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, 1995, 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. 2-81398A

                     PARKER & PARSLEY 83-A, LTD.
       (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

             Texas                              75-1891384
(State or other jurisdiction of              (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)           Identification Number)

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

Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code: (915)683-4768

                           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 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
                      Yes    /x/    No   / /

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                           PARKER & PARSLEY 83-A, LTD.
                          (A Texas Limited Partnership)

                          Part I. Financial Information


Item 1.   Financial Statements

                                 BALANCE SHEETS

                                                    September 30,  December 31,
                                                        1995           1994
                                                            (Unaudited)
                 ASSETS

Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents, including interest
   bearing deposits of $341,784 at September 30
   and $99,816 at December 31                       $    342,034  $    100,066
  Accounts receivable - oil and gas sales                134,068       154,457
  Accounts receivable - other                             51,108            -
                                                     -----------   -----------

        Total current assets                             527,210       254,523

Oil and gas properties - at cost, based on the
  successful efforts accounting method                17,819,592    19,215,522
    Accumulated depletion                            (13,255,427)  (14,084,473)
                                                     -----------   -----------

        Net oil and gas properties                     4,564,165     5,131,049
                                                     -----------   -----------

                                                    $  5,091,375  $  5,385,572
                                                     ===========   ===========

LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL

Current liabilities:
  Accounts payable - affiliate                      $     91,376  $     52,109

Partners' capital:
  Limited partners (19,505 interests)                  4,472,785     4,789,418
  General partners                                       527,214       544,045
                                                     -----------   -----------

                                                       4,999,999     5,333,463
                                                     -----------   -----------

                                                    $  5,091,375  $  5,385,572
                                                     ===========   ===========






       The financial information included as of September 30, 1995
       has been prepared by management without audit by independent
       independent public accountants.

     The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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                           PARKER & PARSLEY 83-A, LTD.
                          (A Texas Limited Partnership)

                            STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                   (Unaudited)



                              Three months ended         Nine months ended
                                 September 30,              September 30,
                           -----------------------    -------------------------
                              1995         1994          1995          1994
                           ----------   ----------    -----------   -----------

Revenues:
  Oil and gas sales        $  347,593   $  382,750    $ 1,085,474   $ 1,085,921
  Interest income               5,417        1,742          9,835         3,736
  Gain on sale of assets       40,575           -          40,737            -
                            ---------    ---------     ----------    ----------

   Total revenues             393,585      384,492      1,136,046     1,089,657

Costs and expenses:
  Production costs            200,175      206,279        639,797       649,316
  General and administrative
   expenses                    12,231       13,286         35,516        37,288
  Depletion                   125,539      107,122        377,014       364,619
  Abandoned property costs         -            -              -          4,110
                            ---------    ---------     ----------    ----------

   Total costs and expenses   337,945      326,687      1,052,327     1,055,333
                            ----------   ---------     ----------    ----------

Net income                 $   55,640   $   57,805    $    83,719   $    34,324
                            =========    =========     ==========    ==========

Allocation of net income (loss):
  General partners         $   27,660   $   31,033    $    91,417   $    65,068
                            =========    =========     ==========    ==========

  Limited partners         $   27,980   $   26,772    $    (7,698)  $   (30,744)
                            =========    =========     ==========    ==========

Net income (loss) per limited
  partnership interest     $     1.44   $     1.37    $      (.39)  $     (1.58)
                            =========    =========     ==========    ==========

Distributions per limited
  partnership interest     $     5.20   $     5.50    $     15.84   $     14.71
                            =========    =========     ==========    ==========








     The financial  information included herein has been prepared by
     management without audit by independent public accountants.

     The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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                           PARKER & PARSLEY 83-A, LTD.
                          (A Texas Limited Partnership)

                         STATEMENTS OF PARTNERS' CAPITAL
                                   (Unaudited)




                                    General         Limited
                                    partners        partners         Total


Balance at January 1, 1994        $    644,718    $  5,692,338    $  6,337,056

  Distributions                        (97,409)       (287,008)       (384,417)

  Net income (loss)                     65,068         (30,744)         34,324
                                   -----------         -------     -----------

Balance at September 30, 1994     $    612,377    $  5,374,586    $  5,986,963
                                   ===========       =========     ===========


Balance at January 1, 1995        $    544,045    $  4,789,418    $  5,333,463

  Distributions                       (108,248)       (308,935)       (417,183)

  Net income (loss)                     91,417          (7,698)         83,719
                                   -----------          ------     -----------

Balance at September 30, 1995     $    527,214    $  4,472,785    $  4,999,999
                                   ===========       =========     ===========






    The financial information included herein has been prepared by
    management without audit by independent public accountants.

