |   |              | 
|Depreciation, depletion, and amortization                                                   |  |                                 | 4,358,083    |  |      |   | 3,751,306    | 
|Cost ceiling write-down                                                                     |  |                                 | -            |  |      |   | 12,496,218   | 
|Asset retirement obligation accretion                                                       |  |                                 | 40,334       |  |      |   | 17,963       | 
|Changes in operating assets and liabilities:                                                |  |                                 |              |  |      |   |              | 
|Accounts receivable, affiliate                                                              |  |                                 | 1,281,352    |  |      |   | (2,675,291)  | 
|Prepaid state taxes                                                                         |  |                                 | -            |  |      |   | 20,265       | 
|Accounts payable, affiliate                                                                 |  |                                 | 529,437      |  |      |   | 3,886,696    | 
|                                                                                            |  |                                 |              |  |      |   |              | 
|Net cash provided by operating activities                                                   |  |                                 | 18,568,287   |  |      |   | 9,888,762    | 
|                                                                                            |  |                                 |              |  |      |   |              | 
|                                                                                            |  |                                
|Cash flows from investing activities:                                                       |  |                                 |              |  |      |   |              | 
|Purchase and development of oil and gas properties                                          |  |                                 | (6,717,200)  |  |      |   | (29,957,324) | 
|                                                                                            |  |                                 |              |  |      |   |              | 
|Net cash used in investing activities                                                       |  |                                 | (6,717,200)  |  |      |   | (29,957,324) | 
|                                                                                            |  |                                 |              |  |      |   |              | 
|                                                                                            |  |                                
|Cash flows from financing activities:                                                       |  |                                 |              |  |      |   |              | 
|Cash distributions to partners                                                              |  |                                 | (15,574,999) |  |      |   | (8,695,000)  | 
|                                                                                            |  |                                 |              |  |      |   |              | 
|Net cash used in financing activities                                                       |  |                                 | (15,574,999) |  |      |   | (8,695,000)  | 
|                                                                                            |  |                                 |              |  |      |   |              | 
|                                                                                            |  |                                
|Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents                                                   |  |                                 | (3,723,912)  |  |      |   | (28,763,562) | 
|                                                                                            |  |                                
|Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period                                              |  |                                 | 4,062,662    |  |      |   | 38,895,551   | 
|                                                                                            |  |                                 |              |  |      |   |              | 
|                                                                                            |  |                                
|Cash and cash equivalents, end of period                                                    |  | $                               | 338,750      |  |      | $ | 10,131,989   | 
|                                                                                            |  |                                 |              |  |      |   |              | 
|                                                                                            |  |                                
|Supplemental Cash Flow Information:                                                         |  |                                 |              |  |      |   |              | 
|Non-cash changes to oil & gas properties related to asset retirement obligation liabilities |  | $                               | 136,918      |  |      | $ | 580,990      | 
|                                                                                            |  |                                 |              |  |      |   |              | 

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



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MEWBOURNE ENERGY PARTNERS 08-A, L.P.

CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS CAPITAL

For the nine months ended
September 30, 2010

(Unaudited)



|                                                                     |  |                 |              |  |                 |   |             |       |  |   |              | 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------- | ------------ |  | --------------- | - | ----------- | ----- |  | - | ------------ | 
|                                                                     |  | GeneralPartners |              |  | LimitedPartners |   |             | Total | 
|Balance at December 31, 2009                                         |  | $               | 41,652,316   |  |                 | $ | 2,993,732   |       |  | $ | 44,646,048   | 
|                                                                     |  |                 |             
|Cash distributions                                                   |  |                 | (10,192,425) |  |                 |   | (5,382,574) |       |  |   | (15,574,999) | 
|                                                                     |  |                 |             
|Conversion of general partner interests to limited partner interests |  |                 | (39,929,370) |  |                 |   | 39,929,370  |       |  |   | -            | 
|                                                                     |  |                 |             
|Net income                                                           |  |                 | 8,469,479    |  |                 |   | 3,889,602   |       |  |   | 12,359,081   | 
|                                                                     |  |                 |              |  |                 |   |             |       |  |   |              | 
|                                                                     |  |                 |             
|Balance at September 30, 2010                                        |  | $               | -            |  |                 | $ | 41,430,130  |       |  | $ | 41,430,130   | 
|                                                                     |  |                 |              |  |                 |   |             |       |  |   |              | 

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MEWBOURNE ENERGY PARTNERS 08-A, L.P.

