FORM 10-Q

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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

                  For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2000

                                       OR

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

            For the transition period from            to
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                         Commission File Number 0-17723

                    SWIFT ENERGY INCOME PARTNERS 1988-A, LTD.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                  Texas                              76-0247812
       (State or other jurisdiction           (I.R.S. Employer of organization)
          Identification No.)

                        16825 Northchase Drive, Suite 400
                              Houston, Texas 77060
                    (Address of principal executive offices)
                                   (Zip Code)

                                  (281)874-2700
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                      None
              (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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                    SWIFT ENERGY INCOME PARTNERS 1988-A, LTD.

                                      INDEX
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PART I.    FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                               PAGE
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      ITEM 1.    Financial Statements

            Balance Sheets

                - March 31, 2000 and December 31, 1999                           3

            Statements of Operations

                - Three month periods ended March 31, 2000 and 1999              4

            Statements of Cash Flows

                - Three month periods ended March 31, 2000 and 1999              5

            Notes to Financial Statements                                        6

      ITEM 2.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial

                     Condition and Results of Operations                         7

PART II.    OTHER INFORMATION                                                    9


SIGNATURES                                                                      10
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                    SWIFT ENERGY INCOME PARTNERS 1988-A, LTD.
                                 BALANCE SHEETS
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                                                                 March 31,           December 31,
                                                                   2000                  1999
                                                               --------------       ---------------
                                                                (Unaudited)
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ASSETS:

Current Assets:
     Cash and cash equivalents                                 $      212,202       $       206,063
     Oil and gas sales receivable                                      56,879                55,575
                                                               --------------       ---------------
          Total Current Assets                                        269,081               261,638
                                                               --------------       ---------------

Gas Imbalance Receivable                                                8,678                 8,678
                                                               --------------       ---------------

Oil and Gas Properties, using full cost
     accounting                                                     9,663,785             9,655,372
Less-Accumulated depreciation, depletion
     and amortization                                              (9,039,569)           (9,017,303)
                                                               --------------       ---------------
                                                                      624,216               638,069
                                                               --------------       ---------------
                                                               $      901,975       $       908,385
                                                               ==============       ===============


LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL:

Current Liabilities:
     Accounts Payable                                          $       13,798       $         9,467
                                                               --------------       ---------------
Deferred Revenues                                                      35,309                35,309

Limited Partners' Capital (107,396 Limited Partnership
                            Units; $100 per unit)                     850,618               862,873
General Partners' Capital                                               2,250                   736
                                                               --------------       ---------------
          Total Partners' Capital                                     852,868               863,609
                                                               --------------       ---------------
                                                               $      901,975       $       908,385
                                                               ==============       ===============
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                 See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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                    SWIFT ENERGY INCOME PARTNERS 1988-A, LTD.
                            STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                   (Unaudited)
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                                                            Three Months Ended
                                                                 March 31,
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                                                          2000               1999
                                                     ---------------    ---------------
REVENUES:
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     Oil and gas sales                               $       100,289    $        45,682
     Interest income                                           2,609              3,395
                                                     ---------------    ---------------
                                                             102,898             49,077
                                                     ---------------    ---------------


COSTS AND EXPENSES:

     Lease operating                                          18,050             20,010
     Production taxes                                          4,501              2,255
     Depreciation, depletion
          and amortization                                    22,266             20,977
     General and administrative                               24,956             28,773
                                                     ---------------    ---------------
                                                              69,773             72,015
                                                     ---------------    ---------------
NET INCOME (LOSS)                                    $        33,125    $       (22,938)
                                                     ===============    ===============


Limited Partners' net income (loss)
     per unit                                        $          0.26    $         (0.21)
                                                     ===============    ===============
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                 See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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                    SWIFT ENERGY INCOME PARTNERS 1988-A, LTD.
                             STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                                   (Unaudited)
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                                                                                  Three Months Ended
                                                                                       March 31,
                                                                          ------------------------------------
                                                                               2000                  1999
                                                                          ---------------       --------------
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
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     Income (loss)                                                        $        33,125       $     (22,938)
     Adjustments to reconcile income (loss) to
          net cash provided by operations:
          Depreciation, depletion and amortization                                 22,266               20,977
          Change in gas imbalance receivable
               and deferred revenues                                                   --                 (423)
          Change in assets and liabilities:
               (Increase) decrease in oil and gas sales receivable                 (1,304)             (39,378)
               Increase (decrease) in accounts payable                              4,331              (75,900)
                                                                          ---------------       --------------
          Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities                     58,418              (117,662)
                                                                          ---------------       --------------