    The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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                           PARKER & PARSLEY 83-A, LTD.
                          (A Texas Limited Partnership)

                            STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                   (Unaudited)



                                                        Nine months ended
                                                           September 30,
                                                        1995         1994

Cash flows from operating activities:

   Net income                                       $   83,719    $   34,324
   Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
     cash provided by operating activities:
       Depletion                                       377,014       364,619
       Gain on sale of assets                          (40,737)           -
   Changes in assets and liabilities:
       (Increase) decrease in accounts receivable       20,389       (27,191)
       Increase in accounts payable                     39,267        35,333
                                                     ---------     ---------

        Net cash provided by operating activities      479,652       407,085

Cash flows from investing activities:

   Proceeds from sale of property                      180,619            -
   (Additions) disposals of oil and gas properties      (1,120)           17
                                                     ---------     ---------

        Net cash provided by investing activities      179,499            17

Cash flows from financing activities:

   Cash distributions to partners                     (417,183)     (384,417)
                                                     ---------     ---------

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents              241,968        22,685
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period       100,066       119,491
                                                     ---------     ---------

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period          $  342,034    $  142,176
                                                     =========     =========





    The financial information included herein has been prepared by
    management without audit by independent public accountants.

    The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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                           PARKER & PARSLEY 83-A, LTD.
                          (A Texas Limited Partnership)

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                               September 30, 1995
                                   (Unaudited)

NOTE 1.

In the opinion of management, the unaudited financial statements as of September
30,  1995 of  Parker  &  Parsley  83-A,  Ltd.  (the  "Registrant")  include  all
adjustments and accruals consisting only of normal recurring accrual adjustments
which are  necessary  for a fair  presentation  of the  results  for the interim
period.  However,  the results of operations for the nine months ended September
30, 1995 are not necessarily  indicative of the results for the full year ending
December 31, 1995.

The  financial  statements  should  be read in  conjunction  with the  financial
statements and the notes thereto  contained in the  Registrant's  Report on Form
10-K for the year ended  December 31,  1994,  as filed with the  Securities  and
Exchange  Commission,  a copy of which is  available  upon request by writing to
Steven L. Beal, Senior Vice President,  303 West Wall, Suite 101, Midland, Texas
79701.

NOTE 2.

On May 25,  1993,  a final  settlement  agreement  was  negotiated,  drafted and
finally  executed,  ending litigation which had begun on September 5, 1989, when
the Registrant  filed suit along with other parties against Dresser  Industries,
Inc.;  Titan  Services,  Inc.;  BJ-Titan  Services  Company;  BJ-Hughes  Holding
Company;  Hughes Tool Company;  Baker Hughes Production  Tools,  Inc.; and Baker
Hughes  Incorporated  alleging that the defendants had  intentionally  failed to
provide the materials and services  ordered and paid for by the  Registrant  and
other parties in connection with the fracturing and acidizing of 523 wells,  and
then  fraudulently  concealed the shorting  practice  from the managing  general
partner,  Parker & Parsley  Development L.P. ("PPDLP") (see Item 2). The May 25,
1993  settlement  agreement  called for a payment of $115 million in cash by the
defendants.  The managing general partner received the funds,  deducted incurred
legal expenses,  accrued  interest,  determined the general partner's portion of
the funds and calculated any  inter-partnership  allocations.  A distribution of
$91,000,000 was made to the working interest  owners,  including the Registrant,
on  July  30,  1993.  The  limited  partners  received  their   distribution  of
$6,894,930, or $353.50 per limited partnership interest, in September 1993.