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)



|1. | Description of Business
|-- | -----------------------

Mewbourne Energy Partners 08-A, L.P., (the Registrant or the Partnership), a Delaware limited partnership engaged primarily in oil and gas development and production in Texas, Oklahoma, and
New Mexico, was organized on March 7, 2008. The offering of limited and general partner interests began May 1, 2008 as a part of a private placement pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Regulation D promulgated
thereunder, and concluded August 4, 2008, with total investor contributions of $73,000,000 originally being sold to accredited investors of which $68,105,000 were sold to accredited investors as general partner interests and $4,895,000 were
sold to accredited investors as limited partner interests. On August 12, 2010, all general partner equity interests were converted to limited partner equity interests and accordingly all partnership interests have been reflected in the
accompanying financial statements as limited partner interests at September 30, 2010. In accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, Mewbourne Development Corporation (MD), a Delaware Corporation, has been appointed as the
Partnerships managing general partner. MD has no significant equity interest in the Partnership.



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

Reference is hereby made to the Registrants Annual Report on Form 10-K, which contains a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Partnership in the preparation of its financial statements.
These policies are also followed in preparing the quarterly report included herein.

In the opinion of management, the accompanying
unaudited financial statements contain all adjustments of a normal recurring nature necessary to present fairly our financial position, results of operations, cash flows and partners capital for the periods presented. The results of operations
for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the final results expected for the full year.



|3. | Accounting for Oil and Gas Producing Activities
|-- | -----------------------------------------------

The Partnership follows the full-cost method of accounting for its oil and gas activities. Under the full-cost method, all productive and
non-productive costs incurred in the acquisition, exploration and development of oil and gas properties are capitalized. Depreciation, depletion and amortization of oil and gas properties subject to amortization is computed on the
units-of-production method based on the proved reserves underlying the oil and gas properties. At September 30, 2010, no capitalized costs were excluded from amortization while at September 30, 2009, approximately $6.4 million of
capitalized costs were excluded from amortization. Proceeds from the sale or other disposition of properties are credited to the full cost pool. Gains and losses on the sale or other disposition of properties are not recognized unless such
adjustments would significantly alter the relationship between capitalized costs and the proved oil and gas reserves. Capitalized costs are subject to a quarterly ceiling test that limits such costs to the aggregate of the present value of future
net cash flows of proved reserves and the lower of cost or fair value of unproved properties. There were no cost ceiling write-downs during the nine months ended September 30, 2010. There was a cost ceiling write-down of $12,496,218 at
March 31, 2009 but none at June 30, 2009 nor at September 30, 2009.



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|4. | Asset Retirement Obligations
|-- | ----------------------------

The Partnership has recognized an estimated liability for future plugging and abandonment costs. The estimated liability is based on historical experience and estimated well life. The liability is discounted using
the credit-adjusted risk-free rate. Revisions to the liability could occur due to changes in well ownership interests, well plugging and abandonment costs or well useful lives, or if federal or state regulators enact new well restoration
requirements. The Partnership recognizes accretion expense in connection with the discounted liability over the remaining life of the well.

A reconciliation of the Partnerships liability for well plugging and abandonment costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and the year ended December 31, 2009 is as follows:



|                             |  |                    |           |  |                   |   |           | 
|---------------------------- |  | ------------------ | --------- |  | ----------------- | - | --------- | 
|                             |  | September 30, 2010 |           |  | December 31, 2009 |  
|Balance, beginning of period |  | $                  | 1,049,107 |  |                   | $ | 125,091   | 
|Liabilities incurred         |  |                    | 136,918   |  |                   |   | 896,563   | 
|Accretion expense            |  |                    | 40,334    |  |                   |   | 27,453    | 
|                             |  |                    |           |  |                   |   |           | 
|                             |  |                   
|Balance, end of period       |  | $                  | 1,226,359 |  |                   | $ | 1,049,107 | 
|                             |  |                    |           |  |                   |   |           | 



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

In accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, Mewbourne Development Corporation (MD), a Delaware Corporation, has been appointed as the Partnerships managing general partner. MD has no
significant equity interest in the Partnership. Mewbourne Oil Company (MOC) is operator of oil and gas properties owned by the Partnership. Mewbourne Holdings, Inc. is the parent of both MD and MOC. Substantially all transactions are
with MD and MOC.