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

     Additions to oil and gas properties                                           (8,413)              (1,206)
     Proceeds from sales of oil and gas properties                                     --               38,031
                                                                          ---------------       --------------
          Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities                      (8,413)               36,825
                                                                          ---------------       --------------

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

     Cash Distributions to partners                                               (43,866)             (31,443)
                                                                          ---------------       --------------
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS                                6,139             (112,280)
                                                                          ---------------       --------------
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD                                  206,063              337,782
                                                                          ---------------       --------------
 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD                               $       212,202       $      225,502
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                 See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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                    SWIFT ENERGY INCOME PARTNERS 1988-A, LTD.
                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (UNAUDITED)

(1)  General Information -

                  The financial statements included herein have been prepared by
        the  Partnership  and are  unaudited  except  for the  balance  sheet at
        December  31,  1999  which has been  taken  from the  audited  financial
        statements at that date. The financial  statements reflect  adjustments,
        all of which  were of a  normal  recurring  nature,  which  are,  in the
        opinion  of  the  managing   general   partner   necessary  for  a  fair
        presentation.  Certain  information  and footnote  disclosures  normally
        included in financial  statements  prepared in accordance with generally
        accepted  accounting  principles have been omitted pursuant to the rules
        and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission  ("SEC").  The
        Partnership  believes adequate disclosure is provided by the information
        presented.  The financial  statements should be read in conjunction with
        the audited  financial  statements  and the notes included in the latest
        Form 10-K.

                  During the first quarter of 2000, the Managing General Partner
        mailed proxy material to the limited partners  proposing to sell all the
        Partnership's  interests  in oil and gas  properties  and  dissolve  and
        liquidate  the  Partnership.  In May 2000,  the limited  partners of the
        Partnership  approved  the proposal to liquidate  the  Partnership.  The
        Managing General Partner  anticipates  liquidation will be substantially
        completed within the next two years.

(2)  Gas Imbalances -

                  The Partnership  recognizes its ownership  interest in natural
        gas  production as revenue.  Actual  production  quantities  sold may be
        different than the  Partnership's  ownership share in a given period. If
        the  Partnership's  sales exceed its ownership share of production,  the
        differences are recorded as deferred revenue. Gas balancing  receivables
        are  recorded  when the  Partnership's  ownership  share  of  production
        exceeds sales.

(3)  Vulnerability Due to Certain Concentrations -

                  The  Partnership's  revenues are primarily the result of sales
        of its oil and natural gas production.  Market prices of oil and natural
        gas may fluctuate and adversely affect operating results.

                  In the normal  course of  business,  the  Partnership  extends
        credit,  primarily in the form of monthly oil and gas sales receivables,
        to various  companies  in the oil and gas  industry  which  results in a
        concentration  of credit risk. This  concentration of credit risk may be
        affected by changes in economic or other  conditions and may accordingly
        impact the  Partnership's  overall  credit risk.  However,  the Managing
        General  Partner  believes  that  the  risk is  mitigated  by the  size,
        reputation, and nature of the companies to which the Partnership extends
        credit.  In  addition,   the  Partnership  generally  does  not  require
        collateral or other security to support customer receivables.

(4)  Fair Value of Financial Instruments -

                  The Partnership's  financial  instruments  consist of cash and
        cash equivalents and short-term  receivables and payables.  The carrying
        amounts  approximate  fair value due to the highly  liquid nature of the
        short-term instruments.

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                    SWIFT ENERGY INCOME PARTNERS 1988-A, LTD.
                MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
                       CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

General

      The  Partnership  was formed for the purpose of investing in producing oil
and gas properties  located within the  continental  United States.  In order to
accomplish  this,  the  Partnership  goes through two  distinct yet  overlapping
phases  with  respect  to its  liquidity  and  result  of  operations.  When the
Partnership  is formed,  it commences its  "acquisition"  phase,  with all funds
placed in short-term  investments until required for such property acquisitions.
The interest  earned on these  pre-acquisition  investments  becomes the primary
cash flow source for initial partner distributions.  As the Partnership acquires
producing   properties,   net  cash  from  operations   becomes   available  for
distribution,  along with the investment  income.  After  partnership funds have
been expended on producing oil and gas properties,  the  Partnership  enters its
"operations" phase. During this phase, oil and gas sales generate  substantially
all revenues,  and  distributions  to partners  reflect those  revenues less all
associated  partnership expenses.  The Partnership may also derive proceeds from
the sale of acquired oil and gas properties, when the sale of such properties is
economically appropriate or preferable to continued operation.