On May 3, 1993,  Jack N. Price,  the  attorney  who  represented  Gary G. "Zeke"
Lancaster in the Federal  Court  lawsuit,  filed suit in State Court in Beaumont
against all of the plaintiff partnerships,  including the Registrant and others,
alleging his  entitlement to 12% of the  settlement  proceeds.  Price's  lawsuit
claim for  approximately  $13.8 million is  predicated  on a purported  contract
entered into with  Southmark  Corporation  in August 1988, in which he allegedly
binds  the  Registrant  and the  other  defendants,  as well  as  Southmark.  On
September 20, 1995, the Beaumont trial judge entered a summary  judgment against
Southmark for the $13,790,000

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contingent fee sought by Price,  together with  prejudgment  interest,  and also
awarded Price an additional  $5,498,525 in attorneys' fees. Southmark intends to
vigorously  pursue  appeal of the  judgment.  The summary  judgment did not give
Price any relief against the Registrant, and although PPDLP believes the lawsuit
is without  merit and  intends  to  vigorously  defend  it,  PPDLP is holding in
reserve  approximately 12.5% of the total settlement pending final resolution of
the litigation by the court. Trial against the Registrant is currently scheduled
for April 1996.

ITEM 2.        MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
                 AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The Registrant was formed July 1, 1983. The Registrant  consisted of two general
partners at December 31, 1994, Parker & Parsley Development Company ("PPDC") and
P&P Employees 83-A, Ltd.  ("EMPL"),  a Texas limited  partnership  whose general
partner was PPDC and 1,354 limited partners.  On January 1, 1995, PPDLP, a Texas
limited  partnership,  became the managing general partner of the Registrant and
EMPL, by acquiring  the rights and assuming the  obligations  of PPDC.  PPDC was
merged into PPDLP on January 1, 1995.  PPDLP's co-general partner is EMPL. PPDLP
acquired  PPDC's  rights and  obligations  as  managing  general  partner of the
Registrant  in  connection  with the merger of PPDC,  P&P  Producing,  Inc.  and
Spraberry  Development  Corporation  into MidPar LP.,  which survived the merger
with a change of name to PPDLP.  The sole  general  partner of PPDLP is Parker &
Parsley Petroleum USA, Inc. PPDLP has the power and authority to manage, control
and  administer  all  Registrant  affairs.   The  limited  partners  contributed
$19,505,000 representing 19,505 interests ($1,000 per interest).

Since its formation,  the Registrant  invested  $19,961,423 in various prospects
that were  drilled in Texas.  At  September  30,  1995,  the  Registrant  had 58
producing oil and gas wells; two wells were dry holes from previous periods; six
wells were sold,  one in 1992 and five in 1995; and three wells were plugged and
abandoned  due to  unprofitable  operations,  two in 1990 and one in  1993.  The
Registrant  received  interests  in five  additional  wells  in 1993  due to the
Registrant's back-in after payout provision.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Nine months ended September 30, 1995 compared with nine months ended
   September  30, 1994

REVENUES:

The  Registrant's  oil and gas revenues  decreased to $1,085,474 from $1,085,921
for the nine  months  ended  September  30,  1995 and  1994,  respectively.  The
decrease in revenues resulted from a 10% decrease in barrels of oil produced and
sold and a 3% decrease in mcf of gas produced and sold, offset by an increase in
the  average  prices  received  per  barrel of oil and mcf of gas.  For the nine
months ended  September  30, 1995,  46,552  barrels of oil were sold compared to
51,682 for the same period in 1994,  a decrease of 5,130  barrels.  For the nine
months  ended  September  30,  1995,  164,421  mcf of gas were sold  compared to
169,491 for the same period in 1994,  a decrease of 5,070 mcf.  The  decrease in
production  volumes  was  primarily  due to the decline  characteristics  of the
Registrant's  oil  and  gas  properties.   Because  of  these   characteristics,
management expects a certain

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amount of decline in production to continue in the future until the Registrant's
economically recoverable reserves are fully depleted.

The average  price  received per barrel of oil  increased  $1.52,  or 10%,  from
$15.62  for the nine  months  ended  September  30,  1994 to $17.14 for the same
period in 1995 while the average price received per mcf of gas increased 6% from
$1.64 for the nine months ended  September 30, 1994 to $1.75 for the same period
in 1995.  The market  price for oil and gas has been  extremely  volatile in the
past decade,  and management  expects a certain amount of volatility to continue
in the foreseeable  future. The Registrant may therefore sell its future oil and
gas production at average  prices lower or higher than that received  during the
nine months ended September 30, 1995.

A gain on sale of assets of $40,737 was recognized  during the nine months ended
September 30, 1995 from the sale of five wells.  The gain  consisted of proceeds
received of $180,619  and  proceeds  receivable  of $10,533 from the sale of two
wells, an additional  proceeds receivable of $36,880 and a $3,695 receivable due
from the sale for post-closing  adustments from the sale of three wells,  offset
by the write-off of remaining capitalized well costs of $190,990.