In the ordinary course of business, MOC will incur certain costs that will be passed on to owners of the well for
which the costs were incurred. The Partnership will receive their portion of these costs based upon their ownership in each well incurring the costs. These costs are referred to as operator charges and are standard and customary in the oil and gas
industry. Operator charges include recovery of gas marketing costs, fixed rate overhead, supervision, pumping, and equipment furnished by the operator, some of which will be included in the full cost pool pursuant to Rule 4-10(c)(2) of Regulation
S-X. Services and operator charges are billed in accordance with the program and partnership agreements.

In consideration for services
rendered by MD in managing the business of the Partnership, the Partnership during each of the initial three years of the Partnership will pay to MD a management fee in the amount equal to .7% of the subscriptions by the investor partners to the
Partnership. The Partnership will include the management fee as part of the full cost pool pursuant to 4-10(c)(2) of Regulation S-X.

In
general, during any particular calendar year the total amount of administrative expenses allocated to the Partnership by MOC shall not exceed the greater of (a) 3.5% of the Partnerships gross revenue from the sale of oil and natural gas
production during each year (calculated without any deduction for operating costs or other costs and expenses) or (b) the sum of $50,000 plus .25% of the capital contributions of limited and general partners.



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The Partnership participates in
oil and gas activities through a Drilling Program Agreement (the Program). The Partnership and MD are parties to the Program. The costs and revenues of the Program are allocated to MD and the Partnership as follows:



|                                                                                                       |  |             |      |  |    |  |      | 
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |  | ----------- | ---- |  | -- |  | ---- | 
|                                                                                                       |  | Partnership |      |  | MD | 
|Revenues:                                                                                              |  |             |      |  |    |  |      | 
|Proceeds from disposition of depreciable and depletable properties                                     |  |             | 70%  |  |    |  | 30%  | 
|All other revenues                                                                                     |  |             | 70%  |  |    |  | 30%  | 
|Costs and expenses:                                                                                    |  |             |      |  |    |  |      | 
|Organization and offering costs (1)                                                                    |  |             | 0%   |  |    |  | 100% | 
|Lease acquisition costs (1)                                                                            |  |             | 0%   |  |    |  | 100% | 
|Tangible and intangible drilling costs (1)                                                             |  |             | 100% |  |    |  | 0%   | 
|Operating costs, reporting and legal expenses, general and administrative expenses and all other costs |  |             | 70%  |  |    |  | 30%  | 



|(1) | Pursuant to the Program, MD must contribute 100% of organization and offering costs and lease acquisition costs which should approximate 20% of total capital
costs. To the extent that organization and offering costs and lease acquisition costs are less than 20% of total capital costs, MD is responsible for tangible drilling costs until its share of the Programs total capital costs reaches
approximately 20%. The Partnerships financial statements reflect its respective proportionate interest in the Program.
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

Liquidity and Capital
Resources

Mewbourne Energy Partners 08-A, L.P. (the Partnership) was formed March 7, 2008. The offering of limited
and general partnership interests began May 1, 2008 and concluded August 4, 2008, with total investor contributions of $73,000,000. On August 12, 2010, all general partner equity interests were converted to limited partner equity
interests and accordingly all partnership interests have been reflected in the accompanying financial statements as limited partner interests at September 30, 2010.

The Registrant owns fractional working interests in developmental oil and gas prospects, which has resulted in participation in the drilling of oil and gas wells. At September 30, 2010, the Registrant owned
working interests in 160 producing wells.

Future capital requirements and operations will be conducted with available funds generated
from oil and gas activities. No bank borrowing is anticipated. The Partnership had net working capital of $3,009,901 at September 30, 2010.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Partnership made cash distributions to the investor partners in the amount of $15,574,999 as compared to $8,695,000 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2009. The Partnership expects that cash distributions will continue during 2010 as additional oil and gas revenues are sufficient to produce cash flows from operations.