Liquidation

      During the first  quarter of 2000,  the Managing  General  Partner  mailed
proxy material to the limited partners  proposing to sell all the  Partnership's
interests in oil and gas properties and dissolve and liquidate the  Partnership.
In May 2000, the limited  partners of the  Partnership  approved the proposal to
liquidate the Partnership.  The Managing General Partner anticipates liquidation
will be substantially completed within the next two years.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

     Oil and gas reserves are depleting  assets and therefore  often  experience
significant  production  declines each year from the date of acquisition through
the end of the life of the  property.  The primary  source of  liquidity  to the
Partnership comes almost entirely from the income generated from the sale of oil
and gas produced from ownership interests in oil and gas properties. This source
of  liquidity  and  the  related  results  of  operations,   and  in  turn  cash
distributions,  will decline in future  periods as the oil and gas produced from
these properties also declines while  production and general and  administrative
costs remain relatively stable making it unlikely that the Partnership will hold
the properties  until they are fully depleted,  but will likely liquidate when a
substantial  majority of the reserves have been produced.  Cash distributions to
partners are determined quarterly, based upon net proceeds from sales of oil and
gas production after payment of lease operating  expense,  taxes and development
costs, less general and administrative expenses. In addition, future partnership
cash requirements are taken into account to determine necessary cash reserves.

      Net cash provided by (used in) operating  activities  totaled  $58,418 and
$(117,662)  for the three  months  ended March 31, 2000 and 1999,  respectively.
Cash provided by property  sales proceeds  totaled  $38,031 for the three months
ended March 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively.  Cash distributions totaled $43,866
and $31,443 for the three months ended March 31, 2000 and 1999, respectively.

      The  Partnership  has  expended  all  of  the  partners'  net  commitments
available for property  acquisitions and development by acquiring  producing oil
and gas  properties.  The  partnership  invests  primarily  in proved  producing
properties  with nominal  levels of future costs of  development  for proven but
undeveloped reserves.  Significant purchases of additional reserves or extensive
drilling  activity  are not  anticipated.  The  Partnership  does not  allow for
additional  assessments  from the  partners to fund  capital  requirements.  The
Managing  General Partner  anticipates  that the Partnership  will have adequate
liquidity from income from  continuing  operations to satisfy any future capital
expenditure requirements. Funds generated from bank borrowings and proceeds from
the sale of oil and gas  properties  will be used to  supplement  this effort if
deemed necessary.

Results of Operations

      Oil and gas sales increased $54,607 or 120 percent in the first quarter of
2000 when compared to the corresponding  quarter in 1999.  Increased oil and gas
prices had a significant impact on Partnership performance. Oil prices increased
119 percent or $13.11/BBL to an average of $24.12/BBL  and gas prices  increased
89 percent or  $1.56/MCF to an average of  $3.32/MCF  for the  quarter.  Current
quarter production  volumes increased 11 percent as oil production  increased 60
percent and gas  production  declined 2 percent when  compared to first  quarter
1999 production volumes.

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                    SWIFT ENERGY INCOME PARTNERS 1988-A, LTD.
                MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
                 CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)


      Corresponding  production  costs per equivalent MCF decreased 9 percent in
the  first  quarter  of 2000  compared  to the first  quarter  of 1999 and total
production costs remained flat.

      Associated  depreciation  expense  increased  6 percent  or $1,289 in 2000
compared to first quarter 1999.

      During 2000,  partnership  revenues  and costs will be shared  between the
limited partners and general partners in a 90:10 ratio.

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                    SWIFT ENERGY INCOME PARTNERS 1988-A, LTD.
                           PART II - OTHER INFORMATION


ITEM 5.    OTHER INFORMATION



                                     -NONE-

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                                   SIGNATURES

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.

                                           SWIFT ENERGY INCOME
                                           PARTNERS 1988-A, LTD.
                                           (Registrant)

                                By:        SWIFT ENERGY COMPANY
                                           Managing General Partner

Date:     May 8, 2000           By:        /s/ John R. Alden
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                                           John R. Alden
                                           Senior Vice President, Secretary
                                           and Principal Financial Officer

Date:     May 8, 2000           By:        /s/ Alton D. Heckaman, Jr.
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                                           Alton D. Heckaman, Jr.
                                           Vice President, Controller
                                           and Principal Accounting Officer


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