COSTS AND EXPENSES:

Total costs and  expenses  decreased  to  $1,052,327  for the nine months  ended
September  30,  1995 as compared to  $1,055,333  for the same period in 1994,  a
decrease of $3,006.  This  decrease  was due to declines  in  production  costs,
general and administrative expenses ("G&A") and abandoned property costs, offset
by an increase in depletion.

Production  costs were $639,797 for the nine months ended September 30, 1995 and
$649,316  for the  same  period  in 1994  resulting  in a $9,519  decrease.  The
decrease  consisted  of less well  repair and  maintenance  and lower ad valorem
taxes.

G&A's  components are  independent  accounting and  engineering  fees,  computer
services,  postage and managing  general partner  personnel  costs.  During this
period, G&A decreased,  in aggregate,  5% from $37,288 for the nine months ended
September 30, 1994 to $35,516 for the same period in 1995.

Abandoned  property  costs were $4,110 for the nine months ended  September  30,
1994. There were no expenses incurred for the same period in 1995.

Depletion was $377,014 for the nine months ended  September 30, 1995 compared to
$364,619 for the same period in 1994. This  represented an increase in depletion
of $12,395,  or 3%. Depletion was computed  quarterly on a  property-by-property
basis utilizing the  unit-of-production  method based upon the dominant  mineral
produced,  generally. Oil production decreased 5,130 barrels for the nine months
ended September 30, 1995 from the same period in 1994. Depletion expense for the
nine months ended September 30, 1995 was calculated  based on reserves  computed
utilizing an oil price of $16.19 per barrel.  Comparatively,  depletion  expense
for the three months ended  September 30, 1994 and June 30, 1994 was  calculated
based on reserves  computed  utilizing  an oil price of $18.21 per barrel  while
depletion expense for the three months ended March 31, 1994 was calculated based
on reserves computed utilizing an oil price of $12.71 per barrel.

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On May 25,  1993,  a final  settlement  agreement  was  negotiated,  drafted and
finally  executed,  ending litigation which had begun on September 5, 1989, when
the Registrant  filed suit along with other parties against Dresser  Industries,
Inc.;  Titan  Services,  Inc.;  BJ-Titan  Services  Company;  BJ-Hughes  Holding
Company;  Hughes Tool Company;  Baker Hughes Production  Tools,  Inc.; and Baker
Hughes  Incorporated  alleging that the defendants had  intentionally  failed to
provide the materials and services  ordered and paid for by the  Registrant  and
other parties in connection with the fracturing and acidizing of 523 wells,  and
then  fraudulently  concealed the shorting practice from PPDLP. The May 25, 1993
settlement  agreement  called  for a  payment  of  $115  million  in cash by the
defendants.  The managing general partner received the funds,  deducted incurred
legal expenses,  accrued  interest,  determined the general partner's portion of
the funds and calculated any inter- partnership  allocations.  A distribution of
$91,000,000 was made to the working interest  owners,  including the Registrant,
on  July  30,  1993.  The  limited  partners  received  their   distribution  of
$6,894,930, or $353.50 per limited partnership interest, in September 1993.

On May 3, 1993,  Jack N. Price,  the  attorney  who  represented  Gary G. "Zeke"
Lancaster in the Federal  Court  lawsuit,  filed suit in State Court in Beaumont
against all of the plaintiff partnerships,  including the Registrant and others,
alleging his  entitlement to 12% of the  settlement  proceeds.  Price's  lawsuit
claim for  approximately  $13.8 million is  predicated  on a purported  contract
entered into with  Southmark  Corporation  in August 1988, in which he allegedly
binds  the  Registrant  and the  other  defendants,  as well  as  Southmark.  On
September 20, 1995, the Beaumont trial judge entered a summary  judgment against
Southmark  for the  $13,790,000  contingent  fee sought by Price,  together with
prejudgment  interest,  and also  awarded  Price  an  additional  $5,498,525  in
attorneys' fees.  Southmark intends to vigorously pursue appeal of the judgment.
The summary  judgment did not give Price any relief against the Registrant,  and
although  PPDLP  believes the lawsuit is without merit and intends to vigorously
defend  it,  PPDLP is  holding  in  reserve  approximately  12.5%  of the  total
settlement  pending  final  resolution  of the  litigation  by the court.  Trial
against the Registrant is currently scheduled for April 1996.