The sale of crude oil and natural gas produced by the Partnership will be affected by a number of factors that are beyond the Partnerships
control. These factors include the price of crude oil and natural gas, the fluctuating supply of and demand for these products, competitive fuels, refining, transportation, extensive federal and state regulations governing the production and sale of
crude oil and natural gas, and other competitive conditions. It is impossible to predict with any certainty the future effect of these factors on the Partnership.



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Results of Operations

For the three months ended September 30, 2010 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2009:



|                  |  |                                  |           |  |      |   |           | 
|----------------- |  | -------------------------------- | --------- |  | ---- | - | --------- | 
|                  |  | Three Months Ended September 30, |          
|                  |  | 2010                             |           |  | 2009 |  
|Oil sales         |  | $                                | 2,158,964 |  |      | $ | 2,121,208 | 
|Barrels produced  |  |                                  | 30,122    |  |      |   | 32,804    | 
|Average price/bbl |  | $                                | 71.67     |  |      | $ | 64.66     | 
|                  |  |                                 
|Gas sales         |  | $                                | 3,151,064 |  |      | $ | 2,352,867 | 
|Mcf produced      |  |                                  | 540,977   |  |      |   | 621,820   | 
|Average price/mcf |  | $                                | 5.82      |  |      | $ | 3.78      | 

Oil and gas revenues. As shown in the
above table, total oil and gas sales rose by $835,953, an 18.7% increase, for the three months ended September 30, 2010 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2009.

Of this increase, $229,986 and $1,269,088 were due to increases in the average prices of oil and gas sold, respectively. Average prices rose to
$71.67 from $64.66 per bbl and to $5.82 from $3.78 per mcf for the three months ended September 30, 2010 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2009.

Those increases were partially offset by decreases in revenue of $192,230 and $470,891 due to decreases in the volume of oil sold and gas sold, respectively. The volumes sold decreased by 2,682 bbls of oil and
80,843 mcf of gas for the three months ended September 30, 2010 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2009.

Lease operations. Lease operating expense during the three month period ended September 30, 2010 increased to $364,068 from $289,822 due to
the additional number of wells in operation during the three month period ended September 30, 2010 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2009

Production taxes. Production taxes during the three month period ended September 30, 2010 increased to $226,244 from $195,910 for the three month period ended September 30, 2009 due to greater revenue.

Administrative and general expense. Administrative and general expense for the three month period ended September 30, 2010
increased to $216,621 from $124,172 for the three month period ended September 30, 2009. The overall increase was due to increased administrative expenses allocable to the Partnership for the three month period ended September 30, 2010 and
higher general expenses for reporting costs.

Depreciation, depletion and amortization. Depreciation, depletion and amortization for the
three month period ended September 30, 2010 decreased to $1,208,827 from $1,385,740 for the three month period ended September 30, 2009 due to the decreased production volumes for the three month period ended September 30, 2010.



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Results of Operations

For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2009:



|                  |  |                                 |            |  |      |   |           | 
|----------------- |  | ------------------------------- | ---------- |  | ---- | - | --------- | 
|                  |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |           
|                  |  | 2010                            |            |  | 2009 |  
|Oil sales         |  | $                               | 7,846,807  |  |      | $ | 4,745,301 | 
|Barrels produced  |  |                                 | 106,387    |  |      |   | 88,504    | 
|Average price/bbl |  | $                               | 73.76      |  |      | $ | 53.62     | 
|                  |  |                                
|Gas sales         |  | $                               | 11,967,883 |  |      | $ | 5,450,456 | 
|Mcf produced      |  |                                 | 2,061,853  |  |      |   | 1,404,707 | 
|Average price/mcf |  | $                               | 5.80       |  |      | $ | 3.88      | 

Oil and gas revenues. As shown in the
above table, total oil and gas sales rose by $9,618,933, a 94.3% increase, for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2009.

Of this increase, $1,319,000 and $3,814,358 were due to increases in the volumes of oil and gas sold, respectively. The volumes sold increased by
17,883 bbls and 657,146 mcf for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2009 due to an increase in the number of wells.

Also included in this increase were $1,782,506 and $2,703,069 due to increases in the average prices of oil and gas sold, respectively. Average
prices rose to $73.76 from $53.62 per bbl and to $5.80 from $3.88 per mcf for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2009.

Lease operations. Lease operating expense during the nine month period ended September 30, 2010 increased to $1,276,215 from $759,508 due to
the additional number of wells in operation during the nine month period ended September 30, 2010 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2009.

Production taxes. Production taxes during the nine month period ended September 30, 2010 increased to $978,576 from $539,526 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2009 due to greater revenue.

Administrative and general expense. Administrative and general expense for the nine month period ended September 30, 2010
increased to $804,619 from $245,732 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2009. The overall increase was due to increased administrative expenses allocable to the Partnership for the nine month period ended September 30, 2010 and
higher general expenses for reporting costs.

Depreciation, depletion and amortization. Depreciation, depletion and amortization for the
nine month period ended September 30, 2010 increased to $4,358,083 from $3,751,306 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2009 due to the additional number of wells.

Cost ceiling write-down. There were no cost ceiling write-downs during the nine months ended September 30, 2010. There was a cost ceiling
write-down of $12,496,218 at March 31, 2009 but none at June 30, 2009 nor at September 30, 2009. The write-down was the result of lower oil and gas prices on that date.



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Item 3.
  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

1.     Interest Rate Risk

The Partnership Agreement allows borrowings from banks or other financial sources of up to 20% of the total capital contributions to the
Partnership without investor approval. Should the Partnership elect to borrow monies for additional development activity on Partnership properties, it will be subject to the interest rate risk inherent in borrowing activities. Changes in interest
rates could significantly affect the Partnerships results of operations and the amount of net cash flow available for partner distributions. Also, to the extent that changes in interest rates affect general economic conditions, the Partnership
will be affected by such changes.

2.     Commodity Price Risk

The Partnership does not expect to engage in commodity futures trading or hedging activities or enter into derivative financial instrument
transactions for trading or other speculative purposes. The Partnership currently expects to sell a significant amount of its production from successful oil and gas wells on a month-to-month basis at market prices. Accordingly, the Partnership
is at risk for the volatility in commodity prices inherent in the oil and gas industry, and the level of commodity prices will have a significant impact on the Partnerships results of operations. For the nine months ended September 30,
2009, a 10% change in the price received for natural gas production would have had an approximate $1,197,000 impact on revenue.

3.
    Exchange Rate Risk

The Partnership currently has no income from foreign sources or operations in foreign
countries that would subject it to currency exchange rate risk. The Partnership does not currently expect to purchase any prospects located outside of either the United States or United States coastal waters in the Gulf of Mexico.

Item 4.   Disclosure Controls and Procedures

MD maintains a system of controls and procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance as to the reliability of the financial statements and other disclosures included in this report, as well as to safeguard
assets from unauthorized use or disposition. MDs Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures with the assistance and participation
of other members of management. Based upon that evaluation, MDs Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that its disclosure controls and procedures are effective for gathering, analyzing and disclosing the information the
Partnership is required to disclose in the reports it files under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 within the time periods specified in the SECs rules and forms.



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Part II  Other
Information

Item 1.   Legal Proceedings

From time to time, the Registrant may be a party to certain legal actions and claims arising in the ordinary course of business. While the outcome
of these events cannot be predicted with certainty, the Partnership does not expect these matters to have a material effect on its financial position or results of operations.

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K



|    |  |                          |  |                                                                            
|--- |  | ------------------------ |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|(a) |  | Exhibits filed herewith.
|    |  |                         
|    |  | 31.1                     |  | Certification of CEO Pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|    |  |                         
|    |  | 31.2                     |  | Certification of CFO Pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|    |  |                         
|    |  | 32.1                     |  | Certification of CEO Pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|    |  |                         
|    |  | 32.2                     |  | Certification of CFO Pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|    | 
|(b) |  | Reports on Form 8-K     
|    |  |                          |  | None.                                                                      



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SIGNATURES

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



Mewbourne Energy Partners 08-A, L.P.By:

Mewbourne Development CorporationManaging General Partner




|Date: | November 15, 2010
|----- | -----------------



By:

/s/ Alan ClarkAlan Clark, Treasurer and Controller




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INDEX TO EXHIBITS



|              |  |                                                                             |  |            
|------------- |  | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | -----------
|EXHIBITNUMBER |  |                                                                             |  | DESCRIPTION
|              | 
|31.1          |  | Certification of CEO Pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|              | 
|31.2          |  | Certification of CFO Pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|              | 
|32.1          |  | Certification of CEO Pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|              | 
|32.2          |  | Certification of CFO Pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.



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