Three months ended September 30, 1995 compared with three months ended
  September  30, 1994

REVENUES:

The  Registrant's  oil and gas revenues  decreased to $347,593 from $382,750 for
the three months ended September 30, 1995 and 1994  respectively,  a decrease of
9%. The  decrease  in  revenues  resulted  from a 7%  decrease in barrels of oil
produced and sold, an 8% decrease in mcf of gas produced and sold and a decrease
in the average  price  received per barrel of oil,  offset by an increase in the
average price received per mcf of gas. For the three months ended  September 30,
1995,  15,805 barrels of oil were sold compared to 16,995 for the same period in
1994, a decrease of 1,190  barrels.  For the three months  ended  September  30,
1995,  54,095 mcf of gas were sold  compared  to 58,750  for the same  period in
1994,  a decrease  of 4,655 mcf.  The  decrease  in oil and gas  production  was
primarily due to the decline  characteristics  of the  Registrant's  oil and gas
properties.




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The average price received per barrel of oil decreased  $.67, or 4%, from $17.10
for the three  months  ended  September  30, 1994 to $16.43 for the three months
ended  September  30,  1995  while the  average  price  received  per mcf of gas
increased 4% from $1.57 for the three months ended  September  30, 1994 to $1.63
for the same period in 1995.

A gain on sale of  assets of  $40,575  was  recognized  in 1995  resulting  from
proceeds  receivable  of $36,880 and a $3,695  receivable  due from the sale for
post-closing adjustments from the sale of three wells.

COSTS AND EXPENSES:

Total costs and  expenses  increased  to  $337,945  for the three  months  ended
September  30,  1995 as compared  to  $326,687  for the same  period in 1994,  a
decrease of  $11,258,  or 3%. This  decrease  was due to declines in  production
costs and G&A, offset by an increase in depletion.

Production costs were $200,175 for the three months ended September 30, 1995 and
$206,279  for the  same  period  in 1994  resulting  in a $6,104  decrease.  The
decrease was due to less well repair and maintenance expenses.

G&A's  components are  independent  accounting and  engineering  fees,  computer
services,  postage and managing  general partner  personnel  costs.  During this
period, G&A decreased,  in aggregate, 8% from $13,286 for the three months ended
September 30, 1994 to $12,231 for the same period in 1995.

Depletion was $125,539 for the three months ended September 30, 1995 compared to
$107,122 for the same period in 1994. This  represented an increase in depletion
of $18,417, or 17%. Depletion was calculated quarterly on a property-by-property
basis utilizing the  unit-of-production  method based upon the dominant  mineral
produced,  generally oil. Oil production  decreased  1,190 barrels for the three
months ended September 30, 1995 from the same period in 1994.  Depletion expense
for the three months ended  September 30, 1995 was calculated  based on reserves
computed utilizing an oil price of $16.19 per barrel while depletion expense for
the three  months  ended  September  30, 1994 was  calculated  based on reserves
computed utilizing an oil price of $18.21 per barrel.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Net cash provided by operating  activities increased to $479,652 during the nine
months  ended  September  30, 1995,  an 18% increase  from the same period ended
September  30, 1994.  This  increase was due to an increase in oil and gas sales
and a decrease in  production  costs,  G&A and  abandoned  property  costs.  The
increase  in oil and gas  sales  was due to an  increase  in the  average  price
received per barrel of oil and mcf of gas, offset by a decline in barrels of oil
and mcf of gas produced  and sold.  The decline in  production  costs was due to
less well  repair  and  maintenance  costs.  The  decline in G&A was due to less
allocated  expenses by the managing  general partner.  Abandoned  property costs
declined as a result of no  abandonment  activity  during the nine months  ended
September 30, 1995 as compared to the same period in 1994.

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NET CASH PROVIDED BY INVESTING ACTIVITIES

The Registrant's  investment  activities  during the nine months ended September
30, 1995 resulted in proceeds  received of $180,619 from the sale of two oil and
gas wells and expenditures of $1,120 for additions to oil and gas properties.

NET CASH USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES

Cash was  sufficient  for the nine  months  ended  September  30,  1995 to cover
distributions  to the partners of $417,183 of which $308,935 was  distributed to
the limited partners and $108,248 to the general  partners.  For the same period
ended September 30, 1994, cash was sufficient for  distributions to the partners
of $384,417 of which  $287,008  was  distributed  to the  limited  partners  and
$97,409 to the general partners.

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

ACCOUNTING STANDARD ON IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS

In March 1995,  the Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board issued  Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 121 - Accounting for Impairment of Long-lived
Assets and for  Long-lived  Assets to Be Disposed Of ("FAS 121")  regarding  the
impairment of long-lived assets,  identifiable  intangibles and goodwill related
to those assets. FAS 121 is effective for financial  statements for fiscal years
beginning after December 15, 1995, although earlier adoption is encouraged.  The
application of FAS 121 to oil and gas companies utilizing the successful efforts
method (such as the Registrant) will require  periodic  determination of whether
the book value of long-lived  assets  exceeds the future cash flows  expected to
result from the use of such assets and,  if so, will  require  reduction  of the
carrying amount of the "impaired"  assets to their estimated fair values.  There
is currently a great deal of uncertainty as to how FAS 121 will apply to oil and
gas  companies  using  the  successful  efforts  method,  including  uncertainty
regarding  the  determination  of expected  future cash flows from the  relevant
assets and, if an impairment is determined to exist, their estimated fair value.
There  is also  uncertainty  regarding  the  level at  which  the test  might be
applied. Given this uncertainty,  the Registrant is currently unable to estimate
the effect that FAS 121 will have on the Registrant's  results of operations for
the period in which it is adopted.


                           PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.        LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

On May 25,  1993,  a final  settlement  agreement  was  negotiated,  drafted and
finally  executed,  ending litigation which had begun on September 5, 1989, when
the Registrant  filed suit along with other parties against Dresser  Industries,
Inc.;  Titan  Services,  Inc.;  BJ-Titan  Services  Company;  BJ-Hughes  Holding
Company; Hughes Tool Company; Baker Hughes Production Tools, Inc.; and

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Baker Hughes Incorporated alleging that the  defendants had intentionally failed
to provide the materials  and  services  ordered  and paid for by the Registrant
and other  parties in  connection  with  the  fracturing  and  acidizing  of 523
wells,  and  then fraudulently  concealed  the  shorting  practice  from  PPDLP.
The May 25, 1993 settlement  agreement  called  for a  payment  of $115  million
in cash by the defendants.  The managing  general partner  received  the  funds,
deducted  incurred  legal  expenses,  accrued  interest,  determined the general
partner's portion of the funds and calculated any inter-partnership allocations.
A distribution of $91,000,000 was made to the working interest owners, including
the  Registrant, on  July  30,  1993.   The  limited  partners received their   
distribution  of  $6,894,930, or  $353.50  per limited  partnership interest, in
September 1993.

On May 3, 1993,  Jack N. Price,  the  attorney  who  represented  Gary G. "Zeke"
Lancaster in the Federal  Court  lawsuit,  filed suit in State Court in Beaumont
against all of the plaintiff partnerships,  including the Registrant and others,
alleging his  entitlement to 12% of the  settlement  proceeds.  Price's  lawsuit
claim for  approximately  $13.8 million is  predicated  on a purported  contract
entered into with  Southmark  Corporation  in August 1988, in which he allegedly
binds  the  Registrant  and the  other  defendants,  as well  as  Southmark.  On
September 20, 1995, the Beaumont trial judge entered a summary  judgment against
Southmark  for the  $13,790,000  contingent  fee sought by Price,  together with
prejudgment  interest,  and also  awarded  Price  an  additional  $5,498,525  in
attorneys' fees.  Southmark intends to vigorously pursue appeal of the judgment.
The summary  judgment did not give Price any relief against the Registrant,  and
although  PPDLP  believes the lawsuit is without merit and intends to vigorously
defend  it,  PPDLP is  holding  in  reserve  approximately  12.5%  of the  total
settlement  pending  final  resolution  of the  litigation  by the court.  Trial
against the Registrant is currently scheduled for April 1996.

ITEM 6.        EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

    (a)   Exhibits - none

    (b)   Reports on Form 8-K - none








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                           PARKER & PARSLEY 83-A, LTD.
                          (A Texas Limited Partnership)



                               S I G N A T U R E S



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

                                     PARKER & PARSLEY 83-A, LTD.

                               By:   Parker & Parsley Development L.P.,
                                      Managing General Partner

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




Dated:  November 9, 1995      By:   /s/ Steven L. Beal
                                     -------------------------------------
                                     Steven L. Beal, Senior Vice President
                                       and Chief Financial Officer of PPUSA





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